Oscar on the Oscars: This Year’s Best Snubbed Films, from “Nope” to “Decision to Leave”

March 6, 2023, by Oscar Kim Bauman, Executive Editor. 1 Comment

The nominees at the 95th Academy Awards, scheduled for this Sunday, Mar. 12, honor a wide range of exciting films, from intimate independent dramas to mind-bending blockbusters. But as always, the voters that make up the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences left out a number of the year’s most impressive pieces of cinema. […]

Appreciating What Came Before: How Modern Directors Successfully Revive Older Music for a New Audience

March 6, 2023, by Nate Wheeler, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

About two weeks ago, I was sitting in the theater at Metro Movies 12. The trailers started playing, beginning with an ad for “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3.” I was excited for it, of course, but an unexpected thought entered my head as I sat there and watched. While the trailer was playing, I […]

Poems of Our Climate: “my memory is mine (and i love her even when she lies / and she loves me so she lies)”

March 2, 2023, by Genesis Pimentel, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

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 Route 9 Literary Collective. Submit and read past issues of The Lavender at Route9.org. If you are interested in having your poem featured in this […]

Entering the Unconscious: Weekly Astrology 3/3-3/9

March 2, 2023, by Nicholas Summerson, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

Welcome to The Wesleyan Argus’ weekly astrology column: Entering the Unconscious. Each Friday, pick up a copy of the paper to get acquainted with the vibes for the week ahead. General: This week, a major shift relating to obligations, community, foundations, and power structures will take place. After two and a half years of Saturn […]

Senior Thesis “Top Girls” Untangles Complicated Womanhood Across Time

March 2, 2023, by Charlotte Seal, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

“Top Girls,” a senior thesis directed by Annabella Machnizh ’23, opened in the Patricelli ’92 Theater on Thursday, March 2 at 7 p.m. and will be performed on Friday, March 3 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 4 at 5 p.m. Based in London in the 1980s, the show revolves around the main character, Marlene, who has […]

Arts Roundup Part Three: Visual Arts

February 27, 2023, by Nicole Lee, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

So far this semester, three visual arts exhibitions have debuted, both held in the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery. Two of the three exhibitions—the Wayland Rudd Collection, which is being presented by artist Yevgeniy Fiks, and “Liquid Gold,” presented by Assistant Professor of Art Ilana Yacine Harris-Babou—are connected with Black bodies and experiences in celebration […]

Black History Month Eclipse Event Shines Spotlight on Black Student Creativity at the Workshop

February 27, 2023, by Oscar Kim Bauman, Executive Editor. Leave a Comment

On the evening of Friday, Feb. 24, students filled the Workshop—the student-run creative space in the basement of Hewitt 8—with a wide array of audiovisual expressions for Eclipse, a showcase of Black student artists. As one of the many events commemorating Black History Month across the University, musician Neo Fleurimond ’24 and visual artist Jolexis DeJesus […]

Astrology with Nico: 2/24 – 3/2

February 23, 2023, by Nicholas Summerson, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

Welcome to The Wesleyan Argus’ weekly astrology column: Astrology With Nico. Each Friday, pick up a copy of the paper to get acquainted with the vibes for the week ahead. General: This weekend ushers in a calming energy after a chaotic and un-grounding few days. You will be provided the chance to breathe, and to […]

WESU to Host June McDoom and Bloomsday Concert

February 23, 2023, by Kat Struhar, Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

Middletown’s community and college radio station, WESU 88.1 FM, will be presenting a live concert of artists June McDoom and Bloomsday with student band GERT, including Ben Gertner ’24, Jane Lillard ’25, and Rory Dolan ’23, as the opener. The performance will take place in WestCo Cafe on Saturday, Feb. 25, with doors opening at 9 […]

On the Big Screen: Sitting Down with the 2022-2023 Film Board

February 23, 2023, by Nicole Lee, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

The Film Series is no secret. Advertised across campus, most Wesleyan students know that starting at 8:00 p.m. from Wednesdays to Saturdays, the Goldsmith Family Cinema will show one of a series of films carefully selected for the big screen by the Film Board, a group of nine students. Each calendar is different from the […]

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