Coasting toward Honey Cutt’s new album
Chums hosted a pair of musical acts last week, and among them was a performance by Floridian-turned-Bostonian artist Kaley Honeycutt. Previously releasing under the title Baby!, her band changed its name to Honey Cutt in anticipation of the release of their second full-length album, “Coasting.” The new album is set to hit digital shelves on […]
Recognizing the sport of art making
When I was a kid, I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to be an artist, a painter and an animator. I wanted to create the things I was watching on Cartoon Network. I wanted to make stories and and have a lot of people […]
New semester, new Rose Art Museum
The Thursday before break, Feb. 13, was a big day for the Rose Art Museum. The building opened its doors to the public for the first time this semester for a catered opening celebration.The Rose is typically a quiet, empty place, but this was not the case on opening night. Huge crowds of visitors began […]
Overlooked sculptures: ‘The Wand of Inquiry’
Brandeis University is loaded with all kinds of public art. We’ve got busts, we’ve got plaques, we’ve got strange nightmare monoliths, and they are all beautiful. That said, some of these installations are more beautiful than others, while some will not reveal their beauty without a little context first. Such is the way of contemporary […]
A case for the Dawn Redwood, Brandeis’ only sequoia tree
When we think about “art on campus,” most people tend to imagine objects made of paint, canvas and wood and placed in either the Rose Art Museum or Dreitzer Gallery in Spingold Theater. The multitude of statues and busts with plaques nailed to them that litter the campus also come to mind, but what about […]
The Stein’s new menu
What a treat! The holidays were kind to The Stein this year. Everybody’s second favorite dining option (the first being UberEats) has received a menu design makeover with some fresh and perplexing options to spice up the new semester. Did management finally give the employees a loudspeaker so they don’t have to distend their vocal […]
The ambitious paintings of the senior midyear exhibition
Brandeis University might not have the most rigorous fine arts program in all of New England, but our student painters possess more than enough skill and creativity to stand out in a gallery. Any skeptics need only visit this year’s Senior Midyear Exhibition to be amazed into submission. For context, seniors looking to explore and […]
The mysterious case of the delicious Stein pizza
It probably doesn’t need to be said, but Brandeis dining has a quality control problem. Sometimes SubConnection gives you a nicely portioned buffalo chicken sandwich, and sometimes it gives you a puddle of sauce with enough lettuce to suffocate a cow. But sometimes the violent chaos that governs the Sodexo overbeing sees fit to grant […]
Adagio’s ‘Dare to Dream’ (almost literally) crushed the Levin stage
“We dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.” -Albert Einstein Those are the final lines of the poem printed on the back of this semester’s Adagio programs. I am not convinced that Albert Einstein ever actually wrote those words, but the sentiment resonates regardless. For a dance […]
Doja Cat in art class
Disclaimer: I would like to admit now that there is much to the following album that I am unable to communicate. I’m a pasty suburbanite that spent the better half of his high school days sulking over Pink Floyd records and video game remixes. I do not possess the cultural backing nor the expertise to […]
I love cucumber fruit water!
I must admit that guzzling water is one of my favorite things to do. I stop at every water fountain I pass, and I do not take tentative sips. When I was a kid, I would heft my undeveloped body onto countertops and dip my head under faucets. I drain water bottles. I wish I […]
Faculty and staff art exhibition lights up Dreitzer Gallery
The Dreitzer Gallery in Spingold is hosting a very personal display. Until Nov. 17, the gallery is home to this year’s showing of the Faculty and Staff Art Exhibition and that doesn’t just mean a few paintings by professors. Staff from all corners of campus life, from community advisors to Sodexo employees, have all submitted […]
Lots of love and too much information
I lost my notebook over the weekend and sort of freaked out. I kept everything in that notebook: homework deadlines, poetic thoughts, Hoot assignments. As it happens, all of my notes for “Love and Information” were in there. I tore through my memory trying to recall every detail of the production, so I could provide […]
‘Mob Psycho’ explodes fascism
Fascism. Fascist. Loaded terms. Most people associate fascism directly with the Nazis, but you don’t need a swastika on your arm to be a fascist. Some people are maybe a little too liberal with the term. Fascism is not a useful catch-all for disagreeable conservatives, though I am sure certain conservatively-minded people would agree with […]
An aggressive LED display lights up the Rose
Vagrants, night walkers and students alike may have noticed a strange eminence from the Rose Art Museum recently. The great panes of glass that make up the front of the building are usually curtained shut during off-hours, but this year the museum staff have elected to keep the two rightmost windows unveiled for the semester. […]
American Jews and Israel: authors in dialogue
Though rifts between Israeli and American Jews have possibly never been higher, the tensions are anything but new or simple, according to a dialogue between Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies Dr. Jonathan Sarna (NEJS), and Senior Vice President of Shalem College in Jerusalem Dr. Daniel Gordis, writer of the book “We Stand […]
Making the 24-Hour Musical: a behind-the-scenes look
Allow me to clear up some technicalities for you sticklers out there. No, “The 24 Hour Musical” is not literally made in 24 hours. That isn’t the point. Loads of time and labor are put into simply organizing the show weeks before the start date. Without that preemptive bureaucratic infrastructure, all but the most powerful […]
Administration responds to Climate Justice banner
In anticipation of Admitted Students Day on April 14th, members of Brandeis Climate Justice (BCJ) hung a banner on the bridge in front of Gosman Athletics Center to “remind incoming students that they have a voice on this campus, as well as remind the administration that they have a responsibility to help our generation achieve […]
Springfest 2019
Brandeis lucked out: this year’s Springfest was greeted by another spectacular day. Though the weather did not hold up nearly as well as the preceding Saturday, the sun remained visible (though often obscured) for most of the day and there was no rain during the concert. This year’s lineup included three main performers: Ari Lennox, […]
Sweet Nothings: Post Baccalaureate Exhibition 2019
The best part about Brandeis Art (besides the art, of course) is the food. As it turns out, our Studio Arts department possesses a superb cheese plate game. Those attending the opening day of the 2019 Post Baccalaureate exhibition two weeks ago were greeted with a great variety of cheeses, crackers, berries and (most importantly) […]
