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Shakespeare tragedy comes to Brandeis stage

This week saw the arrival of one of William Shakespeare’s greatest plays to the Shapiro Theater at Brandeis University. “King Lear,” presented by Hold Thy Peace, the Shakespeare society in residence at the university, is an ambitious choice for anyone to tackle, with its title role notorious as simultaneously the most challenging to perform and […]

Q-Tip: Almost a Renaissance Man

“Back in the days when I was a teenager/Before I had status and before I had a pager,” Q-Tip raps in the opening of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Excursions,” you could find him “listening to hip-hop.” Tip’s reverence and respect for the genre is evident in his newest solo album, The Renaissance. In the 1990s, […]

The perfect Role Model for Hollywood movies

There are three rules that I think are very important to keep in mind when one starts to write reviews.  First, take a stand (this is obvious). Second, the review should be about the item under evaluation and not so much about the reviewer’s life (it is, however, acceptable to utilize the people in your […]

Review: Feeding Frenzy takes feeding fish to a new level

Feeding Frenzy is not one of the first games that come to mind on XBLA that you would think desperately needs a sequel. Even with a skeptical mind going in, Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown reminds players of how much fun it is to swallow underwater creatures over and over again. Gameplay is extremely simple […]

Aging

The summer was drawing to an end and she was finding it hard to say farewell to the long days and warm air. Soon she would be bundled up in a jacket and mittens, the nights would be longer and colder. Each day she would have to rise to a dark sky. But for now […]

Tales of customer service gone wrong

If you are the type of person who is easily distracted from work, or who simply does not need another reason to procrastinate, then please do yourself a favor and read no further. There were some websites that helped me waste my first 20 or so minutes of work this summer when I thought I […]

Ask the Queer Resource Center!

Dear QRC, I’m puzzled by the name “Queer Resource Center.” Isn’t “queer” an insulting term? Sincerely, Confused in Cable Confused, Great question! You’re right in that “queer” began as derogatory and homophobic. However, the term has been reclaimed, and in a liberal environment like Brandeis it is perfectly acceptable to use. Unlike commonly used terms […]