Culture
Culture
‘Stranger Things’ scares up some nostalgia
It's the kind of show with a superficially tidy premise, easily described in a neat two or three sentences. Read More
Movies
Captain America is mediocre, inconsequential
The film, unfortunately, makes the same mistakes that “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” made just over a month ago. Read More
Art
Oeuvre app annotates art
The creation of a digital space to talk makes art more approachable. Read More
Music
The force is strong in After Hours’ spring show
Ten minutes past eight, the After Hours a capella group was on stage, clad in galaxy leggings and look-alike outfits to iconic Star Wars characters as they sang the series’ famed theme song. Read More
Eastman
Eastman takes on Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro”
The Eastman School of Music recently put on its spring opera—”Le Nozze di Figaro” (in English, “The Marriage of Figaro”), one of Mozart’s most famous operas. Read More
Movies
Batman and Superman fight, and the audience loses
Contrary to popular belief, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is not a bad movie. In fact, it, at times, excels and revels in some truly awe-inspiring scenes that bring mythological depth to the titular characters of the film—a feat that not even some critically-acclaimed Marvel movies can claim. Read More
Music
The dawn of a channel
Now it is 2016, and I've listened to Britney Spears’ “Femme Fatale” and a little bit of “Blackout” almost every day for the past month. What once repelled me like some sort of insect on a stick is now a divine thing. Read More
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Fuller House: just the same, but brand new
The new Netflix comedy “Fuller House,” a reboot of the original series that aired from 1987-95, has been described as a “porn parody without the porn.” Read More
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