While it may not be syllabus week any more, there’s still time to take advantage of your light workload and check out what’s going on in Boston. With all the films, markets, shows and events going on around campus and in town, there are a great reasons to procrastinate, too. Don’t worry — your ...
Before the credits roll on Gurinder Chadha’s historical drama “Viceroy’s House" (2017), released worldwide on Sept. 1, title cards underline the human cost of the 1947 partition of India into the newly independent, decolonized nations of India and Pakistan. Over 10 million people, including ...
After controversy surrounding her work “Open Casket” (2016) led to heated protests at the Whitney Biennial last March, Dana Schutz became one of the most conspicuous figures in the contemporary art world. The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) of Boston has also drawn support and protest from ...
In May of 2017, Dina Deitsch was hired as the director and chief curator of Tufts University art galleries. The newly plural title of the institution, which was previously the Tufts University Art Gallery, suggests that Deitsch's administrative involvement will work to creating a curatorial dialogue ...
Dogs, and dog memes, are having a bit of a moment on the web. The Twitter account WeRateDogs, which offers endlessly positive evaluations of dogs and their adorable shenanigans, has 3.38 million followers as of this writing. The Facebook page Doggos, which delivers a nonstop stream of dog memes, also ...
Almost every review of LCD Soundsystem’s new album “American Dream” (2017) mentions the same thing: the album is the perfect manifestation of what it means to age. This certainly has been a prominent theme for the band, ever since its first single “Losing My Edge” (2002). The song, deemed ...
Lady Gaga made history this Labor Day weekend as the first woman artist to headline at Fenway Park. In just under two hours, Gaga demonstrated her ability to deliver at the highest level in different genres. What was most notable about the concert was the sheer emotion Gaga brought to the stadium.The ...
Feeling a little lost during your first week of classes? Get some spiritual guidance from your semester kickoff horoscope.AriesYou may feel yourself a bit more agitated than normal, dear Aries. Channel all that excess energy into new creative pursuits, or let yourself take long walks and explore the ...
Twenty-seven years ago, Mark Frost and David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" (1990) began with a simple murder: popular high school student Laura Palmer found dead, wrapped in plastic. It ended with love affairs, cocaine trafficking, FBI intervention and a great, supernatural, evil presence in the ...
Dana Schutz has been heralded as one of contemporary art’s most influential artists for her abstract narrative paintings. It was no surprise that her work was featured in the 2017 Whitney Biennial, but the controversy surrounding the artist’s painting of Emmett Till in “Open Casket” (2016) has ...
It would be dramatic to declare indie music dead, but the genre certainly isn’t as culturally relevant as it was ten years ago. Once disregarded by the elite, 'educated' crowd of music critics and twenty-somethings, genres like hip-hop and house have critically and commercially taken center ...
The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) had a tough road ahead of them going into this year's show. First, they selected Katy Perry to host, because apparently producers forgot to ask a single person their opinion of Katy Perry this past year. Then, the show was slated to air at the same time as the ...
For students looking to get out of their comfort zone and showcase their creativity, music composition is the way to go. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, some of these students will show off the fruits of their labor in the Tufts Composers' Concert “Make Room: New Shipment.” The concert will feature both ...
In the final scene of “Dunkirk” (2017), having finally escaped their stranded position in France and reached England, Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) and Alex (Harry Styles) board a troop train headed for London. After dozing off, Tommy receives a paper and reads aloud Churchill’s famous speech: “We ...
Between awkward icebreakers, Target runs and meals with your pre-orientation family, your orientation week can fill up fast. If you're looking for entertainment and a peek into the campus arts scene, take some time out of your day this Sunday and Monday to catch one (or both!) of the orientation ...
Pop music is back with vengeance this summer, led by three women who are breathing new life into the moniker for the 2010s: Lorde, Lana Del Rey and Kesha. How do their latest albums stack up?“Melodrama,” Lorde (4.5/5)Considering the cultural impact of Lorde's debut album "Pure Heroine" ...
Blockbuster horror movies in recent years have been undeniably political. This is the case with "Get Out" (2016), in which Jordan Peele explores a swath of current sociopolitical issues including anti-black racism and police brutality in the US. Both "The Purge: Election Year" (2016) ...
In light of the recent gala at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I thought that it would be great to end this semester with a celebration of designer Rei Kawakubo. After all, “dulcis in fundo.” The Japanese designer started one of the most recognizable brands in the industry to this day, Comme ...
Parker Heyl is a senior majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in musical engineering who will attend the Royal College of Art’s Information Experience Design program in London next year. The North Haven, Conn. native's unique interests involve the intersection of fine arts, kinetic sculpture, ...
Graduating senior Cecily Lo made her first film, a stop-motion animation of clay figurines, at the age of 15 with her cousin. Years later, as a student at Tufts, she continues to explore her passion for film, dance and performance art in short videos that she posts on her personal Vimeo channel.“I’ve ...
