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The Brandeis Theater Company performed William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” this past weekend. The play follows two sets of identical twins separated shortly after birth on a wacky one-day adventure of mistaken identities. The very beginning of the play began with the Duke of Ephesus (Ben Gold ’13) speaking casually to members of the […]
“Merely Players” was a wholly successful side-project put on by the Shakespeare group Hold Thy Peace this past weekend. A comedy by Brandeis graduate Phoebe Roberts ’09, M.A. ’12, “Merely Players” playfully mocks theater troupes’ and actors’ constant bid for the spotlight while still glorifying them. The play was put on in Schwartz Auditorium, a […]
“Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick” by Joe Schreiber is quite the stereotypical young adult novel. All the right moves are made to attract readers to the book: hot girl, hot guy, prom, murder, suspense. Despite all these best efforts to target the proper teenage audience, the novel falls a bit flat, mainly because it seems […]
‘Maria Full of Grace’ “Maria Full of Grace” is a shudder-inducing film. For the entirety of the film, the audience is constantly in disbelief as we follow the life of Maria Alvarez, a 17-year-old Colombian girl. The movie begins with her working in a flower plantation, where she works in conditions similar to a sweatshop […]
When I think of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), I remember my adorable brown vest as a Brownie, my snazzy green sash when I graduated to Junior, practicing my “sweet” face in the mirror before going out to sell cookies and, of course, the badges. I loved my years as […]
Is the United States in decline? Now is certainly not the first time Americans have pondered this question. During the Cold War, people in this country worried over whether the Soviet Union—with its determined, driven ideology of Marxism-Leninism, and perceived military, technological and economic dominance—would overtake America as the world’s superior superpower. Then, in the […]
When the 2011 college rankings were published, Penn State found itself among the top schools in the nation. Of course, it was not the U.S. News or Princeton Review college rankings in which Penn State was doing well. Instead, they were second in the nation on the Playboy Top Party Schools List and their football […]
“Do they make nude pantyhose for black people? Or do you just have to buy black?” Not one of my finer moments. A friend of mine is shopping for clothes from American Apparel during lunch and she was debating whether to get one of her choices, their t-shirt leotard, in black or nude, with the […]
When it comes to friends, which is better: quality or quantity? Some people prefer to have a lot of friends regardless of how close they are—a friend for every occasion, if you will. They need friends with whom to go to the movies, friends with whom to party, friends with whom to be silly and […]
The world has openly embraced technology. Technology allows us to explore the galaxies, keep friends updated on what we’re doing and talk without speaking. Thanks to texting, cell phones, social networking and the other ways in which we now communicate, technology has shifted the way humans express themselves. People have become numb to emotions, lack […]
