Culture

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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