VAG proclaims: Art is for everyone
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…
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Death Grips shreds at Brooklyn Steel
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
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…
Cigarettes After Sex’s ‘Heavenly’ debut at Forest Hills Stadium
The breezy winds brushed through my hair as I entered Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York. The city’s temperatures were just starting to drop, creating an autumnal atmosphere for…
Dissecting the success of ‘Jeopardy!’
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
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…
White noise, candy and ‘Truisms’: A walk through “Body Matters”
Professions go in and out of vogue as quickly as skirt lengths. These days, being a curator is all the rage. Step into Taylor Hall and one will surely find…
Stevie Nicks’ solo concert was from my “Dreams”
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
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’
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…