‘Big Mouth’ season 3: comedy is irreverence, not insolence
Did being nice kill our humor? In an interview with the Daily Beast, comedian Nick Kroll discussed comedy in the age of political correctness, saying, “I think you can still…
Arts
Womxn groups take back the Mug
[CW: This article mentions sexual and domestic violence.] Down a spiral staircase and into a dimmed, (electronic) candle-lit room, dozens of people gathered on Friday, Nov. 1 to enjoy an…
‘The Lighthouse’ fuses humor, horror, homoeroticism
Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) stands in the lantern room, feeding his addiction to the brilliant white light as Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) stares from below. Painted on Ephraim’s face are…
‘Two Hands’ grants Big Thief humanity, divine powers
Big Thief’s “Two Hands,” released on Oct. 11, is a soft form of electricity, buzzing without having to blare its magnificence. The album, which was recorded completely live, is organic…
Rountree posits world through surrealism
After living across the hall from Clay Rountree for three weeks, I began to feel like I really knew him. I knew that he is an amazing singer and that…
Campus Canvas: Nov. 7
A weekly space highlighting the creative pursuits of student-artists. Clay Rountree | Class of 2023
Campus dweller draws elderly NY
Every Tuesday, Joseph Whang camps out in a study room in the Art Library, the one protruding from the Main Gate, and further enlivens his drawings. His process is unchanging:…
Lana Del Rey immortalizes the dying American landscape
The year is 2011, and then-rising star Lana Del Rey wears nothing but blue jeans as she hugs her tattoo-covered lover in front of a giant red, white and blue…
‘Presentable Liberty’ derives power from powerlessness
Ostensibly, we play video games because they give us a degree of power and responsibility unattainable in the real world. The stakes of a plot are higher when you’re the…
Student band spotlight: pop-rock five-piece Mayla40
Wide-eyed first years arrive at college with big plans. Some desire to join a sports team. Others aspire to get better grades than they did in high school. Of course,…