Arts

A Look Back at the 2018 Oscars

April 5, 2018• Arts

Everybody knew that the Oscars were not going to be purely about film, and to nobody’s surprise, they were not.

Sophomore Playwright Snubs the Canon with Secret Macbeth

April 4, 2018• Arts

“No it works, trust me!” were the words of Aidan Gorrell ’18 to his mother when he explained to her over the phone how Wig and...

Torrey Pines Combines Queer Identity and Punk Spirit with Childlike Wonder

April 3, 2018• Arts

It began—like almost all films—with a clean, black slate. No color, except for that conjured up in audience members’ minds from the...

At the Center of Intersections, Natalie Bookchin’s Network Effects

April 2, 2018• Arts

Theater Department Performs a Salient Spring Awakening

March 9, 2018• Arts, Reviews

When I entered Palmer Auditorium for a special-access viewing of the Theater Department’s dress rehearsal for the Tony Award-winning...

Black Panther Revolutionizes Superhero Cinema

March 9, 2018• Arts • One Comment

The issue of whitewashing has long plagued the portrayal of superheroes. Traditionally, movies have only featured white superheroes, and...

U.S. Girls Releases Political Album “A Poem Unlimited”

March 9, 2018• Arts, Reviews

Timberlake Underwhelms at Super Bowl Halftime

February 24, 2018• Arts • 2 Comments

The 2004 Super Bowl halftime show unraveled mass hysteria throughout the country. ...

Hygienic Gallery Holds Poetry Open Mic

February 24, 2018• Arts

“We are all artists, we are all family,” was the slogan of the Hygienic Art Gallery’s open mic on Friday, Feb. 9. ...

Tuning in to Campus Tradition with WCNI

February 23, 2018• Arts • One Comment

I will admit that I only knew Connecticut College has a student-run radio station because my uncle, a member of the class of ’78, was part of the radio station during his time at Conn.

Rick and Morty Meets the #MeToo Movement

February 23, 2018• Arts

Throughout my first year and a half at Conn, I genuinely felt like every other eclectic individual I met was asking me whether or not I’d...

Constellations: A Story of Brilliant Love & Twisted Time

February 21, 2018• Arts

It is often said that the fate of lovers is written in the stars, but for the characters of the play Constellations, things aren’t that...