Judges End Tough Season with a win on senior day
After losing to the University of Chicago last Sunday, the Brandeis women’s basketball team defeated NYU on Saturday in their season finale, snapping a six-game losing streak. It was just the second game that the Judges had won since Dec. 31, a span that saw the team lose 12 of its final 14 games. The […]
A show for which to stay ‘Awake’
It has been an eventful year for television viewers who love sci-fi and fantasy. We were given the fun and captivating “Grimm,” yet we were also given the underwhelming “Once Upon a Time.” We were given the somewhat promising “Touch,” yet we were also given the same “Touch,” which somewhat promises disappointment. NBC is doing […]
The Head and Heart has plenty of heart
The Head and the Heart sings with a style reminiscent of other, more well-known bands on their label like The Decemberists and Death Cab For Cutie, but the deeper voices of Josiah Johnson and Jonathan Russell (also the band’s founders) indicates the darker emotional underpinnings beneath their songs. Though bright at times, they inevitably return […]
YACHT’s show goes smooth sailing
Last Monday night, WBRS sponsored a free concert and brought YACHT, a synth-pop band to Chum’s. Formed in 2002 in Portland, Ore., Yacht was originally a solo experiment for band member Jona Bechtolt. In 2008, he was joined by now-lead singer Claire L. Evans, and in 2010 by Robert “Bobby Birdman” Kieswetter and Jeffrey “Jerusalem” […]
‘Mass Effect 3’: a new type of video game
On March 6, the third and final installment in Bioware’s epic “Mass Effect” trilogy will hit shelves in retailers across America, and legions of fans will conclude the five-year story arc that has spanned not only three video games, but numerous books and graphic novels too. This game will represent more than a great way […]
Unraveling ‘Arrietty’s’ secret world
“The Secret World of Arrietty” first premiered in Japan, its home country, in 2010 and arrived in the United States last week. It has received glowing reviews from critics and viewers alike after receiving the equivalent of an Academy Award in Japan for “Animation of the Year.” “The Secret World of Arrietty,” which is the […]
