Boston Calling 2019
The Harvard Crimson sends three writers — Allison J. Scharmann '21, Jack M. Schroeder '21, and Shruthi Venkata '22 — to cover Boston Calling Music Festival.
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Arts
Music
From Governors Ball 2019: Friday Sound Bites
As Mitski sang with a sort of abandon to a departing partner, “And when you go, take this heart / I'll make no more use of it when there's no more you,” she danced with wild joy.
From Governors Ball 2019: Sunday Sound Bites
Due to a whirlwind of weather-induced scheduling changes, only 11 of the planned 27 acts in Governors Ball’s Sunday lineup ended up being able to perform.
On Campus
‘Big Plans’ at the Gardner Museum Takes a Meta-Level Look at the Role of Public Spaces in Social Reform
“Big Plans: Picturing Social Reform” is about landscape architecture as a 19th-century social innovation.
New HAM Curator Joachim Homann Wants Us To Think About What a Drawing Is
Looking towards his goals as a curator at Harvard, incoming drawings curator Joachim Homann said that he hopes to broaden the museum’s scope.
Theater
‘Multiplicity Is Actually Strength’: Margaret Atwood and Poul Ruders Reflect On Retelling ‘The Handmaid's Tale’ Through Opera
Atwood’s parting words embodied hope for the new generation of opera-goers. "What I’m happy about right now is the generations of, let’s say, under 25."
Portrait of an Artist: Puppeteer Kate Brehm Teaches the Illusion of Invisibility
"The role of the puppeteer is exciting because there's always a duality going on," Brehm said.
Film
50 Years: The Lunar Landing and Space in Film
Today, 50 years after the moon landing, it’s astonishing to see how far space films have gone.
An Action Movie Done Right: ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum’
“John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” — the latest entry in this unapologetically bloody, but increasingly successful action franchise — lives up to its predecessors.
Books
‘The Sentence Is Death’ Needs to Watch Its Wording
Horowitz is no stranger to the mystery novel, but “The Sentence is Death” is unfortunately his least exciting foray into the genre.
‘Lost Roses’ Brings to Life the Russian Revolution
There are great elements to “Lost Roses,” but more often than not they are caught in the crossfire of extreme symbolism or frankly impossible coincidence.
TV
‘Fleabag’ Season Two is a Comedic Triumph
As Waller-Bridge debuts the second season of BBC America’s hit thriller “Killing Eve” and its first season wins accolades, the second season of her original dramedy “Fleabag” finally comes to American television.
‘The Iron Throne’ Ends ‘Game of Thrones’ With Plenty of Questions
With a world as large as the one in “Game of Thrones” and all the hype surrounding the final episode, the showrunners were ultimately going to leave fans unsatisfied in some way or another.
'The Bad Mother’: ‘Big Little Lies’ Takes Celeste to Court
Forget “Kramer vs. Kramer”: The spiciest on-screen courtroom showdown is shaping up to be Kidman vs. Streep in the penultimate episode of “Big Little Lies”’ second season.
‘Mulan’ Teaser Missing Mushu, Music, and Disney Magic?
As much as audiences around the world deserve to see a more historically accurate rendition of this empowering story, that doesn’t necessarily make this film a faithful adaptation of Disney’s 1998 “Mulan.”
Harvard Art Museums Receives Gift of Otto Piene’s Sketchbooks
This spring, the Harvard Art Museums received a gift of 70 of the late modern artist Otto Piene’s sketchbooks dating from 1935 to 2014.
‘Kill Me’: ‘Big Little Lies’ Twists the Plot
Et tu, Corey? With the quirky sartorial choices and fun facts about marine life?
‘She Knows’: ‘Big Little Lies’’ Big Self-Sabotaging Problem
You’d think after one murder, Monterey denizens would learn their lesson about costume parties.
‘The End of the World’: ‘Big Little Lies’ Forecasts Our Collective Demise
The HBO drama once again enjoys pitting well-meaning, yet clumsy activism against the oblivion that accompanies considerable wealth.
Fewer People Are Watching The Tonys: Does it Matter?
This year’s Tony Awards demonstrated that American theater is as engaging, diverse, and relevant as the best that HBO and Amazon Prime have to offer.
‘What Have They Done?’: ‘Big Little Lies’ Second Season Has Yet to Justify Itself
Despite its Avengers-like assembly of Hollywood’s best and brightest, “Big Little Lies” has yet to justify its second season, beyond wanting to strike it rich.
‘Tell-Tale Heart’: ‘Big Little Lies’ Adds Yet Another Mother to the Mix
First Mary Louise, now Elizabeth… Is this town just one festering cesspool of mommy issues?
From Governors Ball 2019: BROCKHAMPTON are the Best Kind of Boyband
BROCKHAMPTON are out to be the best, to “redefine the word ‘boy band,’” and to take on any limited definitions of masculinity the world tries to force on them.
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