“Dunkirk”: A truly human experience
October 2, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
On July 21, the much-anticipated World War II movie “Dunkirk” was released. It told the story of the 1940 evacuation of 400,000 trapped Allied soldiers from the beach of Dunkirk, France, after the area had become surrounded by the German army. It is a masterpiece. With the threat of enemy U-boats,...
Slam poetry group celebrates diversity
October 2, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
The crowd that sat in Stearns Performance Space on Sept. 13 was small, yet as the four girls on stage finished their performance, the applause was nothing but loud. Muslim Girls Making Change is a slam poetry group created by four Vermont high schoolers: Hawa Adam, Kiran Waqar, Lena Ginawi and Balkisa...
I Am Vermont, Too tackles racism
October 2, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Currently in the Julian Scott Memorial Gallery hang a collection of powerful photos, showcasing JSC students and Vermont residents wielding whiteboards full of racial microaggressions. This collection, modelled off “I Too, Am Harvard,” is on the first stride of its statewide tour under the title...
Theater ensemble reinterprets “Antigone” to address modern issues
October 2, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
While the upcoming fall play is titled “Antigone,” it won’t be Sophocles’ original Greek tragedy. The ensemble, as well as the director, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts Isaac Eddy, have been working for weeks to rewrite the script. The rewriting process began with the reading...
“Bastard Republic” takes you to the edge of the former Soviet Union
September 14, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
I normally stay away from books of war — I’ve a weak stomach for violent death. As a result, I’m more of a “big picture” student when it comes to history. But when Professor Tyrone Shaw came into the library one night and mentioned his book, “Bastard Republic,” I decided right then and...
Thurston explores living with color in “How To Be Black”
September 14, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
In this New York Times bestseller “How to Be Black,” Baratunde Thurston of Jack & Jill Politics and The Onion employs quick satire and humor to explore the “ideas of blackness.” Using anecdotes from the lives of what he calls The Black Panel, an assembly of seven comedians, writers,...
A new perspective on sexual deviance
September 14, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
When one of your roommates requests suggestions for movie night, most people probably wouldn’t expect a dramedy about fetishism to come up as an option. Then again, most people don’t have my roommates. “The Little Death” is a 2014 Australian film directed by Josh Lawson, who also...
“Subnautica” explores the dangerous beauty of survival in the deep seas
September 14, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
At 120 meters below the surface, the frigid waters appear pitch black as you slowly follow the thin beam of illumination released by your dive light. Cave walls full of limestone deposits briefly reflect your light, allowing you to catch a glimpse of your surroundings. Your sight goes black again as...
“Sing” delivers a joyful musical for all ages
April 27, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
In 2016’s “Sing,” everyone wants to be a star: the young kid singing in a city alleyway while keeping an eye out for cops; the stay-at-home-mom hopelessly trying to convince her houseful of kids and too-busy-too-notice husband that she’s just as good as the girl on the radio; the girlfriend playing...
In the Moog: odd pub, good grub
April 27, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
After opening the door to Moogs Place, which shares a building with Fisher Auto Parts next to the Bijou theater in Morrisville, I entered a dimly lit, small dining room. Goldenrod yellow walls did nothing to brighten the place. The people seated at tables on the opposite wall looked up disapprovingly...
Skinny Pancake oozes flavor
April 27, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Snow fills the air on Montpelier’s bustling Main Street. Many people, their faces pink and pinched from the wind, hurry into various shops in a race to get out of the cold. Up ahead is an inviting brick building with a rustic sign painted on it reading The Skinny Pancake. Instantly after...
“Cabaret” brings wonderful Weimar weirdness to Dibden
April 27, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
When the lights went dark and the audience quieted, a voice rang through the space, introducing the play and discouraging the use of cellphones during the performance. The anticipation felt oddly like the beginning of a ride at an amusement park, and I watched the stage with rapt attention. “Cabaret”...
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