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The Discerning Aesthetes in Comics

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Comic books in Milwaukee. Photo courtesy of Lena Rose/Unsplash. Good afternoon, faithful readers! As you may well be aware, we received...

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All Tomorrow’s Parties 2009: A Retrospective

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A well-run music festival with a collection of artists sparklier than the family jewels can invigorate the spirit and can bring a soul back...

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Top 5 Movies of the Summer

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In the summer of 2008, the blockbuster season set the bar high, when excellent movies like Iron Man and The Dark Knight drew in crowds.
However, this summer did not meet the same expectations.

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Theater Foundation

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The drama club at Conn has always been a very fluid and frenzied entity, changing to suit the diversity of students and theatrical...

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Beatlemania 2.0 Rock Band and Remasters Renew Interest in the Fab Four

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John, Paul, George and Ringo. Surnames are not even needed here: the Beatles are that epic. Considered by many the greatest rock band of...

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[The Flaming Lips – Embryonic] Band Suggests Rebirth with New Album

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No band in recent memory has been weirder than the Flaming Lips.

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Farewell, Johnny Castle An Ode to Patrick Swayze

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It’s a sad death, but not an unexpected one; we knew he was dying for some time, so, like Farrah Fawcett or Paul Newman, we were...

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The New Woodstock Generation

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The entertainment industry seems to have been experiencing some strong 1960s nostalgia lately, what with Hair rocking Broadway since March...

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Record Review: Mew: No More Stories / Are Told Today / I’m Sorry / They Washed Away / No More Stories / The World Is Gray / I’m Tired / Let’s Wash Away

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Mew is not a fun band to try to categorize. Variously described in press and conversation as prog, shoegaze, pop, indie-rock, post...

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My Kingdom For Acoustics

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Warning: Spoilers Ahead As members of the Flock Theatre group began marching onto their outdoor stage in the Connecticut College Arboretum,...

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