Sara Kantor
Singles Roundup
The long-awaited single from Daft Punk's coming album, "Random Access Memories," is an instant summertime hit. Meanwhile, Selena Gomez and Drake both challenge their current positions. "Girls Love Beyonce" offers Drake stand-alone status while "Come & Get It" is surprisingly experimental.
Throwing Tarantino a Bone
The transformation of “DOGS” into a stage play succeeded because of the largely good design, effective use of sound and music, and excellent group of actors. As morally ambiguous as the original, “DOGS” added attitude and youth to the original premise. From the beginning of the show, when the actors strode through the waiting crowd outside the Loeb Ex, they immersed themselves in their characters and emphasized the best aspect of a live theater adaptation—being in the room with “the professionals” instead of viewing them through a screen.
'Family Guy' Does Harvard, Kind Of
Harvard is renowned for its illustrious professors, rich history, old campus, and, apparently, food. According to the new episode of "Family Guy" entitled "The Giggity Wife," which aired on Sunday, the oldest Ivy should really be known for having breakfast food for dinner.
‘Sound’ Fogged by Stylistic Musical Renderings
Some novelists attempt to make sense of the world through their books, but in his debut novel, T.M. Wolf ’05 instead gives voice to the world’s confusion—he structures the very words on his pages to reflect the unpredictability of life.
Sands on a Tropical Island
As I stepped off the plane in Singapore, the first thing I noticed was the smell. Or, rather, the lack thereof.
No Longer a Tourist
Curiously enough, the most different part of my life here is the only thing I do with other people “like me”—visitors and expats, temporarily or permanently in the Land of Smiles.
Senior Profiles: Ryan P. Halprin, Theater
THC: What is the defining moment of your arts career at Harvard?
Senior Profiles: Juliet N. Macchi, Visual Arts
THC: What is the defining moment of your arts career at Harvard?
Senior Profiles: Brenda Lin, Technical Design
THC: What is the defining moment of your arts career at Harvard?
Preview: Blind Boys of Alabama
Carter lived in Boston for much of his life and looks forward to returning for the group’s upcoming concert.
Point/Counterpoint: Gorillaz Release “DoYaThing”
Is "DoYaThing" an energetic anthem or a tepid emulation?
"The Tempest" Whips Up a Storm at the Ag
The audience never saw the island in McTaggart’s vision. Instead, set designer Madelynne A. Hays '13 explored McTaggart’s theme of magic in art through the set. As opposed to an outdoor vista, the stage is a hauntingly accurate artist’s studio, complete with hundreds of books, paint sets, and other various curiosities.
‘50/50’ is a Welcome Corrective to Cancer Movies
While the movie is not for someone who has lost someone to cancer—it is far too positive to be cathartic—it does tell the honest story of someone who survived.
Penetrating Novel Follows 'Lost' Band of Pedophiles
The modern purgatory of Russell Banks’ new novel is chilling because it is true.
