In “The Thanksgiving Play,” Wokeness Erases Indigeneity (Including FastHorse’s Own Voice)
The most engaging plays invite their audiences into the world in the first few lines of dialogue, unconsciously providing audiences ...
Arts & Culture
Justin Bieber’s “Justice” Delivers Wasted Collaborations and an Insincere Call to Action
Justin Bieber dropped his sixth studio album on March 14, “Justice,” only a year after his previous project, “Changes,” dropped in ...
Artistic License and Pushing Boundaries: Two Perspectives on Lil Nas X’s “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Ben Togut, Staff Writer Last Friday, Lil Nas X dropped a groundbreaking music video for the March 6 release of ...
Despite Restrictions, Student Bands Bloom
With spring right around the corner and vaccinations at our fingertips, artists can’t help but envision jamming to a crowd ...
Tender Soil, Quiet Graves: “Minari” and the Growing Canon of Asian American Requiems
This article contains spoilers for “Minari.” For Ruena and Rodolfo. On one of those languid Sunday afternoons of ...
Oscar on the Oscars: Groundbreaking Nominees Refresh the 93rd Academy Awards
After a pandemic-related delay from its original February date, the 93rd Academy Awards are scheduled to take place on April ...
Wesleyan, Welcome to my Crib: Kendall and Scott-Weiner’s Butterfields Paradise
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have not been able to visit and admire each other’s dorm ...
40th Annual Middletown Public School Art Exhibition Premieres Virtually
When I think back to my middle school art classroom, I remember a place of solace: a warm, creative environment ...
Performing Stand-up for/by Wesleyan’s Black Community
A few weeks ago, on a Saturday night, my roommate Vincent and I sat cozily under soft pixie lighting. Exhausted ...
In Grief and Nostalgia, “WandaVision” Seeks a New Reality
I can still remember the taste of a sizzling corner slice of Sicilian pizza as my little brother and I ...