I find it extremely hard to control myself around large amounts of vinyl records. It’s something about the moment of seeing a record I love, knowing it could be mine to take home and listen to on loudspeakers in the clearest quality possible, to stare at and read and play and replay, to scan for little […]
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. To nominate a student artist or group, email argus@wesleyan.edu. In this installment, The Argus spoke with Bartek Alicki ’26. Alicki is a circus artist who […]
It always rains at Soundside. Situated by the Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, Conn.’s Seaport Park, the music festival perennially gets dumped on. Among the trash-bag ponchos and ill-timed tank tops, Noah Kahan, The Goo Goo Dolls, Greta Van Fleet, and Gregory Alan Isakov headlined the two-day event. In addition to these headliners, Fleet Foxes, […]
Finding islands of group bonding experiences amidst the sea of college life is more difficult than you may expect, especially as a first-year student. Thankfully, one answer to augmenting your scattered schedules with top-notch entertainment is a weekly, reliable event: the Wesleyan Film Series. Each semester, the Film Board hosts a variety of films for the […]
The trailer for “The Substance,” the latest film from French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, is phenomenal. It’s one of those rhythmic trailers that pelts you with image after image before you have time to process a single one. You walk away with the impression that the film’s visuals all have a glossy, symmetrical sheen; at the very […]
This review contains spoilers for “Happy Death Day” and “Happy Death Day 2U.” It’s birthday season, Wesleyan. 9 of the 10 most common birthdays take place this month. I’m sure most of us know at least three or four people who celebrate their birth in September, and every weekend comes with another set of birthday pre-games, […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, minutes after the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Taylor Swift took to Instagram to endorse Harris as her pick for president. “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” Swift wrote in the post’s […]
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. By some miraculous coincidence, Eugene and Daniel Levy hosted television’s biggest night of the year on my 23rd birthday. Why does that matter? Well, I love television. Like, I really love television. I end most nights curled […]
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. To nominate a student artist or group, email argus@wesleyan.edu. Last week, The Argus sat down with Velvet Cascade, winners of this year’s Wesleyan’s Got Talent. […]
With her new album Short n’ Sweet (2024), Sabrina Carpenter’s career has skyrocketed to a new echelon of pop stardom. The album’s two lead singles, “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” have cemented Carpenter’s place in the running for soundtrack of the summer with her playful pop energy, and the internet can’t seem to get enough […]