Hell of a Life, Mr. West
While My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy itself is not as untraditionally hip-hop as Kanye’s last album, 808s and Heartbreaks, it is still unconventional. Genres are interlaced within songs, ranging from operatic-like vocal melodies…
Less Is Not More, Anymore
It’s been a rough couple of years for Kanye West. He dealt with the loss of his mother, his first critically panned release and drinking himself to the point of public humiliation and…
Into the Hallows
On Friday, November 19, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One, the first half of the last installment in the Potter franchise premiered globally. Upon SAC’s announcement that they would be renting…
The Museum Around the Corner
Desiring culture? Interested in viewing various selections of eclectic and elegant artwork? Need a break from your stressful and hectic academic life? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re in…
Undercover Mustache
As the snow-threatening, ear-numbing winds of December sweep over our lonely campus, it seems appropriate to look back on what made November great and why we will miss it. First and foremost, Thanksgiving:…
All About A Cappella
Would you believe someone if they told you that the extremely popular McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish jingle was based off of a tune written by a member of a Connecticut College a cappella group? Well,…
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Take Care TNE Preview
Every now and then, The Office of Student Engagement and Leadership Education sponsors a TNE to entertain us Camels on evenings that might be otherwise spent indulging in heavy drinking and inevitable debauchery. …
Riding High on the Trestle
Ben Yahle and Ben Zacharia in The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek. Photo by Tanaha Simon. Last week, while being shocked into the slushy-white realization that winter is definitely upon us, eight individuals…
Taking Care of Business
By Erik Caldarone Take Care’s three-song demo ushers in a new sound for the group as well as the indie rock scene as a whole. If you consider “Halfway House”, “Flow Rush”, and…
In the Next Three Weeks Comes “The Last Five Years”
Grant Jacoby in The Last Five Years. Photographed by Duncan Spaulding. A brainchild over nine months in the making, Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years will be performed on campus next month. …
I’m With Coco
Comedy always appreciates the underdog, and Conan O’Brien has always been, and always will be, an underdog of late-night comedy. Even when he helmed The Tonight Show for seven months, mass audiences never…
The Power of the Fan
It’s a shame to watch our beloved music industry turn into a single-producing machine, but it’s easier to stomach if you learn to give in. Good albums aren’t marketable anymore without pop singles,…
Mom, I’m Going to Trapeze School!
On November 13, about fifty exhausted Conn students will pile into buses at 4:30 in the morning en route to New York City. After a few hours of attempted napping and/or excessive coffee…
Brains with a Side of Popcorn
As I write this, an unpredictable horde of bloodthirsty (brainhungry?) zombies are currently running around on campus, feasting on the flesh of their brethren and stabbing unlucky neighbors and roommates in their figurative…
A Day at the Faire
Once upon a time, in a far away land, a fanciful world was created. Driving up through the enchanted gate, we entered into a realm full of knights and fair maidens, wondrous magicians,…
