Cinefiles 11/20–11/23
It’s a big week here at the film series, with a Special Preview Screening to kick things off! We can’t ...
Arts & Culture
How To Entertain Yourself This Thanksgiving Break
It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving break is just around the corner. It feels like only yesterday we were unpacking ...
Samsara Showcases South Asian Student Experiences
This past Friday, students filed into Crowell Concert Hall for Samsara, an annual cultural showcase organized by Shakti, the University’s ...
“The Dream Circus” Implicates the Audience in Its Strangeness
“Have you ever been in love?” “Yes,” I answered. Sitting in the dark, I wondered if anyone could tell that ...
Aciman’s “Find Me” Is an Appropriately Wise Sequel to “Call Me By Your Name”
If a person is lucky, they might have the kind of experience Sami does in André Aciman’s novel “Find Me” ...
Andrea Fraser Dives Into the Money Behind Museums
This past Monday, storied performance artist Andrea Fraser gave a talk in the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall that included ...
Producing “The Laramie Project”: Crew and Cast on the Theater Department’s Fall Production
Note: Nathan Pugh ’21 is an Assistant Arts & Culture Editor at The Argus. Wesleyan’s Theater Department production, “The Laramie ...
Cinefiles 11/13–11/16
This week at the Film Series: Mystery, music, Melissa McCarthy, and murder! We begin our slate of screenings with “The ...
Dea’s “The Secret of Overtones” Performance Creates Unified Sound From Dissonance
Performer, composer, and Wesleyan alum Alex Dea Ph.D. ’80 performed “The Secret of Overtones,” a concert featuring sounds from Javanese ...
Cross Talk: Laurie Anderson, The Art of Falling
In “Cross Talks,” two writers sit down to discuss a book, movie, TV show, or piece of art they both ...