Two Saturdays ago, I traveled to Brooklyn to see the band American Football on their tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of their first album’s release. “American Football” — sometimes nicknamed LP1 — was released on Sept. 14, 1999, and changed emo music forever. Though there have been ...
If Shawn Ryan ’88 has anything in common with the hard-nosed shows that make up his acclaimed career, it’s that he’s as easy to talk to as a seasoned officer by the water cooler. Ryan is the award-winning writer, showrunner and producer of shows including “The Shield,” “The Chicago Code,” ...
Crossword 11/07/2024: Solution!
On Oct. 25, Middlebury welcomed Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw for a mind-boggling night of acoustic poetry. With soulful chanting, processional tempo and impeccably layered percussion sounds from novel instruments, the group cast the audience in an enthralled trance.
Nowadays, it seems like presidential campaigns cannot exist without celebrity influence. Celebrities like Megan Thee Stallion, Beyoncé, Julia Roberts and Bruce Springsteen have all endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, and they have appeared at events to rally support among voters.
If you were to send a message into the great expanse of the universe, what would it be? Artist, writer and filmmaker Dario Robleto seeks to expand on this question in his film, “Ancient Beacons Long for Notice” which is currently on display in the exhibit, “An Invitation to Awe” at the Middlebury ...
When I first encountered Julie (stylized “julie”) almost a year ago, I was listening to “Catalogue.” At that point it was just an unsuspecting single on a dreary evening walk back from Davis. Their “zoomergaze” sound, a sort of Tiktok-ified mix of shoegaze and grunge, had blipped on my radar ...
The first feature-length film in the Hirschfield International Film Series, the Chinese atmospheric thriller “Only the River Flows,” which premiered in the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival, was greeted warmly by a packed Dana Auditorium on Oct. 17.
I harbor the fantasy that one day my phone will be constructive to my well-being. As our digital and physical spheres become more inseparable and more imaginative, forgoing technology altogether seems disadvantageous. So with a hopeful heart, I’ve made various attempts at using technology to encourage ...
On Friday, Oct. 4, Middlebury welcomed two renowned African musicians — Balla Kouyaté and Matchume Zango — for a night of musical wonder and communal merriment.
There is nothing quite like the feeling of sitting in a theater waiting for the curtain to rise, for the actors to emerge on stage and transport the audience to another world. That anticipation, the rustling of programs and the low chatter of friends and family eagerly awaiting the start of the show ...
Crossword 10/03/2024: Solutions!
Architecture, political standards, everyday ways of life — how did these concepts interact with each other in the Later Roman Empire? On Sept. 26, Dr. Hendrik W. Dey ’99, Middlebury alumnus and Professor of Art History at Hunter College of City University of New York (CUNY), shed some light on this ...
Middlebury’s Hirschfield International Film series opened Thursday, Sept. 26 to a packed theater, as Sundance Film Festival’s 2024 Short Film Tour — currently traveling its way across the country — made a gracious stop at Dana Auditorium. Of the seven shorts shown, four were undeniably worth ...