Novelist Arthur Phillips describes “Washington Square” by Henry James as “a very modern novel indeed: all questions, no answers,” which is exactly right. This novel’s plot is fairly simple and easy to follow; its language, while at times antiquated and erudite, is not very difficult to decipher or understand. Its length is average: a little…
Sexual Misconduct Policy: A Year in Review
Naomi Oster For the Lawrentian Content warning: mentions of sexual violence, reporting. As the anniversary of a specific rapist’s second removal from campus comes upon us, I think it is time for us as Lawrentians, and me, as SAASHA (Student Alliance against Sexual Harassment and Assault) Vice Chair, to be reflective. What has happened in…
Album review: Jonwayne’s “Rap Album Two”
Rapper and producer Jonwayne has been relatively quiet for the past two years, focusing on himself and his music, but recently released what many are already calling his magnum opus. A history lesson: in April 2015, he released a rap EP, “Jonwayne is Retired;” later that year in October, he released an instrumental album; and…
Film Review: “Hotel Chevalier”
With Midterm Reading Period in the past and finals looming in the not-so-distant future, I can imagine that many Lawrentians—myself included—do not always have quite enough time to sit through a feature-length film. Wes Anderson’s “Hotel Chevalier,” coming in at about 13 minutes and readily available on YouTube, can remedy a movie craving without taking…
Album Review: Department of Eagles’ “In Ear Park”
In 2008, Department of Eagles released their second album, “In Ear Park.” Since finding this album about four years ago, I have been continuously blown away by its ingenuity. Daniel Rossen, one half of the Department of Eagles duo, is best known for his work with the band Grizzly Bear. “In Ear Park,” however, is…
Film Review: “Shin Godzilla”
Between 2014’s “Godzilla” and the upcoming “Godzilla: King of Monsters,” I am glad to see a Kaiju film that embraces the spirit of its ancestors. “Shin Godzilla,” directed by Hideaki Anno, is low-budget, compared to its American-made counterparts, and it does not act like it is not. The effects are not top-tier and the story…
Spoken word artist Buddy Wakefield entertains and enlights
The lights were dimmed in the Esch-Hurvis room of the Warch Campus Center on Wednesday, April 16 as the audience awaited the spoken word performance of critically acclaimed poet, Buddy Wakefield. Freshman Malcolm Lunn-Craft spearheaded the operation to bring Wakefield to campus with the help of SOUP and Professor Keith Pitts, Set Design and Staging…
Iggy Azalea’s sophmore album complete success
Azalea’s sophomore studio release is an impressive demonstration of her rap and compositional abilities. The album is composed of mostly solid standalone tracks. Azalea delivers lyrically and pairs most of her raps with impressive backing melodies. Further, her use of guest artists is on point throughout the album, and the collaborations often foreshadow new chart…
“The Weird Sisters” provides a delightful, Shakespeare inspired read
While the title of Eleanor Brown’s “The Weird Sisters” instantly evokes pictures of the three haggard crones from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” Brown’s three sisters, three women in their 30s from a tiny Midwestern college town, are decidedly less imposing, and Brown’s story is definitely more of a contemporary fiction than a Shakespearean fantasy. The sisters do,…
Brian Payton reveals WWII romance, secrets
“The Wind is not a River,” a World War II novel by Brian Payton, is centered on a journalist and his wife. John Easley, previously a writer for national geographic, discovers the war has moved onto American soil in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands, while he is there studying the wildlife and land. Soon after, the…