Arts & Culture
Slipin Sips: Reflections on the Peripheral Wine Fair
By Sam Lipin | November 9, 2023“Slipin Sips” is a wine column written by Staff Writer Sam Lipin (hence the title, “Slipin”). As an amateur sommelier, Sam exists deep in the world of wine, particularly natural wine, and this column seeks to share the joy he finds in fermented grapes with the rest of the world.
“Dad Rock”: A musical investigation into masculinity
By Jonathan Eaton | November 9, 2023In an evening of fatherhood, brotherhood, toxic masculinity and death, “Dad Rock,” Beck Barsanti ’24.5’s acting thesis explored what it means to be a man in the modern world. The work opened on Nov. 2 and was directed by Gavin Richards ’25.5, Bri Beach ’23.5 and Maggie Blake ’24.
“Playing the long game”: Cocoon returns to campus after Moth-Up’s brief hiatus
By Sophia Afsar-Keshmiri | November 9, 2023Middlebury Moth-Up packed the Robison Concert Hall in the Mahaney Arts Center for the group’s largent event of the year: Cocoon.
Adam Glazer, illustrator en garde
By Acadia Klepeis | November 9, 2023Frequent visitors to Little Seed Coffee Roasters may recognize its most artistic regular, often perched on one of the coffee shop’s trademark millennial pink chairs, notebook and pencil in hand.
La celebración de la muerte y vida: the celebration of life and death
By June Su and Kana Decoste | November 9, 2023In the spirit of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a lively group of students, faculty and community members united across campus on Thursday, Nov. 2 for the second year in a row to celebrate and honor loved ones who have passed.
Crossword 11/02/2023: Solution!
By William Reed | November 3, 2023Crossword solution for 11/02/2023.
Crossword 11/02/2023: Solution!
By William Reed | November 3, 2023Crossword solution for 11/02/2023.
“If This Was a Movie”: “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”
By Acadia Klepeis | November 2, 2023The singer’s colossal Eras Tour dominated the summer, clogging Instagram feeds with fan videos and consistently headlining major media outlets. Then news broke of her apparent new relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end, Travis Kelce, leading to a stunning spike in football viewership. Finally, ...
Lions and tigers and…the Pillsbury doughboy? Oh my!: Halloween at Middlebury
By Ellie Trinkle | November 2, 2023On a Halloweekend marked by mercurial weather, Middlebury students donned meticulously planned (or thrown together at the last minute) costumes to celebrate October’s spookiest holiday. Students could be seen sporting funky hats, face glitter, inflatable suits and everything in between. Celebrities ...
ISO Show “Radiance” celebrates color and culture in a display of community
By Joshua Glucksman and Arthur Martins | November 2, 2023After a week of incredible events celebrating our campus’ cultural diversity, the International Students’ Organization (ISO) hosted “Radiance,” its annual variety show, a long-standing tradition for passionate and talented international students to entertain the eager crowd with a magical evening ...
Social media takes center stage in “Greek Tragedy”
By Catherine Goodrich | November 2, 2023In a typical Greek tragedy, there is a moment when the story’s heroic figure faces disaster and in the same moment intimately connects with the audience. The first of two faculty shows this fall, “Greek Tragedy,” delivers a contemporary, 2010s-inspired take on this premise.
Crossword 10/26/2023: Solution!
By Josh Harkins | October 27, 2023Crossword solution for 10/26/2023.
Pianist Mahani Teave visits Middlebury from Rapa Nui
By Gus Morrill | October 26, 2023Mahani Teave without a doubt has the resume to match any of her contemporaries. She attended prestigious music schools worldwide to hone her crafts and studied under several notable concert pianists, including Roberto Bravo, Sergei Babayan and Fabio Bidini.
“Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” lights a path toward a resilient future
By Eli Dibari | October 26, 2023In a future in which the threat of wildfires shrouds the horizon in smoke and uncertainty, the film “Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” (2022) offers a fresh perspective of hope.
From the Archives: A spooky history of Halloween postcards
By Charlie Keohane | October 26, 2023When you think of a romantic holiday, you probably think of Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to love. Save for a cute couple’s costume, Halloween is typically a night of trick-or-treating and scary movies. Halloween is perhaps one of the least romantic holidays to come to mind. However, this wasn’t ...
