CMJ Music Marathon offers a little bit of everything
Twelve days ago I traveled to New York City for the CMJ Music Marathon, a kind of combination of indie-music conference and giant music festival put on by College Music Journal.
Twelve days ago I traveled to New York City for the CMJ Music Marathon, a kind of combination of indie-music conference and giant music festival put on by College Music Journal.
The Hopkins Center and The Programming Board will help kick off Homecoming festivities this evening with a sold out performance by comedian David Chappelle in Spaulding Auditorium. Chappelle first gained notoriety as a teenager, while performing his act in and around Washington D.C.
Approximately a year after the release of his solo debut, "Heartbreaker," Ryan Adams is back on the scene with his new double album, "Gold." Adams, not to be confused with the '80s rocker Bryan Adams, was first noted on the music scene as a member of the country band Whiskeytown.
Post-Dartmouth scene presents new challenges for grads
It is safe to say that in life, people try to attain certain levels of talent and success in their respective fields.
Dartmouth students turn to popular magazines for sex tips and entertainment
"I was at a party at his fraternity, and I was there with some friends. I actually hung out there a decent amount, but I had never met him before.
It's upsetting to see a man with as much energy as Emeril Lagasse in a show that's obviously dead on its feet.
"Hook up," according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a verb that means to establish a link or to make a connection with. But to people in their teens and 20s, "hook up" means physical intimacy that can range from kissing to sexual intercourse. This word is just one of many that belongs on the unwritten list of vocabulary used to describe relationships and activities between two people who are intimately involved with each other. Because of its very unwritten nature, "hook-up vocabulary" promulgates misunderstandings and misconceptions.
What do Dartmouth professors think about the College's undergraduate dating scene? Do these perceptions match with students' own descriptions of their relationships?
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman! But wait -- where's the suit? And why isn't he trying to save the world?
Everyone in America watched at least some of "Survivor" and "Survivor: The Australian Outback" -- except, it seems, for the contestants on "Survivor: Africa." Our new gang of 16 made many of the same mistakes that garnered tribal council votes on the first two editions of CBS's hit reality series. Mail carrier Diane Ogden, 42, made the first error by showing up for the "Survivor" contestant auditions in the first place.
In light of the "Hanover" theme this week, I had hoped to review local art galleries. Unfortunately, Hanover has none. Hanover does have a branch of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen (next to Rosey Jekes), where one can purchase crafts including wooden and ceramic bowls and kitchen accoutrements, some silky formless clothing, and beautiful but insignificant cherry furniture.
Michael Webster and Leone Buyse make music on household items: vibrating soda straws, fastened together to form a double reed, and a partially filled water bottle are the instruments of choice for elementary school programs.
The opening track from The Strokes' debut full-length, "Is this It," begins with a few seconds of weird, fast-forwarded guitar, soon decelerating into nothing. Another Radiohead knockoff?
It is hard to imagine a rap artist from a rural setting, given the traditionally urban roots of rap.
'Hearts in Atlantis' is a real sinker
"Serendipity" is not a movie filled with surprises. Its very premise leaves little room for startling plot twists.
The theater fills with an energetic sound that resonates throughout the building. As the lights slowly dim, a symphony of rhythm and harmony emanates from the stage.
People express themselves in countless ways. Through writing, through music, through painting, through the sports they play, people search for and cultivate their own identities.