Olympic dreams for few prove misfortune for masses
There can be no argument of the unique unifying power of the Olympic Games, bringing people of many nationalities to the coveted hosting city for several weeks. Of course, this…
Day: September 16, 2015
Boyle surprises with nuanced Jobs film
The best film I saw at this year’s Telluride Film Festival was surprisingly the film I thought for better or for worse would represent Hollywood at its most mediocrely mainstream.…
Decades-long piano collaboration returns
For nearly 14 minutes, their fingers do the talking. Often digressing into conversations of agitation, the duo mutates neuroticism into an art. Two sleek black Steinway grand pianos are fit…
Powerful stage presence heard in album
At Chicago’s Lollapalooza in August this year, Florence Welch danced as theatrically as ever as an oncoming storm approached, even delightfully dedicating a song to the lightning. As she gracefully…
Male ruggers hope to ruck, scrum, tackle their way to title
The men’s rugby team saw their fall 2014 season come to rough and sudden end in the Tri-State Conference Championship at the hands of Fairfield University. While the Brewers had…