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greenew·
Album ReviewArts & Entertainment
·October 14, 2022

 “Song for Our Daughter”: Past Innocence, Present Infatuation and Futures Foretold 

5/5 On April 10, 2020, folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling released her seventh album “Song for Our Daughter.”  At the end...
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ethanperushek·
Arts & Entertainment
·January 24, 2014

Jonze’s “Her” explores future of love

The way we connect is changing. We communicate silently and remotely via texts, we can chat face to face across...
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admin·
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·October 14, 2011

“A Backward Glance”: Artistic alumni, then and now

Natalie Schermer Last Friday, Oct. 7, marked the official gallery opening of the alumni art show, “A Backward Glance”. From...
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Aleksandra Jimerson-McKinnies·
Arts & EntertainmentHighlightsMovie Review
·January 15, 2024

“Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”: A good movie, but a better book

“Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” 3.5/5 *** “Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” (2023), directed by Francis Lawrence, is the book-to-movie...
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admin·
Arts & Entertainment
·October 14, 2012

“Dogtooth” a little over ambitious

Nathan Lawrence Among the crowded field of art films about the variable nature of reality, the Greek film Dogtooth is...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Arts & Entertainment
·January 29, 2024

 “The Hunger Games”: tense film, terrifying novel

“The Hunger Games” 3.5/5 ***- “The Hunger Games” is a 2012 film directed by Gary Ross, adapted from Suzanne Collins’...
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sam-goldbeck·
Arts & Entertainment
·May 17, 2019

‘The Revenant’ costume designer speaks in Wriston

The crowd awaits Armstrong’s presentation. Photo by Julia Balestri. On Thursday, May 9, Tessa Armstrong, sister of Assistant Professor of...
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Ellie Fiorini·
Movie Review
·September 27, 2024

“Alien”: a haunted house movie in a sci-fi setting

“Alien” (1979)3.5/5 ***This summer, the ninth film in the “Alien” franchise, “Alien: Romulus” (2024), was released. In honor of the...
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greenew·
Album ReviewArts & Entertainment
·October 28, 2022

“Being Funny in a Foreign Language”: not that funny, too many languages 

2/5 Indie electropop band The 1975 released their fifth album, “Being Funny in a Foreign Language,” on Oct. 14, 2022....
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aldena·
Arts & EntertainmentHighlights
·May 19, 2023

“Edward Tulane”: fantastic theater for all ages

Children’s stories are frequently dismissed as simplistic and not worth an adult’s time. Indeed, sometimes they are two-dimensional; but, as...
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