Hello literature lovers! It’s been a long week at the tail end of a long month, and I’m sure everyone is still rattling from the aftershocks of midterms. The only things getting me through it all are numerous -- yet massive -- cups of coffee and the books I’ve been reading to balance the madness. ...
A steady stream of art history aficionados, young and old, filed into Barnum 104 last night. They didn't come to watch Ricky Jay, long considered one of the world’s greatest sleight of hand artists perform magic tricks, but to enjoy his personal collection of pamphlets and prints depicting P.T. ...
If you haven’t heard of Alejandro Ghersi (aka Arca) yet, you’ve probably heard of some work with which he has been involved. He helped produce four of the darkest “Yeezus” (2013) tracks with Kanye West, worked as a producer on FKA Twigs' “EP2” (2013) and is slated to co-produce Bjork’s ...
In an era when expressing disapproval of anything -- from a piece in the New York Times, to a “Best Dressed at the VMA’s” list to a friend’s Facebook status -- is as swift and as disconnected as clicking a button and running one’s fingers over a QWERTY keyboard, it is clear that the modern ...
This past Halloween, J.K. Rowling -- the author of the beloved "Harry Potter" series -- released six short stories about the "Harry Potter" universe, adding more detail to her titular character's fantasy world. Released through the Pottermore website, Rowling added yet another ...
Of the many '90s-influenced, noise-rock bands to enter the local music scene, Speedy Ortiz has perhaps garnered the most praise in recent months. With two fuzzed-out guitars, thunderous drum beats and caustic lyrics courtesy of frontwoman and self-described “third grade poet” Sadie Dupuis, ...
Looking to make your weekend artsy? Check out these events!Tufts/NEC Dual Degree Concert: Come hear students in the Tufts/NEC dual degree program perform classical, jazz and original compositions. (Saturday at 8 p.m. in Distler Performance Hall. Admission is free.)Jayme Stome’s Lomax Project: Join ...
Sophomore Ben Averill started playing trumpet in the fifth grade and hasn’t stopped since. A music minor with experience in Jazz Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, and a member of Tufts’ homegrown band, Shark Saddle, Averill has made music a central focus of his time at Tufts. On top of all of that he ...
It begins with an advisory: “This video contains explicit language.” At first, it seems likeT-Pain on NPR’s Tiny Desk should be funny. It sounds like a blast. Then he appears, and it's not the T-Pain fans are used to -- the one who wrote a song about falling deeply in love with an exotic ...
In 2010, Chaz Bundick, known to many as the indie-pop, chillwave, nu-disco (or almost any other genre out there) artist Toro Y Moi, began releasing music under a second moniker: Les Sins.Under this new name, Bundick has produced more dance-worthy music, characterized by strong bass. The three EPs released ...
Covering any work of rock genius is a pretty huge feat to take on, especially when that work is the Beatles' “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967) -- an album hailed for its influence in the music industry and the psychedelic era, the soundtrack to the "summer of love." You ...
Warner Bros. Studios, the owners of DC Entertainment and Marvel Studios, has had a very eventful month, releasing their planned superhero movie lineup through 2020. With an abundance of new information, one must sift through the news to analyze what's coming up next for fans of superhero film.Here ...
The premise of The CW’s new show, “Jane the Virgin,” sounds more like a daytime soap opera than a popular network’s newest dramedy. Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) finds herself accidentally artificially inseminated ... that's when all hell breaks loose.Due to her mother’s teenage pregnancy ...
There is no wrong way to celebrate Halloween in college. Some carve pumpkins (or put them on rooftops), others take trips to Salem, trick-or-treat at President Monaco’s house or attend campus parties. While art galleries are perhaps not the first places a college student thinks of while planning ...
“From Orchids to Octopi: An Evolutionary Love Story,” a play presented by the Department of Drama and Dance, finished its final performance on Saturday, Nov. 1.The production was directed by Natalya Baldyga, an associate professor within the department,and the play was written by Melinda Lopez. ...
A jagged line of shins and shoes stretched out into the hallways of Granoff Hall, nearly blocking traffic, as eager fans of Bernadette Peters sat against the wall, waiting. Hoping to secure rush tickets to the Broadway and television star’s 8 p.m. concert, students and local community members ...
“If you want to win the lottery, you have to make the money to buy a ticket,” Lou (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) says repeatedly throughout "Nightcrawler." These words reflect both Lou's principles and those of the American dream. In fact, Lou, a keen young entrepreneur, aptly represents ...
In the era of instant gratification, serious journalism can occur on the web as well as in print. Online media is allowed informality and personality that traditional reporting lacks. First person narration is permissable online -- and so are memes -- but being boring isn’t. The desire to remain relevant ...
It's that time of year again. Time to pretend to still like dressing up in costumes and sneaking hand fulls of "bite-size" candies while you drink yourself into a healthy stupor: the best way to spend a weekend. And while Halloween is actually pretty fun, it's easy to find yourself ...
“Gi suilon!” For mere mortals, this is how one greets a friend in Sindarin Elvish. Nerdy, it's true, but language and fandom have gone hand-in-hand for at least half a century. It began with J. R. R. Tolkien, a noted philologist and arguably the best fantasy author that ever lived, who decided ...
