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.
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.
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.
"Cloud Atlas" (2012), written and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, follows multiple storylines to explore how the past, present and future intertwine to influence one another.
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.
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.
Sun Tzu might not appreciate the usage of the title of his military treatise in describing a trend in this week's art-related openings and events, but the application is perfectly apt.
For the past week, New York City-based audiovisual artist Adam Matta has been in residency at the College visiting classes, working with graduate students and teaching beatboxing workshops to a capella groups on campus.
Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff "Portable Vision," a series of drawings and both oil and oil-stick paintings crafted by artist and studio art professor Enrico Riley '95, opened last night in the Jaffe-Friede Gallery, marking a considerable shift in the his style.
In the midst of the Year of the Arts celebration, the five 2012-2013 senior Hood Museum of Art interns have a lot to look forward to in a program that has been in place almost since the museum's opening in 1985.
"Argo" (2012), Ben Affleck's latest director-actor project, follows the 1980 joint CIA and Canadian secret service mission to rescue six American diplomats from revolutionaries in Tehran, Iran.
This week, a number of arts openings and events discuss the portrayal of sex in society, focusing on how individuals make decisions about sex amid larger societal norms and expectations.
Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The new works of four students were launched on Thursday in the first student-run exhibition in the "This Is Not a Gallery" space in the Black Family Visual Arts Center.
Courtesy of the Hopkins Center The Harlem String Quartet, an acclaimed group that bridges diverse musical genres including soul, Latin, jazz and classical, will perform at the Hopkins Center tonight to a sold-out Spaulding Auditorium.
Ensemble Basiani, a choral group from the Republic of Georgia, will perform an array of secular Georgian folk music alongside sacred Eastern Orthodox choral pieces at the Hopkins Center tonight. Composed of 12 members from various regions of Georgia, Ensemble Basiani was formed in 2000 as part of the Tbilisi Holy Trinity Cathedral Church choir.
Courtesy of StarTribune.com "This Is How You Lose Her" by Junot Diaz is not quite a love story or at least not the kind you would expect.
This week in the fine art world, a variety of events will demonstrate the prevalence of new media in contemporary art, including photography, film and installation art, challenging the dominance of traditional art forms. Celebrating the emergence of photography as fine art, the Chicago Filter Photo Festival will run through Sunday, attracting artists, educators, curators and editors from across the country.
On Friday, the multimedia spectacle "Igniting Imagination" organized in honor of the Hopkins Center's 50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend showcased the diverse artistic accomplishments of the College's students and alumni through a series of segments that included singing, dancing, theater and film.
"Seven Psychopaths" is a crazy and star-studded comedy about a struggling writer named Marty, played by Colin Farrell, looking for the inspiration to finish a screenplay.
Courtesy of the Hopkins Center Before actor John Lithgow appeared on the Spaulding Auditorium stage to perform his one-man act "Stories by Heart" on Saturday night, audience members heard his booming voice instructing them to silence their cell phones.