Valentine’s Day does not have to be a lavish day. It can be celebrated just as well at home curled up with a movie. Many people might resort to the obvious and cliched romances for Valentine's Day, such as "The Notebook" (2004) or "Titanic" (1997). However, some of the most ...
On Sunday night, just as it seemed like New England was about to light a lot of “Super Bowl LI Champions” merchandise on fire, there appeared a beacon of hope clad in a sparkly cat suit and high-heeled boots. Lady Gaga, this year’s solo halftime show performer, stood atop Houston's NRG Stadium ...
“Where should I put this?” a guy in my bed asked recently, having slipped his hand under my sheets and emerged holding a slim red copy of Adrienne Rich’s "The Dream of a Common Language" (1978). How sloppy of me, I thought, leaving the person I’d gone to bed with the night before still ...
A scene roughly midway through director Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s film “Mustang” (2015) depicts the oldest pair of five orphaned sisters (from youngest to oldest: Lale, Nur, Ece, Selma and Sonay) getting married. Sonay marries her boyfriend, who has been secretly courting her throughout the film. ...
This year’s Super Bowl was an emotional rollercoaster, but, by virtue of some excellent last minute football-ery, the Patriots carried the day. Then someone stole Tom Brady’s jersey, presumably to breathe in the musk of victory. But in addition to the football, Lady Gaga's halftime performance and ...
For its 25th anniversary, Harvard College Opera (HCO) put on a production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte's "Le Nozze di Figaro" from Feb. 1– 5 at the Agassiz Theater. The production contained a completely undergraduate cast, production staff and orchestra featuring ...
The first pieces that can be seen through the entrance of the Tisch Family Gallery at the Tufts University Art Gallery are photographs of gemlike objects against black backgrounds. The colors are so vivid, and the textures are so detailed that they almost jump off of the wall.At first glance, this ...
In the series titled "HUSH," The Rockwell in Davis Square presents a silent film from the early 20th century accompanied by live music on the first Wednesday of every month. This past Wednesday’s performance featured the film "Ella Cinders" (1926), starring Colleen Moore. The ...
Moreover, it is also interesting to consider the controversial aspects of Tisci’s designs and the similar contentiousness of the work of many contemporary artists. It truly seems that in order to achieve a certain level of success in the arts one must be, above all, controversial.
M. Night Shyamalan, once touted as “the next Steven Spielberg,” has not lived up to this title for many years. After the commercial and cult success of his early movies, such as “The Sixth Sense” (1999) and “Signs” (2002), his career took a nosedive, and after the total failure of movies ...
Without question, one of 2016’s most charming movies (and critics’ favorite) is "La La Land," a modern-day musical written and directed by Damien Chazelle and released this past December. As awards season is underway, and "La La Land" collects numerous Golden Globe wins and ...
The Noor Ensemble’s lead singer, Abdou Adam, only had to sing two words last Saturday at his concert before the rest of the audience joined in.Even when the band tried to accompany them with instruments, the audience took over once again, setting their own pace: “Wa salaat wa salaam ala nabii,” ...
In the age of social media, anyone seems to be able to rise to fame. Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Vine and YouTube have enabled people from all backgrounds to share their narratives with the world.Oscar Morales and Kyra Sivertson uploaded their first video to their joint YouTube account, OKbaby, ...
Since the original Nasty Women exhibition from Jan. 12 to 15 was held in New York City, dozens of pop-up shows bearing its name and message. Last Thursday, Tufts students curated their own Nasty Women exhibition, "NASTY WOMEN x TUFTS," which featured visual and literary works as well ...
Many of us could use some art to ground ourselves before we become fully entrenched in the daily grind of the semester. It can be easy to forget how much great art Boston has to offer, so don’t miss out:1. Tufts University Art Gallery — "CODED_COUTURE" and "Evelyn Rydz: Floating ...
The semester might have just begun, but the Tufts campus and the Boston area are already offering a range of interesting, artsy things to do this weekend.FRIDAY"TUSC Film Series & WiCS: Hidden Figures"Details:Tufts University Social Collective (TUSC) is collaborating with Women in Computer ...
You could be forgiven for thinking that Kickstarter, the online platform that allows people to pledge cash to support causes they deem worthy, is easy money. A quick Google search for “weird Kickstarters” returns delights such as crystal bacon strips and a sword-handled frying pan on which to cook ...
There is no question why Kerry James Marshall’s retrospective exhibit at the Met Breuer in New York City is entitled "Mastry." Containing 72 paintings from his 35-year career, the show displays how Marshall’s vision conjures itself over time from each work. Initially an abstract painter, ...
Since the moment she abandoned her New York career life for West Covina, Calif. in the series premiere, Rebecca Bunch of The CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (2015–present) has been an imperfect, delusional and inspiring mess. Rebecca Bloom, co-creator and star of the musical comedy series, writes ...
If his magnum opus “The Great Beauty” (2013) proves anything, Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is not afraid to explore heavy themes in his feature films. Deeply philosophical, “The Great Beauty” explores death, art and religion so effortlessly that at times, it even triumphs over the Fellini ...
