Ansari’s newest stand-up show illustrates risk-taking, maturation as a comedian
Most widely known for his role as the snarky and snazzy Tom Haverford on NBC’s Parks and Recreation, Aziz Ansari is also a stand-up comedian in his own right. On…
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Capella Festiva unites Vassar, East Coast choirs in song
The first ever Capella Festiva Treble Choir festival, a musical afternoon initiated by a local organization in Poughkeepsie that sponsors an adult and treble choir, will take place in The…
How to Make Money Selling Drugs captures dealers’ truths
So long as one is ready to pack a gun, outsmart DEA agents, and potentially swallow a condom filled with heroin in order to smuggle drugs through airport security, anyone…
Greek tragedy humanizes warfare
One Sunday, Nov. 3, the Chapel breathed with the life of ancient Greek theatre. “Theater of War,” a group dedicated to drawing attention to issues surrounding soldiers returning from war…
Bouchard discovers universality in music and writing
By almost all standards, Jean-Luc Bouchard ’14 is a modern-day Renaissance man. An English major with Asian studies and music correlates, he plays the piano and melodica, composes his own…
Condom Couture generates awareness of HIV/AIDS
“Carrying around a bag of 200 condoms gets people asking questions,” said Shivani Dave ’17, one of the organizers of this year’s Condom Couture Fashion and Jazz Show. Getting people…
FWA’s Violet takes cast on internal, external journeys
Future Waitstaff of America’s Violet, an exciting musical charged with rock and roll, soul and back-country twang with original songs by Jeanine Tesori, musical composer of Shrek the Musical, opens…
Payne rethinks classic American road movie
There’s something distinctly American about the road movie; the open spaces and plain vistas evoke a sense of freedom and mobility. The constant hunt for a destination, inherent to the…
Binge watching a result of media milieu
I am going to preface this piece of writing with not a spoiler warning but an assertion marred by bluntness. The television shows Lost and Breaking Bad are going to…
Gone Girl a thrilling, unpredictable ride
With Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn has established herself as the master of creepy. Her first two novels, Sharp Objects and Dark Places, both thrillers, were met with high critical acclaim.…