Culture
Theatre
A subjective ranking of the One Act Play festival
The unfolding plays in the International Theatre Program’s 18th Annual One Act Play Festival caught my attention with the mystery of what was yet to come, and then held that attention with twists and turns packed into the short time allotted to them. Read More
Movies
New ‘Cloverfield’ redefines the sequel
Michelle and her self-styled savior, Howard Stambler, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman, respectively, engage in a game of deception and secrecy with deadly consequences. Read More
Music
VIMTV: friends, or something more?
VIMTV, or “Velocities in Music,” is a hidden gem of a YouTube channel. The channel features two friends, Jake and Tom, who sit at a table in front of a camera and talk about albums. They haven’t been as active the past few years as they were when I discovered them in 2010. They used to mainly cover popular indie releases from this era—think Black Keys “Brothers,” “ James Blake’s self-titled album. They would review Top 40 pop albums, too, like Britney Spears’ “Femme Fatale” and Justin Bieber’s second album. Read More
Music
An emotional album: ‘The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg’
“The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg,” the first proper album from South African pop group Beatenberg, is an album that furthers this idea. Released in 2014, the album is a compilation of stories—of youth, of bittersweet happiness, of nostalgia—and is one of the most innovative pop albums released in recent memory. Read More
#OscarsSoWhite
Gender and race in entertainment: Matt McGorry’s take
Matt McGorry sits down with the CT to talk about #OscarsSoWhite, feminism and “Orange is the New Black". Read More
Feminism
The ‘Vagina Monologues’ speaks for itself
There’s no feeling quite like hearing an audience roar with applause after a woman onstage describes the “crumbling remains of the patriarchy.” Read More
YouTube
“madcatlady” is a work of art
“madcatlady's” videos are insanely creepy. The characters and music in her videos are the stuff of nightmares. Read More
Art
Bees and patrons swarm Hartnett Gallery
“Pinpoints of Perception: Portraits of 1000 Native Bees” is an installation that showcases the diversity of bees beyond our general conception of the honey-producing variety. Read More
A Cappella
After Hours flattened at ICCA
As expected for the group that won their quarterfinals just one year ago, they set the bar incredibly high. Read More
Eastman
Banjo star entertains and inspires in equal measure
All I can tell you for sure is that Béla Fleck is bae and his banjo skills are dope. Read More