‘Marty Supreme’ tracks ambition to its breaking point
In the film “Marty Supreme,” the sport of table tennis — a game of quiet, calculated moves — is transformed into a loud and unsettling study of ego, obsession and human failure.
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In the film “Marty Supreme,” the sport of table tennis — a game of quiet, calculated moves — is transformed into a loud and unsettling study of ego, obsession and human failure.
In each of the past five years, at least one Brown alum has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. In December 2025, nine Brown alums featured on the 2026 list joined those ranks.
State Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone III (D-Providence, Johnston) is pursuing legislation to prohibit immigration enforcement activity on state property without a judicial warrant, he told The Herald ...
Stepping out of my dorm on Dec. 14, I was met by five of my friends gathered outside the room of Ella Cook ’28. Flowers lay next to the door and tears streamed down our faces. We stood together in silence ...
A weighted plush dog that wears his heart on his fur, Turbobo has charmed thousands of individuals in classrooms, homes and care centers across the nation.
After a semester of studying in the historic district of Florence, Italy, a cohort of first-years at the Rhode Island School of Design stepped foot in Providence for the first time. The students are part ...
On any given day, visitors at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum can walk through the European Galleries and see the works of Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro and Pablo Picasso hanging on the walls. ...
Noman Ibrahimi ’29 always planned to stay on campus over winter break, and knew some friends who intended to stay as well. But after the mass shooting, some of his friends left, and there weren’t ...
When cashier Rachel Fontes returned to the School of Engineering cafe for the first time since the shooting, she felt “uneasy.”
Ella Cook ’28 was joyful and warm, uplifting the spirits of those around her. Friends say she possessed a strength and wisdom beyond her age, rooted in her deeply-held Christian faith. She was a hardworking ...
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov ’29 was a rare gem of a person. He was incredibly smart, yet he never bragged about his achievements. He would strike up a conversation with anyone, even if he had never met ...
On Dec. 13, Caroline Grand was watching a movie in the Avon Theater on Thayer Street — just a 10-minute walk from Brown’s campus — when a shooter opened fire in Barus and Holley.
After taking their talent from campus basements to Broadway and stages nationwide, the soul-pop group Lawrence, which boasts multiple Brunonians among its members, received a nomination for the 2026 Grammy ...
Brown admitted its early decision applicants to the class of 2030 just four days after the Dec. 13 shooting that resulted in the deaths of two Brown students and the hospitalization of nine others. Decisions ...
Many have marveled at how similarly ChatGPT can write like humans. But today’s computer scientists are posing a claim that goes even further: The large language models that power artificial intelligence ...
Rhode Island raised the state minimum wage from $15 to $16 per hour in a law that went into effect Jan. 1. The shift affects some 50,000 workers who earn minimum wage, according to a press release from ...
At 75 years old, Louis Family Restaurant co-owner John Gianfrancesco finally decided it was time for retirement. With John and his brother Albert Gianfrancesco ready to hang up their hats, the College ...
In December 2006, I finished my last semester as a student at Brown and made a career choice that made me unpopular on campus: I went to work for the University’s Department of Public Safety. Overnight, ...
This past weekend the women’s ice hockey team (12-9-2, 8-6-2 ECAC) delivered two drastically different performances in a pair of nationally ranked conference matchups at home: a 3-1 disappointment against ...
On Dec. 13, an active shooter entered Barus and Holley, killing two students and injuring nine others. The shooting sparked debate surrounding gun violence and policy in the weeks following.