Arts

VAG proclaims: Art is for everyone

By Julia Pippenger – 2 months ago

Vassar Artists’ Group (VAG) is a growing community of student artists. Led by Gracie Chang, Leo Valenti and Phineas Cashman, members of the Class of 2026, the group became an…

Death Grips shreds at Brooklyn Steel

By Jesse Koblin – 2 months ago

Last Friday, on the final night of summer, my friend and I waited eagerly amid throngs of concertgoers at New York City’s Brooklyn Steel. We stood at the foot of…

Roy Hargrove Big Band brings community to Vassar

By Naomi Sullins – 2 months ago

On Thursday, Sept. 14, the Roy Hargrove Big Band played at Skinner Hall. For many, free tickets meant an opportunity to go out on a Thursday night; for others, it…

Dissecting the success of ‘Jeopardy!’

By Allen Hale – 2 months ago

Contests centered around feats of intelligence or the memorization of knowledge are, like sports, one of the most common ways humans compete against one another. Bar trivia, spelling bees, Quizbowl…

Sweeping, swinging loneliness in Mitski’s latest album

By Lauren Showalter – 2 months ago

Mitski Miyawaki, a Japanese-American indie singer-songwriter who goes by the stage name Mitski and is known for hits such as “Francis Forever” and “Washing Machine Heart,” released her seventh studio…

Stevie Nicks’ solo concert was from my “Dreams”

By Emma Lawrence – 3 months ago

As the lights dimmed on a humid May evening in Orlando, Florida, thousands of eager fans gathered in anticipation. Stevie Nicks was about to take the stage. The former Fleetwood…

‘Bottoms’ tops other teen comedies

By Ciara McIntyre – 3 months ago

On Aug. 5, my friend and I found ourselves at the AMC Boston Common once again; we had Barbenheimered at that very place just two weeks prior. But on this…

Analyzing the summer of ‘Barbenheimer’

By Catherine Borthwick – 3 months ago

This summer, blockbuster films “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” took the world by storm by sharing a release date, and thus participating in a dual marketing campaign that consumers took it upon…