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 ...
Perhaps best known for starring in “The Jerk” (1979), “Cheaper by the Dozen” (2003) and “The Pink Panther” (2006), Steve Martin is much more famous for being a movie star than a musician. The accomplished comedy actor's musical career, however, has been a long and impressive one. He ...
Though British songstress Amy Winehouse passed away four years ago now, she still has an unquestionable presence in the music world. Known as much for her debaucheries and dramatic private life as she was for her remarkable voice, Winehouse inspired many with her unique brand of '50s-inspired neo ...
On the eve of this Halloween, I twisted my ankle. Despite what the "Minions" (2015) movie tells you, just because you dress like a minion for Halloween does not mean you can bounce off the walls unharmed. What was weirder, however, was my Halloween experience at the hospital the next day. ...
“Older men declare war. But it is the young that fight and die.” While Herbert Hoover’s words apply to warfare in general, they seem particularly relevant in regards to the child soldier crises in parts of Africa. The tragic plight of these children is at the center of director/writer/cinematographer ...
I had one thing in common with almost every Chinese-born person I met this summer in Beijing: I am an only child. “You are Chinese!” they would joke, smiling welcomingly as I had suddenly gained membership to their private club. It is true that a majority of Chinese people born in the past few decades ...
“Rain Man” (1988) Screening: The Coalition for Autism Support at Tufts (CAST) will host a screening and discussion of this seminal film. (Thursday at 8 p.m. in Granoff 155. Admission is free. No tickets required.)“V For Vendetta” (2006) Screening: "Remember, remember, the fifth of November, ...
Sometimes people express affection in funny ways, and sometimes those “funny” ways aren’t actually funny. Case in point: the relationship between college students and campus art.From the mural on the lower campus center patio to the hidden graffiti of the Lorax on Eaton to the myriad statues that ...
Guitarist and singer Sophia Grogan, a sophomore who matriculated with the class of 2017, returned to the Hill this semester after taking a year off to complete a whirlwind tour of Europe and South America. “I took the year off because I wanted to understand more what I wanted to do here at Tufts," ...
