‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ sparks nostalgia: old lyrics, new lens
“Sparks Fly” by Taylor Swift was the first song I learned to play on my own after I quit piano lessons. “You Belong With Me” was the song I chose…
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‘WandaVision’ paves the way for a new stage of Marvel content
Marvel films have been a big part of my life ever since I was in middle school. From the first time I saw “The Avengers” in theaters when I was…
Vassar College Crochet Coral Reef nurtures community among students and faculty of intersecting disciplines
If you enter the Bridge, you can see that a new ecosystem has taken over. An array of colors and textures intertwine with each other, spilling out over the building’s…
Demi Lovato comes back to life, music with ‘Dancing With The Devil…The Art Of Starting Over’
Demi Lovato, the queen of comebacks herself, has finally mastered “the art of starting over” with a candid new redemption album and fresh lease on life and . The 28-year-old…
In defense of logos
Logos are generally hated by anyone who considers themselves interested in art. They’re dismissed, rightfully so, as soulless identifiers. I love them. I’m not referring to the golden arches and…
Father Koi on Hyperpop, TikTok and finding the headspace to create
“Dreamgirl” by Father Koi, also known as Kara Lu ’22, reached over 9,000 streams in 24 hours and has cumulatively reached nearly 60,000 at the time of writing this article. …
The ‘woke’ 63rd Grammys in review
The Grammy stage is America’s Buckingham Palace, and the crowns belong to Prince Harry Styles and Queen Megan Thee Stallion. A small, elite group of royals draped in Dolce &…
New Loeb exhibit recognizes women and their portrayals of women, public and private
The new exhibit at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, “Women Picturing Women: From Private Spaces to Public Ventures,” opened Feb. 6 and will be on display until June 13.…
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s gutting prose deems attention a form of love
In a moment where decrying our global dystopia is a pedestrian pastime, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and his prose have never indulged in hopelessness. I first heard Adjei-Brenyah speak when I…
Student photo org Phocus focuses on accessibility
For many members of Vassar’s student photography club Phocus, the best camera in the world is a disposable point-and-shoot. Elitism within the art world has always existed, but photography—superseded only…