Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Be very cautious when using Google Maps. Or, well, at least make sure that you have the correct address. I tell you this from experience. On Tuesday, March 4 I attended a spectacular Middle Eastern concert at Tufts University held in the school’s brand new Granoff Music Hall. The music hall’s address is 20 Talbott […]
Between the assassinations, attempted suicide, witty banter and pokes at Americans, who would have thought that a moral question lies at the heart of In Bruges? Surprisingly though this dark comedy manages to question whether sin is really as black and white as society makes it out to be; suggesting rather that certain sins are […]
There are certain capacities where one would find slapstick humor inappropriate. Funerals would be such a capacity. So why do critics find Frank Oz’s Death at a Funeral to be so “uproariously funny?” (Claudia Puig, USA Today). That’s a simple question to answer. Death at a Funeral is the perfect mix of an entertaining plot […]
“While people have cheered on the awful mess we’ve made,” crooned indie pop songstress, St. Vincent, “through storms of red roses, we’ve exited the stage.” After her stellar performance on Saturday night at the Middle East, the couplet seemed particularly apropos, even if the only “awful mess” of the night came from her overenthusiastic drunken […]
I’m a silent shadow dressed in black Unnoticed, ignored… Given a freedom not realized or understood Until too late I walk down the street in black And blacker still You try to confine me Buy me, hide me from your sight You say I incest you Inspire you, leave you sleepless and hot You gave […]
Courtney Love doesn’t get a lot of positive press these days. In fact, I don’t think she’s gotten much positive press in her entire career, and there are legitimate reasons for that. Her behaviors, habits, and attention grabbing comments are generally thought of as part of one of the world’s most ridiculous circus acts. I […]
On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, the beginning of a new legacy was wrought upon Brandeis. The quest, to do whatever you do best, whether it be chugging Tabasco or performing Beethoven’s first symphony on the piano. The challenge, to impress a panel of judges made up of Gustavo Pardo, the fair thinker,(in the vain of […]
Nine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor has long detested aspects of the music industry, and the release of his most recent album of instrumentals, Ghosts I-IV, has made waves in a similar fashion to Radiohead’s pioneering “pay what you want” release of their latest album, In Rainbows. Reznor’s release is in fact as significant if not […]
Sabrina Stone ’07 opened for the Students for Environmental Action(SEA) coffeehouse at Chums on Sunday. She played a short set, including songs about the environment as well as few songs from her EP Sabrina Stone. Vice President of SEA, Matthew Schmidt ’11, commented, “The SEA coffee house was a great success, not only because we […]
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