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(10/13/25 6:00am)
“Against all odds, I’ve found myself in the business of optics, not substance.” Spoken by a peripheral character, this is the unassuming thesis of Luca Guadagnino’s latest film. “After the Hunt” is a gripping psychological thriller that weaves a complex web of power dynamics related to race, class and gender. In this campus drama set in 2019, philosophy professor Alma Imhoff (Julia Roberts) contends with the news that a favored colleague Hank (Andrew Garfield) has allegedly sexually assaulted her Ph.D. student Maggie (Ayo Edebiri).
(10/13/25 6:15am)
Feather boas. Bodies dripping with rhinestones. Burgundy stage curtains fading into shadow. This was the promotional imagery for Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album “The Life of a Showgirl.” Written and produced during Swift’s The Eras Tour by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback, this is a record about performance. It leans into spectacle, teasing some sort of confession behind its glittering facade that is never quite revealed. Over 12 tracks, Swift slips between contradictory personas, leaving the listener uncertain as to which, if any, are real.
(10/10/25 6:00am)
This article is featured in the 2025 Homecoming Special Issue.
(10/10/25 6:05am)
This article is featured in the 2025 Homecoming Special Issue.
(10/10/25 6:10am)
This article is featured in the 2025 Homecoming Special Issue.
(10/06/25 7:00am)
Mia Nelson ’22 will publish her debut poetry collection, “I’ve Never Loved Somebody and Made Them Worse” on Oct. 15. Set against the backdrop of New England, Nelson dives into the turmoil of young love, loss and self-discovery through rich language and literary allusions. Novelist Daisy Alpert Florin described Nelson’s work as “an intimate and sensuous collection exploring the many permutations of love.”
(10/03/25 6:05am)
From the pseudo-gothic “Phantom Thread” to the contained “Punch-Drunk Love,” all Paul Thomas Anderson films tend to center complex interpersonal dynamics. One of the most prolific and acclaimed directors working today, his plots range from coming-of-age films like “Licorice Pizza” to historical thrillers like “There Will Be Blood” and experimental cult classics like “Magnolia.” Besides his tendency to work with the same actors and to set his films in California, one can identify Anderson film by its use of tracking and extended shots alongside bold soundtracks and sweeping establishing frames. At their core, however, his films investigate what brings and keeps people together — and “One Battle After Another” is no exception.
(10/03/25 6:00am)
From Sept. 24 to Sept. 27, the Hopkins Center for the Arts staged an experimental production of Stravinski’s orchestral ballet score “The Firebird” at the Daryl Roth Studio Theater as a “prelude” to the building’s official reopening. Unlike a traditional performance in which the original score is performed by a live orchestra, the show consisted of a “mixtape version” in the form of contemporary arrangements by Touki Delphine, the artistic collective behind the show, according to the company’s artistic director Rik Elstgeest.
(10/06/25 7:05am)
During his 2020 Academy Award acceptance speech for Best Picture, “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho said, “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” True to this statement, five out of six of the features at Telluride at Dartmouth this year were foreign-language films. In the annual festival from Sept. 17 to Sept. 21, the Hopkins Center for the Arts screened movies from the Labor Day Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colo. — an event that has a longstanding partnership with Dartmouth.
(09/29/25 6:10am)
On Sept. 19, droves of eager Dartmouth students gathered on Gold Coast Lawn to watch a viral sensation turned modern-indie-staple take the stage. His colorful, mellow performance received a mixed reception from attendees.
(09/29/25 6:04am)
The date September 11, 2001, is seared in America’s national memory as a day of collective grief and profound horror. Yet it is within this context of national tragedy that Canadian couple Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s hit musical “Come From Away” tells a true story of universal compassion. The Tony-nominated musical has made its way to White River Junction’s very own Northern Stage. Directed by Carol Dunne, the 100-minute local production opened previews on Sept. 24, marking the first show of Northern Stage’s fall season.
(09/26/25 6:05am)
Through the Hood Museum’s “A Space for Dialogue” program, which offers student interns the chance to curate their own exhibition, Sadie Weil ’25 researched and created “Hidden Histories: Art, Provenance and the Nazi Era.” It is currently on display at the Alvin P. Gutman Gallery in the Hood through Nov. 2.
(09/26/25 6:00am)
In August, professor of English and creative writing Peter Orner published a new historical fiction novel, “The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter.” The story follows Jed Rosenthal, a struggling writer who grows obsessed with the murder of starlet Karyn Kupcinet — a real-life incident. Combining historical fact and fictional characters, Orner creates what The New York Times called “a moody and engrossing meditation on the ephemerality of memory, the persistence of family myths and a haunting ode to a bygone Chicago.” On Nov. 4, the new creative writing campus space Literary Arts Bridge will be hosting a reading and conversation about the novel with Orner and the cartoonist Liniers. The Dartmouth sat down with Orner to discuss his inspiration and writing process for the novel.
(09/26/25 6:10am)
Since its first screening at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it took home awards for Best Actor and Best Director, Kleber Mendonça’s “The Secret Agent” has been making waves on the festival circuit. Featured in this year’s Telluride at Dartmouth lineup, the film was screened in Spaulding Auditorium on Sept. 20.
(09/22/25 6:00am)
A wistful feeling I can’t quite place stirs in me at the arrival of fall: the shortening days bring thoughts of the open road, a desire to wander. The words of Isabelle Eberhardt are fitting.
(09/22/25 6:05am)
James Wan’s 2013 horror film “The Conjuring” dramatized the exploits of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in a thrilling and uncommonly poignant horror film. Since that initial installment, the series has expanded into a full-blown cinematic universe, with films like “Annabelle,” “The Nun” and their respective sequels.
(09/19/25 6:00am)
The Dartmouth Chamber Orchestra is the only student-run, audition-free orchestra on campus, providing an open and collaborative environment for students to play memorable music for almost 30 years. About 25 to 30 undergraduate and graduate students are typically part of the group each term, according to current DCO President Shahzeb Tayyab ’27.
(09/19/25 6:05am)
Attempting to strike a balance between a character-driven narrative and an action-based odyssey, Darren Aronofsky’s gritty thriller “Caught Stealing” mostly succeeds.
(09/08/25 6:00am)
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.
(09/08/25 6:05am)
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.
