Arts provide coeducational outlet

Protagonist in ‘Oslo' fails to capture audience sympathy

Courtesy of Guardian.co.uk A defining characteristic of Scandinavian cinema lies in its ability to portray existential crises well on screen.

Pakistani comedians to perform with student improv groups

Dennis Ng / The Dartmouth Staff Highly successful comedians Danish Ali and Ali Gul Pir will bring their brand of political humor to the College in collaboration with comedy groups Casual Thursday, Improv to the People and Sit-Down Tragedy. The show, titled "Very Live: Stand Up and Improv Our Country," will consist of improvisational and stand-up comedy about both life and politics in Pakistan and elections in the United States, using comedy to compare the two systems, according to Ali. "It'll be interesting to see if Americans will laugh at what we think is funny about the U.S.

Tennessee Williams addresses own struggles in short play

Nushy Golriz / The Dartmouth Staff Tennessee Williams' "I Never Get Dressed Till After Dark on Sundays," directed by Gabe Rodriguez '13, premiered on Sunday in Moore Theater and will have its final performance tonight. The one-act play was written in 1970 during a dark period in Williams' life, in which his lover had died and his favor with critics had long since evaporated.

‘Angels' shows off student talent, explores human condition

Yomalis Rosario / The Dartmouth Staff "This is the very threshold of revelation," Harper Pitt announces during a hallucination occurring in a drag queen dream.

Film series spotlights collaboration with New York Film Festival

Courtesy of the Lincoln Center Coincidentally, the New York Film Festival and the Hopkins Center for the Arts are both celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year, and it is perhaps fitting that the upcoming weekend represents the first and perhaps only time that the two will collaborate.

Erdrich returns to Dakota Indian reservation in new novel

It is not often that the aftermath of a crime eclipses the crime itself, especially one as violent and unforgivable as the attack that opens "The Round House" by Louise Erdrich '76.

Titus Andronicus releases new album ‘Local Business'

Courtesy of StereoGum.com Friday Night Rock veteran Titus Andronicus recently released their third album "Local Business," an album that takes on new levels of self-loathing not seen since their 2010 release "The Monitor." While you're not likely to hear many of Titus Andronicus' songs on Top-40 radio stations, the band is a rising star in the indie-rock world.

Gilchrist's ‘Chalk Talk' lecture focuses on Aboriginal art

Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff In advance of Saturday's Homecoming football game against Harvard University, the Hood Museum of Art hosted the fourth installment of the "Faculty Chalk Talk" lecture series led by curator Stephen Gilchrist.

Ricki Stern '87 returns to campus to screen ‘Knuckleball'

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Having made films on a wide range of topics from the Darfur conflict to a year in the life of Joan Rivers, it's safe to say that Ricki Stern '87 has made her mark on the world of documentary filmmaking.