Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Is The Hills star and Laguna Beach alum Lauren Conrad the socialite-cum-designer of her generation à la Tory Burch and Diane von Furstenberg? This may be unlikely if her Fall 2008 collection, which debuted at her first runway show during Mercedes-Benz Los Angeles Fashion Week, is any indication. The collection features the usual autumnal color […]
In a recent interview for The Hoot’s new theatre podcast, “Open Call,” SubUrbia director Kenny Fuentes ‘08 essentially split the play’s characters into three categories: those looking to change their lives, those fighting against the forces of change, and those who have already slipped into the abyss. At the end of the Brandeis Ensemble Theater’s […]
Silence is the name of the game And the game goes like this. Be quiet, shut up, and listen For if you miss the game, You miss your chance at redemption You’re loud, Too loud. You’re noisy, Too noisy. And it stops the silence from becoming. So you gotta close your mouth, Listen to the […]
Are you ready for the biggest culture show of the year? Yes, that’s right Culture X is back in action. This show brings in an audience of over 700 people annually and this year will be no different. On April 12, Culture X will make its debut in Spingold Theatre for the first time. The […]
This is the first article I will write where I will be laughing out loud to myself while writing it. This is not because of anything funny I have to say, or new insights I may offer. The near constant laughter will be caused entirely by recollecting the spectacle I have witnessed this past weekend […]
There is a theory that I’ve been kicking around in my head for a few years now. I’ve never mentioned said theory for fear of losing credibility as a person and for fear of losing an appendage to some rabid fans. The theory is as follows: when it comes to television sitcoms there are two […]
Two summers ago I was fortunate enough to see Stephen Malkmus and Sonic Youth perform back-to-back sets at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. When Thurston Moore invited Malkmus onstage for a rousing encore, what left an indelible impression on my mind was not the raw power of their twin guitar heroics, nor the combustion of live-wire […]
I know a lot of things about Fyodor Dostoevsky. He was a great writer, journalist, thinker. He was deeply religious. What I didn’t know, though, was that one of my favorite authors was an anti-Semite. I attended a talk by Susan McReynolds on March 18 in Shiffman called “Artist and Anti-Semite: Dostoevsky’s Provocation.” During this […]
With Mike Riga, Leor Gali, Daniel Orkin, hosted and edited by Andy Meyers.
With Zach Aronow, edited and hosted by Andy Meyers.
