A Eulogy for Chuck Berry, Vices and All
Chuck Berry, the blues man, the country boy, the songwriter, the car thief, the pop icon, and, mostly prominently, the ...
Arts & Culture
What the Hell Happened to Beauty and the Beast’s Gaston?
As live-action Disney-canon cash-grabs go, “Beauty and the Beast”—starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, and Luke Evans, and directed by Bill ...
Gorillaz Make a Miraculous Comeback
Let’s face it: Gorillaz were never expected to be more than a gimmick. Created in 1998 by Blur’s Damon Albarn ...
“Mamma Mia’s Pizzeria” Brings ABBA to Little Italy
For every “Emma,” there’s a “Clueless.” Every “Twelfth Knight,” a “She’s the Man.” Every “Swan Lake,” a “Black Swan.” And ...
“Frantz” Finds Love and Liberation Amid the Trauma of War
Forbidden love and ruminations over what makes life worth living are fine subjects for cinema, and they could have been ...
Future’s Homeric Epic in the Streaming Era
Homer had “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey,” while Future apparently has FUTURE and HNDRXX, doing his part to make Atlanta ...
Boylan ’80 and Chee ’89 Talk Identity, Gender, and Sexuality at Wes
The evening began with a 19th-century Parisian opera singer, and by 6 p.m. it had moved to a hookup in ...
The Angsty Superhero Cliché Finally Succeeds in “Logan”
“Logan” is not a superhero movie. It’s a western and a character drama, both starring superhumans. But still, “Logan” is ...
“In The Heights” Returns to Middletown in High School Production
In 1999, the first iteration of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ’02 “In The Heights” premiered in Wesleyan’s ’92 Theater. The show follows ...
New Britain’s “Vistas del Sur” Displays a Treacherous Beauty
A red-coated man in a tricorn hat looks up at a distant white mountain cap. He stands apart from a ...