Theater
Weekender: Student-written musical 'Almanac' to be produced by theater department
By Megan Szostak | October 28Content warning: This article mentions police violence.
Arts
Arts
Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell use comic books to continue John Lewis’ fight
By Carl Svahn | October 28Martin Luther King Jr. was a comic book editor. Way back in 1957, Dr. King helped Alfred Hassler and Benton Resnik create a 16-page comic titled "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story" (1957). This small, independent comic was hugely influential in the Civil Rights Movement, even reaching eventual Congressman and civil rights legend John Lewis. As the decades moved on and the fight for equality continued, Lewislooked for a way to preserve the inspirational feeling he got from those 16 pages for future generations. Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, who both spoke at the Boston Book Festival this year, helped the late congressman make that dream a reality with the graphic novels "March" (2013–16): Books 1–3 and "Run": Book 1, which were written in the very medium that inspired him.
Columns
Dreaming of Sandman: Dream tells the truth
By Sadie Leite | October 28The definition of truth, true and truths is a tricky thing.
Arts
'Dune' is a beautiful sci-fi overture
By Drew Weisberg | October 27Cliche as it may sound, Denis Villeneuve’s new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s foundational 1965 sci-fi novel, “Dune” (2021) feels as though it shouldn’t exist, much less serve as the overture to an epic that seems poised to be the next “Lord of The Rings.”
Television
'The French Dispatch' creates another Wes Anderson utopia
By Catherine Cahn | October 27Wes Anderson’s films are rarely about the story itself — they’re about how the story can be used as a vessel into the vibrant, fantastical world he creates around it. "The French Dispatch" (2021), Anderson’s latest release, embodies his usual film techniques to the fullest.
Arts
Lucy Dacus shares reflective 'Home Video' at the House of Blues
By Yas Salon | October 27“Say cheese! I think nobody blinked,” Lucy Dacus remarked as she squeezed the shutter of her camera, pointing at the hundreds of fans packed into the House of Blues Boston.
Arts
'Scenes from a Marriage' intellectually challenges relationship ideals
By Henry Chandonnet | October 25Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for "Scenes from a Marriage" (1973) and "Scenes from a Marriage" (2021).
Columns
K-Weekly: Take a scroll through Instagram with Dean
By Odessa Gaines | October 25Content warning: This article mentions depression and difficulties with mental health.
Arts
Short story 'Dumba Chora' brings Boston readers together
By Sadie Leite | October 15The short story “Dumba Chora”(2021) by author Chandreyee Lahiri was chosen by the Boston Book Festival as the 2021 One City One Story Project.
Arts
'Lamb': When symbolism doesn't work
By Miranda Feinberg | October 15Content warning: This review contains spoilers and mentions death and grief.
Columns
For the Culture: PluggnB artists bend rap fashion gender norms
By Paul Osmond | October 15Nearly eight months ago, my brother introduced me to a musician who had just signed with Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Records: SoFaygo. Although his music has not left my ears since, it is his fashion that has interested me most. Like Jaden Smith and Young Thug, who are other gender-bending fashion influences in rap, SoFaygo is one of the newest artists to bring feminine fashion to an otherwise hypermasculine genre. SoFaygo embodies an uncanny rise of music and fashion that subvert the gender norms of both schools.
Arts
Weekender: 'Titane' is a cinematic tour-de-force
By Emmy Wenstrup | October 14After hearing some ominous thuds, our protagonist exits the locker room, her naked body still dewy from the shower. A car, the same flame-adorned Cadillac she was dancing on just a few hours ago (she’s an exotic dancer), waits for her outside. She responds to its seductive call by entering the vehicle, and a few tense moments later, the car bounces in sexual glee. We finally get a glimpse inside the car to see our hero tied up in the bondage-esque seatbelts as she, simply put, has sex with the car.
Columns
Dreaming of Sandman: Dream makes a friend
By Sadie Leite | October 14It might be interesting to live forever.
Music
Liz Cooper shows 'Hot Sass' at the Brighton Music Hall
By Yas Salon | October 13Liz Cooper’s "Hot Sass" tour not only marks her first headlining tour since COVID-19, but also a transformational moment in her career. The tour and accompanying album, "Hot Sass," which was released on Sept. 3, is her first solo album; until "Hot Sass,"Cooper performed under the band name Liz Cooper & The Stampede. Cooper also departs sonically from her previous folk-rock releases. In place of her old sound, Cooper comes into her own with a grittier, soft-rock sound.
Arts
Fall/winter fashion 2021 revives old trends, looks to the future
By RaiAnn Bu | October 13As we move into October, fashion houses begin to release their most influential fashion runways of the year for the spring/summer lines, giving us a glimpse of the next trend cycle. This begins with the September issue of Vogue, the most influential issue of the year, and spans to New York Fashion Week and beyond.
Columns
Brands who deserve your dollars: Nynne
By Colette Smith | October 13This week’s brand, Nynne, is more upscale and expensive than the brands highlighted thus far, but the company’s approach to sustainability is unique since it outlines eight clear focus groups. This tactic makes the sustainability objective clearer for the company itself, but it also helps the brand be more transparent with consumers, because they will have a better understanding of how Nynne is approaching sustainability.
Arts
'Mayday': The girlbossification of escapism
By Miranda Feinberg | October 12"Mayday" (2021), director Karen Cinnore’s dreamy new steampunked-up feminist escapist fantasy, follows main character Ana (Grace Van Patten) as she stumbles into a chaotic world of female rebellion and redemption. While the film creates an alternate land to which our protagonist can run (or swim), one that is clearly meant to empower and strengthen the protagonist, the film is somehow hollow at its core, as themes of power and control corrupt the freedom, connection, unity and escapism it is trying so hard to portray. While largely entertaining and emotive, the film undermines its message for the sake of plot and narrative foils, a move which greatly wounds the final production.
Arts
'Dear Evan Hansen' tackles big issues, fails in the process
By Henry Chandonnet | October 12Content warning: This article mentions suicide.
Columns
On Demand: Does she cook or does she just watch 'Top Chef'?
By Raga Chilakamarri | October 12I want to preface this week’s column by saying yes, I have seen Netflix’s talk-of-the town “Squid Game” (2021–), and yes, it did fracture my heart in many ways that I’d love to unpack. However, I also do believe that there are few worse things than a show spoilt, so for the sanctity and integrity of the series, I shall instead address a less devastating but still emotionally compounded competition: “Top Chef” (2006–).
Arts
'The Many Saints of Newark' falls many miles short of David Chase’s old work
By Tuna Margalit | October 8Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for “The Many Saints of Newark” and “The Sopranos.”
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