Austin Siegemund-Broka

On Campus

Interactive Map: Arts First

An interactive listing of events for this weekend's Arts First festival.

Film

Robert De Niro

Crimson arts editor Austin Siegemund-Broka explains his choice for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award.

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On Campus

Top 5 Totally Inappropriate Artist Collaborations I'd Love (but Hate) to See

Just because these Frankenstein's monsters shouldn't happen doesn't mean that they won't.

Music

Black Keys Display Muscle and Finesse

Auerbach knows his way around an electric guitar, and stellar musicianship like this powered the Keys’ Mar. 7 show at TD Garden.

Music

‘Biophilia’ Conceptually Brave, Musically Limited

That the album avoids bloated overindulgence is miraculous. Surprisingly, though, its only weak spot is an element of restrictive simplicity. Björk’s lyrics and sonic architecture almost align in a titanic vision for “Biophilia,” but the album’s stylistically constrained instrumental strategy stunts that conceptual richness.

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Twin Sister’s Nostalgia-Infused Post-Punk

The album marries an even, computerized feel with genres as disparate as disco’s flair and Spaghetti Western scores. Their breadth makes for a fresh and offbeat production, but consistent elements in their songwriting keep the album from feeling like an unfocused jumble.

Visual Arts

Portrait of an Artist: Jeff T. Sheng '02

VES visiting lecturer and former Harvard student Jeff T. Sheng marries art with BGLTQ activism.

Music

Cymbals Eat Guitars Excels on Sophomore Release

With a stark instrumental palette and a penchant for cultivating restlessness, “Lenses Alien” binds together chaos and cohesiveness in a brilliantly charged opus.

On Campus

Sackler Honors the Scientific Artists of the Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci famously mastered both art and science, blending them in some of his greatest innovations—but he was far ...

On Campus

Transformation from Paper to Play

Playwrights navigate an artistic maze to translate a play from script to performance.

On Campus

African Diaspora Explored through Dance

Lovely D. Nicolas stomps and dances across the Lowell Lecture Hall stage as her mother, Elizabeth A. McAlister, speaks at the podium. Nicolas, with swinging hips and jerking shoulders, is giving her mother’s words powerful bodily life.

Music

Lykke Li Creates Dark, Enchanting Pop

Lykke Li comes into her own on "Wounded Rhymes," developing strikingly rich lyrics supported by a new, cohesive sound.

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Cut Copy Get Anthemic on ‘Zonoscope’

Cut Copy ultimately—and miraculously—keep their ambitious production aloft through unwaveringly strong musicianship and unabashedly expansive takes on traditional pop themes.

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Film

"Gatsby" Not So Great

College Administration

Evelynn Hammonds Expected To End Tenure as Dean of the College This Summer

Science

Premeds in Search of MCAT Prep Say Harvard Classes Provide Insufficient Instruction

House Life

Anne Harrington and John Durant Named Pfoho House Masters