Arts & Culture
Which ‘Wich?
on Sunday, February 5th, 2012Panoramic Picture Show
Munir Atalla on Sunday, February 5th, 2012One for the cinema: Rise of the Planet of the Apes For those of you who haven’t yet, it’s time to give this strange franchise a chance. In a breathtaking blockbuster that straddles the fence between social commentary and surprisingly heart-wrenching emotion. Andy Serkis stars as Cesar, a genetically altered simian. He is lovingly raised [...]
Which ‘Wich? by Luke Pyenson
on Sunday, February 5th, 2012It’s been a couple years since I was a regular presence in the hallowed walls of Dewick-Macphie or Carmichael. It’s also been a couple years since the Tufts Daily published the wonderful column “Between the Slices,” written by my dear friend and fellow food enthusiast Ben Kochman. You know the man. He knows the secrets [...]
Dance/Draw Exhibit Review
Molly Mirhashem on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Through January 16, Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art is running an exhibit entitled “Dance/Draw.” Spanning the past several decades and arriving at the present, the exhibit explores an ever-changing relationship between dancing, drawing, and the artist. “Dance/Draw” encompasses the work of many different artists in all sorts of styles and mediums, and the ICA describes [...]
Top Albums of 2011 You Can Listen To With Your Mom
Natalie Selzer on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012This winter break you might be looking down the barrel of a long road trip with the family or a whole lot of time in the car doing last minute Christmas shopping with Mom. You might be snowed in or just guilted in, with hours of down time to fill. That’s all well and good, [...]
Take Time For Under $10
Natalie Selzer on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Museum of Fine Arts, Boston With free admission for students holding a Tufts ID, the MFA is the perfect place to escape the finals disaster known as Tisch and just relax. Bright corridors, quiet spaces, and beautiful artwork from around the world await those who don’t mind spending a little time on the T. From [...]
A Very Potter Interview: A Very Potter Musical’s Joe Walker talks theater, eats pancakes, is Voldemort
by Katie Welch on Sunday, November 20th, 2011O: How did the idea for “A Very Potter Musical” come about and what was the process like in terms of creating the script and auditions? JW: Okay, well, AVPM was sort of born from the minds of Nick [Lang] and Matt Lang and Brian Holden, the writers of the book. And I think [...]
Artist Spotlight: Justine Bowe
Anna Seeman on Sunday, November 20th, 2011Tufts senior Justine Bowe sat down with the Tufts Observer to talk about her latest musical project, Photocomfort, a combination of soothing vocals, haunting lyrics, and catchy instrumental rhythms that get you hooked. Bowe admits, “I only want people to want to listen. I don’t want to make people listen.” So, tell me about Photocomfort. [...]
On physics, arts + a new book: Lisa Randall speaks at Harvard bookstore
on Sunday, November 20th, 2011When Harvard professor Lisa Randall spoke in Harvard Square this past Tuesday, it felt like the cramped Brattle Theater kept fluctuating between unbelievably huge and miniscule size. “As a particle physicist, I look at the unimaginably large and the unimaginably small,” said Randall. “I’ll do my best not to make your head spin.” What was [...]
Thanksgiving with Luke Pyenson
on Sunday, November 20th, 2011This might be more information than I should share in an Observer article, but my mother went into labor with me in the middle of Thanksgiving dinner on November 22, 1990. And sometime between four and five in the morning (nobody knows) on November 23, I came careening out into the world on a wave [...]