March 31, 2025

Friday, Mar. 28, 2025 Comic

March 28, 2025, by Ali Eckstein, Comics Editor. Leave a Comment

Just Dance: What Is Recession Pop?

March 28, 2025, by Carter Appleyard, Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

In economic terms, a recession is defined as a period of time in which a nation’s gross domestic product is negative for two consecutive quarters (or six months). Although, in technical terms, we have yet to reach this period of economic downturn, there have been widespread predictions regarding an upcoming period of economic turmoil. While hopeful […]

“Dance Monkey, Dance” Grapples with Fear, Fetish, and Fixation Toward Black Female Performance

March 28, 2025, by Sulan Bailey, Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

The final theater department thesis performances of the school year took place on Feb. 27, 28, and March 1. At 6:30 p.m. each evening, CJ Joseph ’25 presented “Dance Monkey, Dance,” an immersive performative lecture that examined the relationship among Black female performativity, political visibility, and fetishic fear. After collecting a program in the Zelnick […]

“The Government Inspector” Delights Audiences With Political Satire and Playful Performances

March 4, 2025, by Sulan Bailey, Arts & Culture Editor . Leave a Comment

Last weekend brought a show-stopping pair of theater thesis performances to the stage of the Patricelli ’92 Theater. On the evenings of Feb. 27 and 28 and March 1, CJ Joseph ’25 performed “Dance Monkey, Dance!!” at 6:30 p.m., followed by “The Government Inspector”—directed by Tabitha Davidson ’25—at 8 p.m. In this issue of The […]

Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 Comic

February 28, 2025, by Ali Eckstein, Comics Editor. Leave a Comment

Ali Eckstein can be reached at aeckstein@wesleyan.edu.

America Has a Problem: What the Beyoncé Bowl and Kendrick Halftime Show Can Tell Us About Black Artists Embracing “American” Culture

February 28, 2025, by Sulan Bailey, Arts and Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

On Dec. 25, 2024, Beyoncé headlined the halftime performance of the Christmas Day game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans. The performance, which streamed live on Netflix to 27 million viewers, lasted around 13 minutes and featured 11 songs from the music superstar’s latest album, Cowboy Carter. As Beyoncé emerged from a cloud […]

When Two Families Collide: A Retrospective on Season 1 of “The Sopranos”

February 25, 2025, by Brendan Kelso, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

When I first dove into “The Sopranos,” I had very high expectations for the series. After all, not many television shows achieve such consistently high ratings from audiences and critics alike. I knew I would be drawn to the crime-related elements of the show, but I was surprised by how the family dynamics matched, and […]

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 Comic: O Is For

February 25, 2025, by Dinah Landsman, Comic Artist. Leave a Comment

Dinah Landsman can be reached at dlandsman@wesleyan.edu. 

Ryan Murphy Dreams of Looks that Could Kill

February 25, 2025, by Carter Appleyard, Arts & Culture Editor . Leave a Comment

Early in the morning of Dec. 4, outside of the entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was attending an annual investors meeting when he was fatally shot by a suspect with a long, 3D-printed gun. Shortly after the incident broke, photos were released of the suspect, who was captured on a […]

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 Comic: A Late Night in the Wood Shop

February 25, 2025, by Eva Gamboa, Comic Artist. Leave a Comment

Eva Gamboa can be reached at egamba@wesleyan.edu.

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