Arts

The Vagina Monologues

April 2, 2012• Multimedia, Uncategorized

Taking on the Vag Mons

April 2, 2012• Arts, News

I did not plan on attending the Vagina Monologues. As a man, I found the title less than welcoming. It sounded exclusive, as though it was...

“The World Will Be Watching”: Racist Hunger Games viewers take to Twitter to express their disgust over casting choices

April 2, 2012• Arts

You would think the biggest issue with a dystopian movie about adolescents who have to kill each other in the woods Battle Royale-style...

Channing Tatum Is Funny? 21 Jump Street produces unlikely new comedy duo

April 2, 2012• Arts, Reviews

Bringing the Sixties Back: Mad Men Season Five Premiere

April 2, 2012• Arts, Reviews

The wait has finally ended. As of last week, Mad Men is back on the air. Following a seventeen-month hiatus, the tremendously popular and...

A Proper Adult Novel: Norcross speculates on the quality of a new J.K. Rowling book

March 5, 2012• Arts

Hogwarts. Photo courtesy of Tuende Bede/Pixaby. J.K. Rowling is writing a new book— a “proper adult novel,” as a quote from her...

A Little Taste of History: Why Downton Abbey is such a popular show

March 5, 2012• Arts, Reviews

Hold Me, Bat Boy: Conn theater brings creepy to a whole new level

March 5, 2012• Arts, Reviews

Gushing blood, sexual violence and mysterious creatures filled the world of Bat Boy, this year’s main stage musical. The show, performed...

Artist Spotlight: Shannon Quinn

March 4, 2012• Multimedia, Video

In the first installment of the Artist Spotlight series, The College Voice interviews Shannon Quinn, a freshman dancer at Connecticut...

For a minute or two she stood looking at the house,

March 3, 2012• Arts, Uncategorized

The three boys were now hard at it; and quite a knocking and hammering arose, in which Granser babbled on unnoticed.

In Good Hands: Connecticut Poetry Circuit winners show off their skills at Conn

March 1, 2012• Arts

As 4:30 approached on Thursday, February 23, people began to trickle into the quiet of the Chu Room. Students greeted professors as they...

Even Superhero-bros Can’t Save This Film: Why Chronicle isn’t worth your time

March 1, 2012• Arts, Reviews

When making a “found footage” film, the trickiest part is ensuring that enough information is revealed without defeating the notion...