In “Acts and Illusions,” Wesleyan Professor Rudensky Visualizes In Between-ness
Two sights immediately caught my eye when I stepped into the opening reception for “Acts and Illusions,” Davison Art Center’s current ...
Arts & Culture
The MASH Showcases Thriving Wesleyan Music Scene
As a freshman, I had no idea what to expect from the MASH, this weekend's music festival offering a taste of ...
Cinefiles 9/13–9/16
Welcome back friends, foes, and film lovers! And so it begins, our weekly Wesleyan Film Series update with your favorite ...
LCD Soundsystem’s American Dream: James Murphy Finally Loses his Edge
James Murphy is a master manipulator: he knows how to elicit any reaction from his listeners through his musical choices. He ...
In Alvvays’ Antisocialites, a Nostalgic Breakup Fantasy
Alvvays released their second album, Antisocialites, Friday, Sept. 8 via Polyvinal Records. With this album, the Toronto-based band has simultaneously ...
Muschietti Doesn’t Quite Get “It” Right in His Stephen King Adaptation
“It” is a great movie, but a frustrating adaptation. If you’ve read Stephen King’s “It,” you’re less likely to enjoy director ...
The Problem with Gender-Swapped Movies
Gender-swapped movies are Hollywood’s new favorite trend. It started with last summer’s all-female reboot of “Ghostbusters” and continued with the ...
Goodbye to the Great Comet
Before the show started, ensemble members ran out to different sections of the house, packaged pierogis in hand, ready to relay ...
Dunkirk: Detached Realism or Unwarranted Violence?
Sometimes, editors disagree. Sometimes, they want to write about it. Sports Editor Cormac Chester ’20 and Features Editor Sam Prescott ’19 ...
“Walkaway” Grapples with Technology, Race, and Living Forever
Modern sci-fi and dystopian novelist Cory Doctorow’s most recent book, “Walkaway,” opens with beer made from reclaimed urine at a Marx-themed ...