Some nice advice from the Mice of Main 4/1
Dear Mice of Main, I’m convinced there’s a ghost haunting my room. Weird things have been happening, like photos falling off the wall and my lamp turning on randomly when…
Day: April 4, 2018
Undercover editor reveals juiciest secrets of the Misc
When I applied for Humor Co-Editor last spring, I was mainly excited about the flashy title, but I had an ulterior motive. I’ve always seen myself as a public servant,…
Vassar to host Spring Festival
On April 7, Vassar will welcome local kindergarteners and elementary school students to Joss Beach for its annual Spring Festival, which will include a bouncy house, cookie decorating, face painting,…
Suburban zombies in ‘Santa Clarita Diet’: Entertaining, trite
The supernatural has always intrigued me. I love ghosts and I feel so-so about vampires, but I hate zombies. Zombies are usually so ephemeral—always rotting, usually with no human emotion…
Merely Players condenses little-known Molière play
There’s a clichéd idiom that says the only certainties are death and taxes. However, the theater often tries to defy this turn of phrase by reviving plays from centuries ago.…
Johnston historicizes Fukushima Disaster
When we think of disasters, we often think of them as phenomena beyond human control. We picture uncontrollably strong forces destroying everything, and everyone, in their path. Humans have generally…
Arundhati Roy rejects Western ideologies of time and love
Arundhati Roy’s breathtaking debut novel, “The God of Small Things,” is a tale of family, betrayal and the limits of love. Taking place in Ayemenem, a small village in the…
‘Pacific Rim’ sequel charms with intent despite low quality
This is not a good movie. The original “Pacific Rim” needed a sequel. But did it need a corporate-produced sequel? Did it need a sequel that was stripped of its…