When the news about "By The Sea," released Nov. 13, first arrived, it seemed clear that the movie wouldn’t be a sequel to “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (2005). Angelina Jolie Pitt’s previous attempts at directing suggested that this movie would be more ambitious and less mainstream ...
During the semester, it’s easy to get caught up in life on campus; there’s always something going on, so Tufts students tend to stay on campus, which keeps the dreaded fear of missing out (FOMO, as they say) at bay. But trapping oneself in the Tufts bubble can result in a general disconnect from ...
Once upon a time, in a far away land, someone told a story. It was full of magic and curses, princesses and witches, quests and dragons and was probably much darker than the inevitable twentieth-century animated Disney version. Fairytales are some of the most enduring literary traditions around. Cinderella ...
There is a plethora of modern punk rock bands with angsty, nostalgic angles, still reminiscing on their childhood and making music with sad wails and uninspiring guitar chords. The 1990s were fun and crazy for sure, but that mantra can get tiring. Beach Slang, a newly formed outfit from Philadelphia, ...
Rebecca: I hate change. Not in an unhealthy way, but in a crotchety, obstinate, “I refuse to update anything way.” I live under the theory of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I especially feel this way about technology. I was using iOS 5.1 until last semester. As I am writing this intro, ...
26 movies, 12 novels, two short story collections, one television series and eight different actors over six decades -- this is the history in numbers of the James Bond franchise. The latest installment, "Spectre," opened last weekend with Daniel Craig starring, for the fourth time, ...
How do you keep a franchise fresh after 52 years? That was the question facing the team behind "Spectre," released Nov. 6, as it began production of the twenty fourth official film in the series. Everyone understood that following the critical and commercial success of “Skyfall” (2012) ...
Six years ago, a charming little period film penned by Nick Hornby received critical acclaim and earned itself a spot on many best-movies-of-the-year lists. Titled “An Education” (2009), the movie was praised particularly for its lead actress' breakthrough performance. That actress -- Carey ...
Sally Tilton, a junior, discovered their passion for digital art during high school. “I started off with a tablet and tried to do digital painting," they said to the Daily via Facebook message. "Then I went digging around for open source drawing software and found Inkscape, so then [I] moved ...
When I went to Beijing this past summer, I made a vow to myself that I would immerse myself in China’s media. I would read only Chinese magazines and books, listen to purely Chinese music and watch Chinese television exclusively. By the last weeks, though, I found myself binge-watching "Game ...
Vincent Adultman, a character from "BoJack Horseman" (2014 - present), a Netflix original animated series, always gives the best advice. He is deceptively mature despite the fact that he is just three small children stacked on top of one another under a trench coat. No one except for BoJack ...
Something changed over the summer. The change was probably imperceptible to most people, but it is meant to fundamentally affect the music industry.For years -- since 1989 in fact -- new music in the United States had gone on sale on Tuesdays; in Canada and the U.K., Mondays; and in Australia and Germany, ...
Fourth Annual Culture Crawl: Tufts Culinary Society is hosting its annual Culture Crawl this week. Travel the culinary globe with a sampling of Tufts’ cultural clubs, as they give you a taste of the world. (Friday at 6 p.m. in the Alumnae Lounge. Admission is free and includes three food vouchers. ...
For much of her career, English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has successfully straddled the line between mainstream pop star and indie darling. Bursting into the music scene with her massively popular single “Lights" (2011), Goulding quickly established herself as a reliable hit-maker ...
From a purely musical perspective, the numbers composed for Disney movies are both impressive and enjoyable. Regardless of whether or not one enjoys watching the films, practically everyone can agree that the music is pretty incredible. "We Love Disney," a compilation of Disney covers by ...
“30 Rock” is the only television show that I have binge-watched and actually felt truly addicted to. There is just no other way to describe the show besides plain good. "30 Rock,” starring and created by Tina Fey, ran on NBC from 2006 to 2013. The series is loosely based on Fey's experience ...
Nico & Vinz, the Norwegian pop duo whose hit “Am I Wrong” (2013) has rocked airwaves for the last year and more, are back with their latest musical effort, “Cornerstone." The EP, released Nov. 6, shows that the charm, complexity and addictiveness of “Black Star Elephant” (2014), their ...
It is, by and large, Valve Software’s Steam and other digital distribution platforms that allow small, independent game developers to sell their works to gamers. The rise of digital distribution is almost entirely responsible for creating the demand that has led to the release of dozens of celebrated, ...
Magical realism is one of those impossibly slippery genres; it is difficult to define and changes shape with every work that it categorizes. It has the strange powers and creatures of fantasy, whether it's girls with wings or men with claws, and yet it's grounded in the real and ordinary world ...
For pop music aficionados, the term “imperial phase” is one full of meaning. Originally coined by Neil Tennant of the English electronic duo Pet Shop Boys, the term refers to a period of time in a pop star’s career when they have become so commercially and critically successful that they can do ...
