During the commercial break of the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga debuted her new song and the accompanying music video, “Abracadabra.” Dressed in reptilian red from head to toe, tapping on a red microphone, a nefarious Gaga (who represents the “Lady in Red”), motionless in the face, proclaims, “Dance or die.” The camera cuts […]
Over the course of its early seasons, American crime drama TV series “Columbo” emphasizes the titular character’s unusual relationship with the outside world. He is technically a police lieutenant, but he doesn’t carry a gun, and you don’t see him at the office. He doesn’t even like identifying himself, and will only do it when […]
This article contains spoilers for “Wicked” and has been edited for length and clarity. Read at your own risk. In a cross talk, two writers sit down to discuss a book, movie, TV show, or piece of art they both feel strongly about. Sometimes they disagree; other times, they’re in perfect harmony. Here, Maggie Smith […]
This article mentions depictions of suicide in a theater production. Last weekend I had the pleasure of seeing “LIKEWISE,” a play that debuted at the University in Spring 2024. Kiera Moran ’24, who wrote and performed the show as a senior thesis in partial fulfillment for honors in theater, reprised her role as Joey, a […]
If there’s one thing that my time at the University has taught me, it’s that the most unexpected combinations can lead to the most magical experiences. Watching “The Game of Love and Chance” in the Patricelli ’92 Theater confirmed that belief as the audience and I were transported to the grandiose halls of a French […]
dust scatters behind our motorist matador as he whips heroically around the curve frenzied fans cheer in the fiery fen, bulls surging on a sequined red cape blood like thunder pounds in his ears survival is quite the catharsis; to think only moments before he’d pictured his lifeless body crashing up through the floorboards […]
It’s a new year, and with that comes another semester full of arts performances at the University! In this article, we will preview the theater events planned for this spring. Remember to reserve tickets as soon as possible; we predict that these exciting productions will sell out fast! To start the Spring semester off, the student […]
In 2004, the Library of Congress selected the 1950 film “D.O.A.”—along with films like “Schindler’s List” and “Eraserhead”—for preservation as it was defined to be culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The Library of Congress did its job by ignoring the slew of remakes that followed the original “D.O.A.” thanks to an error in the movie’s copyright, […]
Wesleyan is hosting a diverse array of amazing events for dance, music, and visual art lovers this year. On Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3:00 p.m., a quartet will perform works of chamber music by John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce—who is celebrating 50 years of teaching at Wesleyan—in the Crowell Concert Hall. For […]