“Leave If No Response,” an original play written by Abby Fisher ’23, was performed in the Russell House on Friday, April 14 at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 15 at 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 16 at 2 p.m. The show follows the lives of two Jewish girls—Mira (Kyra Kushner ’24) and Ariel (Cate Levy ’24)—and […]
September 2021 was an interesting month. I had just started my first year at Wesleyan, my life was turning around for the better, and the cast for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” was announced. The internet was collectively up in arms about the casting of Chris Pratt as everyone’s favorite Italian stereotype, and we had […]
On Friday, April 14 at 2 p.m. in the Goldsmith Family Cinema, the Asian American Student Collective (AASC) and the Wesleyan Film Series hosted a screening of “I Will Make You Mine,” a 2020 film written, directed by, and starring Lynn Chen ’98. Chen was also in attendance, taking part in a Q&A session after […]
“Succession,” arguably HBO’s biggest headliner, is back for one more season—and what a splash it’s made. Season four of “Succession” has only been running for three episodes since its premiere on Sunday, March 26, yet it is already poised to be the show’s best season by far. It’s been funny, exciting, heartbreaking, and everything else […]
About the Column: Poems of Our Climate is a weekly poetry column run by Sofia Baluyut ’23. The column was founded by Oliver Egger ’23 as a part of the literary magazine group Route 9. Submit and read past issues of The Lavender at Route9.org. If you are interested in having your poem featured in this column, […]
This is an installment of the Artgus Artist Spotlight, an ongoing series presented by the Arts & Culture section intended to highlight the artistic talents of the wider Wesleyan community. In this installment, Arts and Culture Editor Kat Struhar ’25 spoke with Shasekh Augustin ’23. Augustin is a sculpture artist and fashion designer whose upcoming […]
Cross Talk: the record Skips a Beat 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, Arts & Culture Editor Ben Togut and Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Nicole Lee […]
Entering my second spring here at the University, the winter thaw has finally begun. I’m sure you, much like me, are feeling that it’s high time we stop hibernating in our dorms and recover our joie de vivre. And what better way to do this than by stopping by a comedy show? Or better yet, […]
Plenty of movie franchises find themselves running on fumes multiple sequels in, but the “John Wick” series, helmed by director Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves as the eponymous assassin, has only gotten bigger and better with each entry. The latest installment in the series, “John Wick: Chapter 4,” which came to theaters on Friday, […]
Breaking through in the late 2010s, 100 gecs became the face of the nascent genre known as hyperpop. The fresh, irreverent sensibility of vocalist-producers Dylan Brady and Laura Les spawned legions of admirers, detractors, and imitators, mashing up pop, rock, trap, dubstep, ska, and more, all in an ultra-hooky, heavily-processed, bass-boosted package. After the 2019 […]