Xylography exhibition examines trauma in urban settings
If you make your way to the second floor of the Art Library, you will see a central glass display case with black and white images carefully arranged inside. Tongues…
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Art for fashion’s sake: Loeb becomes runway in Embodied
When you’re running late for class and trying to throw an outfit together, creating an artful masterpiece is the last thing on your mind. However, for the members of Contrast…
Nolan’s continuation of detached visual style disappoints
“Very graceful” “No…but very efficient” So goes an interaction between two characters midway through Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar,” a film which manages neither grace nor efficiency in its practical-minded staidness and…
Rom-coms too formulaic for long-term TV success
With the extreme success of Mindy Kaling’s brainchild “The Mindy Project” last season, TV producers decided to finally jump onto the bandwagon I personally have been riding for my entire…
‘AHS’ implicates audience in voyeurism
While in reality I would never attend a freak show, given the gross commoditization and fetishization of people with disabilities, I went into the fourth season of American Horror Story…
Artist, activist to incite dialogue
For his most recent performance this October, artist and activist Dread Scott attempted to walk toward a high-pressure water jet gushing out of a fire hose, but was repeatedly knocked…
Professors present micro-lectures for Artful Dodger series
Assistant Professor of Economics Ben Ho scored a spot in the Artful Dodger by chance—the opportunity practically fell into his lap. “I was at some event, and happened to be…
From NYC to Vassar: premiere dancers to perform ballet
The world of a professional dancer includes the glamour of performance, the tedious memorization of complex choreography and diligence from an early age. A window into this world will open…
Beeman jetés into professional dance during gap year
From Washington D.C. to Chicago, and now at Vassar, Anna Beeman ’18 has made her mark on the ballet world. Beeman began dancing at four years old, but advanced her…
‘Girl Meets World’ activates nostalgia despite missteps
When news broke that Disney Channel would launch “Girl Meets World,” a spin-off to the hit series “Boy Meets World,” I felt the warm touch of nostalgia stirring in my…