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August 26, 2026
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'Happiness' is haunting show

By Elise Dunphe | June 28, 2002

For Laurie Anderson, reinvention is an inevitable -- if discomforting -- corollary of storytelling. Anderson, one of the world's premier performance artists, presented her two-hour monologue "Happiness" in Spaulding Auditorium last night. The performance was a series of short stories from Anderson's personal experience.

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Wilde's wit carries 'Earnest'

By Alex Otero | June 26, 2002

The relationship between Oscar Wilde and the movies is a very close one. His works have been translated onto the big screen in every decade since 1910. After adapting to screen Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband' in 1999, writer/director Oliver Parker brings us another addition to the Oscar Wilde film legacy with "The Importance of Being Earnest." This comedy of mistaken identity revolves around two main plots.

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'Amelie' conquers hearts and changes the world

By Iga Czarnawska | June 24, 2002

No blood, no action? "Amelie" (2001) has conquered the hearts of people all around the world in a style which might signal a change in the perceptions of mainstream cinema. This past year we have seen a strange phenomenon: people all over the world gave in to the charm of a French girl with Bambi eyes. This fairy-tale for adults, a French version of magical realism, at first seemed to critics both too fantastic and too sweet. The Cannes Film Festival refused to include the film in the competition, seeing it as a mere "trifle." A review from British paper The Guardian opened with the headline: "a Parisian fairy-tale with an adorable woman devoting her life to helping others?

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Hop to welcome the Big Top

By Richard Lazarus | June 20, 2002

The biggest performance coming to Dartmouth this summer is unmistakably the Big Apple Circus, but the Hopkins Center is also introducing an annual series of visiting artists, the Summer Arts Initiative, which will bring an intriguing mix of performers to the College. The Big Apple Circus, founded by Paul Binder '77, is touring in its 24th season.

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Weezer baffles on new album

By Carl Burnett | May 29, 2002

Weezer seems more determined than ever to keep all but the most blindly devoted fans scratching their heads by perpetuating an ongoing identity crisis: are they a pop act, emo pioneer or punk band? They have always been a pop-punk band, of course, but in the beginning, the emphasis was on the pop -- at least, that's how it seemed to the public.

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Dances of passion: Ensemble wows audiences in Moore

By Brent Reidy | May 28, 2002

Hours upon hours of work. Weeks of sweat and pain. Zealous months of dedication. An entire year's effort for one show. The Dartmouth Dance Ensemble's performances in Moore Theater this past weekend were the culmination of all these things, and it showed in their high level of professionalism and ability to touch even the hardest of hearts, creating two highly memorable performances. Sunday's show began with a playful dance set to music by Carl Orff.

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'Life' has never been so trivial

By Peter Jenks | May 15, 2002

Stephen Herek's new film "Life or Something Like It" is interesting. Interesting in some aspects of its plot, some characters and some purely cinematic features, but never very good.

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