Iggy Pop’s ‘Post Pop Depression’ speaks to his decline and fading into the ether. His fate is one we may ultimately share at the hands of this most tumultuous year, in this mad, mad world.
Arts, Music, Movies, On Campus, Off Campus
‘The Accountant,’ ‘The Greatest Show on Earth,’ and Waiting For Lefty This Weekend in Arts
See the Ringling Bros. ‘Greatest Show on Earth,’ Eric Paslay at the House of Blues, and Ben Affleck as the savant gone criminal in ‘The Accountant’ this weekend in arts.
Arts, Featured Column, Column
Fine Art and Urinals: Understanding the Abstract
I have come to the realization that thinking literally has its drawbacks. For instance, Duchamp’s signature Dada style asked no clear question, and it frustrated me when I couldn’t come up with any kind of an answer.
Arts, On Campus
‘Waiting For Lefty’ Performance Explores Timeless Working Woes
The theatre department’s rendition of ‘Waiting for Lefty,’ and its modern twist ‘Still Waiting’ captures the hardships of workers in various social circumstances and dispositions.
Arts, Music
Green Day’s ‘Revolution Radio’ Is Made White Noise By Past Successes
With the fires of creativity seemingly dimming on ‘Revolution Radio,’ Green Day finds itself at a crucial moment. It must find a way to conform against its better judgement, or fade away completely.
Television, Arts
Woody Allen’s ‘Crisis in Six Scenes’ Is a Solid Assay into Television
Though it does not achieve the glory of his work on the big screen, ‘Crisis in Six Scenes’ is an enjoyable, and at times, surprising venture for Woody Allen on television.
Arts, Music
Shedding Past “Starboy” Persona, The Weeknd Shifts Toward Darker Tones
Casting away the tired rags of his old persona, The Weeknd seeks to reinvent himself in the music video “Starboy,” but the effects of casting away that which garnered him acclaim have yet to be seen.
Movies, Arts, Music, On Campus, Off Campus
‘Girl on the Train,’ R. Kelly, and Campaigns & Cartoons This Week in the Arts
See R. Kelly fill the TD Garden, Emily Blunt as the ‘Girl on the Train,’ and explore the history of political cartoons in the Campaigns & Cartoons exhibit.
Arts, Featured Column, Column
Batman v. Superman v. Marvel
How much longer will Marvel dominate the superhero box office and how long will DC be relegated to eating glue in the corner?
Arts, Music
Pixies Dust Themselves Off, Recenter in the Mind in ‘Head Carrier’
After 2014’s largely anti-climactic ‘Indy Cindy,’ the Pixies reinvigorate its audience with surf-rock sounds laced with darker undertones in ‘Head Carriers.’
