Standing on the threshold of graduation, the path ahead seems rife with uncertainty. In our years at Brown, we鈥檝e spent our time building ourselves into a community that supports, challenges and encourages us. That鈥檚 a hard thing to let go of as we leave College Hill behind.聽 Four years ago, I ...
In 2017, Taylor Swift unveiled a darker, angrier side of her personality through her sixth album, 鈥渞eputation.鈥� The controversial album lived up to its name and challenged the way people perceive Swift 鈥� both musically and personally.聽 Following 鈥渞eputation,鈥� Swift鈥檚 seventh album, 鈥淟over,鈥� ...
One hundred and seventy-one years ago, a valentine kindled an ill-fated Providence romance between two star-crossed poets. In 1848, Providence-based poet Sarah Helen Whitman crafted a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe for a Valentine鈥檚 Day poetry salon. Although Poe was not present at the salon, Whitman鈥檚 ...
The release of 鈥淔antastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald鈥� presents yet another effort to destroy the world of Harry Potter. Characterized by disorder, the film is arguably the worst of the recent additions to the Harry Potter franchise and is likely to disappoint most true Potterheads. To start ...
Monday night, the Department of Literary Arts hosted Irish novelist John Banville, author of Booker Prize-winning novel 鈥淭he Sea.鈥� Though small in size, the audience present in Salomon Center 001 listened with rapt attention as Professor of English Paul Armstrong opened a conversation with Banville ...
Last May, the Department of Music announced that Mark Seto would serve as the new director of the Brown University Orchestra effective July 1. Prior to this appointment, Seto was an associate professor of music and director of the Connecticut College Orchestra.聽He also holds the position of Artistic ...
At 5 p.m. Wednesday, members of the Providence community gathered in List Art Building 120 to hear Yevgeniya Baras discuss her experiences as a studio artist and a curator. Originally from Russia, Baras immigrated to the United States in her youth and is currently based in Brooklyn. She teaches art ...
After half a decade of waiting, fans of former Beatles star Paul McCartney can finally revel in his new solo album 鈥淓gypt Station.鈥� Released Sept. 7, this collection of 14 tracks 鈥� and two instrumental bookends 鈥� marks the 16th album of McCartney鈥檚 largely underwhelming solo career. While ...
Salomon Center erupted into overwhelming applause as Diane Guerrero stepped on stage. The acclaimed actress and activist addressed the audience in a talk sponsored by the Brown Lecture Board Tuesday evening, delivering a speech that elicited a palpable sense of excited emotion from the crowd. 鈥淚t ...
Live music complimented the distinctive hum of The Underground Coffee Co. Saturday afternoon as the B-Side Magazine hosted its annual spring Coffeehaus show, which featured various student performers and groups. 鈥淪ometimes at Brown if you鈥檙e doing something that鈥檚 not quantifiable in terms of ...
