Welcome back to Oscar on the Oscars, the annual column where I talk about the awards show with which I share a name. The 94th Academy Awards are scheduled for this Sunday, March 27, and, as I highlighted in the last installment of this column, seem to be aiming for a return to normalcy after last year’s quirky, […]
It’s a story you might’ve heard before: A washed-up champ is offered one last chance to get back in the ring. But for actress Halle Berry, it’s also a fresh start. Following decades of acting, Berry has taken the plunge into the world of directing with the intense drama “Bruised,” which is in a limited […]
About a week ago, on a night when the smoke blowing down from the mountains resembled mist from far away, I was sitting in a Zoom class discussion about a Russian short story when I had an unmistakable feeling that the world was about to end. That is, upon reflection, a poor description; this feeling was […]
Content Warning: this article contains references to police brutality. After a spring that left the sports world unsure if the NBA would return to finish the 2019-2020 season, a plan finally began to take shape. The top teams in the NBA, along with teams on the fringe of making the playoffs, were to relocate to […]
As a Jewish child, there was not much for me to look forward to every winter besides other people’s Christmas decorations and the Oscars. More than any awards show, sporting event, or other televised spectacle, the Oscars completely captured my attention. There was something special about the aesthetic of the Oscars: the gowns, the beautiful […]
Johnny Hayes ’20, who sings under the name Perihelion, released their debut EP, Introduction [No. A] on Dec. 1, 2019. The Argus sat down with Johnny to talk about their musical influences, experiences doing music production, and plans for the future. The Argus: So I’m curious, where did the name Perihelion come from? Johnny Hayes: […]
Maybe it’s the ability to pull out your soft-boy sweater again. Maybe it’s the angsty early sunsets. Whatever it is about autumn, September seems the perfect time to stream some new indie hits. Here are five that stand out: Jay Som, “Nighttime Drive” Melina Mae Duterte, known as Jay Som, first gained attention in 2015 […]
Content warning: This article contains mentions of violence and sexual assault. “This [ ] did some gay shit, so I had to crack his head open,” explained XXXTentacion to his mother, regarding his beating of a cellmate. That year, when he was 17, X’s arrest record included possession of a gun, armed robbery, resisting arrest, […]
The title of “Small Town Eden” alone—which refers to a character’s description of her hometown as a small slice of paradise on earth—should be enough to provoke suspicion in most viewers. The more idyllic a fictional town sounds, the darker its secrets tend to be. This play, written and directed by An Pham ’21, is certainly no […]
Lucas Hnath’s critically acclaimed 2017 play “A Doll’s House, Part 2” was a conceptual sequel to the 1879 play “A Doll’s House,” written by Henrik Ibsen. In Michael + Patrick’s “A Doll’s House Part 3,” Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley conjure what is less a twist on the past two plays than a self-aware and gloriously […]