Students cultivate community around the power of verse
Andy Kasper ’23 and Sam Kass ’23 were hanging out in the Old Bookstore last year when the idea of forming a poetry-writing group blossomed from their late-night conversation. Almost…
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Radio Free Brooklyn’s Wall of Lies illustrates just how many lies Trump has told in new, brightly colored installation
“I have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on Earth. And they sort of made it sound like I had a feud…
NaNoWriMo reinvigorates writer’s drive to, well, write
A soft throw blanket bundled around me. A steaming mug of decaffeinated tea. The main light in my room shut off, with only the fairy lights twinkling above my head…
In ‘Mazunte 2016,’ Los Blenders break through Beach Boys
Los Blenders love surf rock. And they have been heralded as “the Next Great Mexican Garage Band.” But they are not Beach Boys buffs, nor are they the arbiters of…
‘The Aliens’ brings back student storytelling, community
The setting is the quiet back patio of a coffee shop, somewhere in rural Vermont. Three young men, KJ, Jasper and Evan, sit among the folding chairs and picnic tables,…
Raf Simons’ SS21 collection fails at meaningfully reinterpreting the ’60s
Raf Simons has an obsession with youth culture. Usually it’s the culture of his own youth – to be specific, the post-punk and New Wave scene in Europe in the…
Frost’s ‘Dead Ends’ is slice of life intoned with high school sadness
The Miscellany News: Did you write this album by yourself? Ilana Frost (IF): Yes. The Misc: How do you approach writing? Is it an intuitive process or do you have…
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a brilliant, visually stunning success
“The Queen’s Gambit,” directed by Scott Frank, based on the novel of the same name, is an eight-part limited series that premiered on Netflix on Oct. 23. Enthralled by the…
The modern woman in Wright’s “Pride and Prejudice”
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a homesick British girl in possession of a Netflix subscription must be in want of a sprinkling of Austen. Or the “Great British…
Notes on a Playlist: ‘mentally i’m here’
I often think of creating playlists as my way of keeping a journal. This is because, time and time again, I have proven to myself that I am completely incapable…