It’s that time of year where the world seems to cry every time you hear someone say, “It’s finals! May your grades be at least passing!” But just beyond the doom and gloom of take-home essays and exams on things you swear you never learned is the sweet, sweet smell of summer. Festivals, camping trips, […]

There’s this college trope of hooking up with someone, then never wanting to see them again. Maybe you were so drunk you’re embarrassed about what you did at the time, or maybe it’s someone who you didn’t like them to begin with and there’s no reason to continue the relationship. Regardless, I always hear these […]

This column is intended to analyze the role women play in film — both in front of and behind the camera, above and below the line. But it would be remiss of me to ignore the ever burgeoning world of television (both on air and on the internet). To analyze women in film is to […]

There is a scene in the fourth season of Game of Thrones where Jon Snow tells Ygritte, who is a warrior, that girls “swoon” and “faint and collapse” at the sight of blood. Ygritte is bewildered. The conversation goes like this: Ygritte: Why would a girl see blood and collapse? Jon: Well … Not all […]

A few days ago, I stumbled across an old vinyl recording of Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma at The Last Bookstore. The album, recorded at Teatro alla Scala in 1960, includes Maria Callas singing the title role, as well as tenor Franco Corelli and mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig in their respective roles. It was a charming find, especially considering […]