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Day: November 18, 2015
Shakespeare abridged seeks inclusivity with comedy, fun
Romeo and Hamlet in a Midsummer Night’s Dream? Wherefore art thou Othello? Congruity can be comfortable, but incongruity can be light-hearted and funny. The College’s Philaletheis Society takes just that…
Drawing on influences, Logic raps to intergalactic story
Concept albums are something of an oddity with hip-hop. They are an oddities anywhere, but especially so in the genre of hip-hop. You’d think that the lyrical focus of most…
Girlhood’s identity-specific focus counters stereotypes
Coming of age films are common and often predictable. They fetishize adolescence through rose-colored glasses or display the unsurprising pitfalls that young people fall into much to the chagrin of…
SOAK splashes onto scene with depth, haunting voice
As I peruse Spotify and Pandora, I am constantly attempting to find new artists and songs. While browsing Troye Sivan’s Spotify playlist, I came across a beautifully haunting song called…
Stay Strong: insider reveals truth about enigmatic dorm
From the assassination of JFK, to the construction of Stonehenge, to the invention of whatever Furbies are, the world has always been filled with mysteries. Until I came to Vassar,…
Google drive: thoughts on the human element of driving
Recently, a police officer pulled over a car on a California road only to find no driver at the wheel. It turned out it was a Google self-driving car that…
Aliens promise end to climate change after human extinction
The year was 20XX and it was an unremarkably normal Monday for planet Earth. Oil prices reached a record high of $20 per gallon due to scarcity, the Amazon rainforest…