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I find that the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” generally holds true for arts criticism. Nevertheless, there are certain instances in which a cover-or in this case a playbill- provides a surprising degree of insight into a work’s actual content. If you attended the 24-hour Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by […]
Like many students at our fair university, I was transplanted to Brandeis from faraway climes without any real knowledge of the community in which our campus resides. Treading the well-worn paths from school to Moody Street, Cambridge, and Boston gave me a distorted mental picture of the neighborhood. So I don’t think I’ll do those […]
Some may be surprised by the Election theme of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week website. The page is scattered with buttons and signs typical of political campaigns, except rather than promote a political candidate, they tout fashion empowerment, with slogans such as “Fashion = Change” and “Accessorize for Democracy.” With a landmark election in U.S. history […]
“Why?” Possibly the most common question asked in human history encapsulated in one simple world. While watching Man on Wire it’s hard not to shake your head throughout the movie and continually ask the question “why,” marveling the stunning true story of Philippe Petit – the French tightrope artist who climbed and conquered the world […]
For Jennifer Time sleeps in a test tube, coils silently under the noses of the sleep-deprived and weightless. Sophocles heard it skirting the boundaries of his doorways, closed his eyes, prayed for sight, and clicked his heels three times. Time holds a lot of rain, like a long-distance telephone call. Take care not to pick […]
some guys with good news came by – somethin’ ‘bout some overstretched hebe hellfire and an insurance scheme
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By Adam Hughes and Zachary Aranow
