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Seabass Immonen ’23 uses garments to engage in LGBTQ activism

By Laura David | June 30

In one way or another, Seabass Immonen ’23 has been making art his whole life. And, in one way or another, he has always practiced his own forms of activism. But in the last few years, particularly since he started in the Brown-RISD Dual Degree program, these two sectors of his life have converged. ...

How queer theory has shaped the literary canon

By Aalia Jagwani | June 30

From Oscar Wilde’s trial to the discourse surrounding Virginia Woolf’s affair with Vita Sackville-West, conversations about sexuality have been linked to many literary greats. But beyond the sexuality of individual authors, queerness has played a deeper and often less recognized role in shaping ...

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‘Tomboy’ exhibition looks at expectations for women, girls across history

By Emily Faulhaber | June 24

The Providence Public Library kicked off its 2022 spring exhibition and program series in April with “Tomboy,” an exhibition featuring art, clothing, archival materials and more as part of a conversation on gendered expectations and what the term tomboy has meant over time.

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‘The Northman’ stuns to the very core

By Finn Kirkpatrick | April 26

Something about “The Northman” is a little unfair. As much as any filmmaker can try to make something intriguing and novel to strike a chord with the audience, little can match the intensity and excitement of a Viking revenge thriller. Director Robert Eggers clearly knew this when making the ...

Ita O’Brien discusses ‘Sex on Screen’ in hit shows

By Aalia Jagwani | April 24

On Friday, the Ivy Film Festival hosted a virtual conversation with Ita O’Brien, the intimacy coordinator for “Sex Education,” “Normal People,” “Brave New World” and “I May Destroy You,” among other productions. “An intimacy coordinator is somebody who brings a clear ...

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Brown Opera Productions presents ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’

By Neil Mehta | April 24

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” produced by Brown Opera Productions, opened in Alumnae Hall Friday night. Based on the 1979 operetta by Stephen Sondheim, “Sweeney Todd” tells the story of the titular barber who kills his clients and sends them to be baked into meat ...

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Divine Rhythm Step Team’s first show since pandemic

By Rya Vallabhaneni | April 24

Brown’s Divine Rhythm Step Team hit the stage of List Art Center Room 120 on Friday night with its annual show, “Codename D.I.V.I.N.E.” The performance was the group’s first since the pandemic began in the spring of 2020. It involved the work of 10 steppers, a lively crowd and a master of ...

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Conversation with ‘King Richard’ director Reinaldo Marcus Green kicks off IFF

By Rya Vallabhaneni | April 22

Ivy Film Festival officially kicked off its 2022 program Monday with a screening of “King Richard” at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts followed by a virtual conversation with director Reinaldo Marcus Green moderated by Gabriella Wrighten ’25, an IFF student leader.

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Darío Madrona, creator of Spanish TV series ‘Elite,’ talks creative process, teen murder mysteries

By Livia Gimenes | April 20

In his childhood, writer and producer Darío Madrona had to walk at least two hours to get to school and back. But this long commute allowed his imagination to flourish — in order to keep himself entertained, he would create complex storylines in his head. Years later, Madrona said this experience ...

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‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ tries so hard yet says so little

By Finn Kirkpatrick | April 20

Asking if this year’s remake of “Cheaper by the Dozen” is an uninspired, hollow mess would be like asking, “Is the pope Catholic?” In both cases, the answer goes beyond “yes.” Just like how the pope is not just a Catholic but the figure that Catholicism revolves around, “Cheaper by ...

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The Daniels talk creativity, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ in IFF talk

By Finn Kirkpatrick | April 19

In the keynote talk of day two of the Ivy Film Festival, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — professionally referred to as “the Daniels” — were welcomed to campus virtually on Tuesday via Zoom. The talk, moderated by former Herald Staff Writer ...

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Artists, scholars talk navigating structural racism in performing arts

By Kaitlyn Torres | April 19

On Tuesday, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America hosted “Race & Performance in America,” its final event in the 2021-22 “Race & in America” series. This event followed five other virtual events this semester and in the fall, including “Race & Inequality” ...

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‘Elite’ Season 5 trades murder mystery for messy, unhinged storylines

By Livia Gimenes | April 14

Flickering lights shine on a body, barely moving in absolute shock. The camera pans up, revealing the classic blue and maroon uniform of Las Encinas, now smothered in blood as police sirens echo in the background. That’s how the latest season of the hit Spanish Netflix series “Elite” begins. ...

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Courses, collectives and controversy: A deep dive into NFTs on College Hill

By Rebecca Carcieri , Claire Liu and Jed Fox | April 13

Imagine coming across a piece of art online as one-of-a-kind as the Mona Lisa. You decide to buy an NFT for that artwork — a kind of digital certificate of authenticity. Once the certificate is made, it is impossible to change. Anyone can see the full ownership history of the certificate, so you ...

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‘The Adam Project’: An action film if there ever was one

By Rya Vallabhaneni | April 13

Action movies don’t get much credit in the film world. They’re regarded mainly as aesthetic pieces, with an emphasis on dynamic car chases rather than deeper meeting. Conflict is typically reduced to a black-and-white binary, and the overarching plot is usually predictable. Complexity of feeling ...

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‘Bridgerton’ returns with sizzling, regency-era romance

By Aalia Jagwani | April 11

The first season of creator Chris Van Dusen and producer Shonda Rhimes’s “Bridgerton” quickly became a sensation after it aired on Netflix in December 2020 — what it lacked in sheer cinematic prowess, it made up for with sex. The appeal was not purely sensational, as a previous Herald review ...

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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ shows unrivaled power of absurdity

By Finn Kirkpatrick | April 11

Nowadays, before a movie is even released, there is typically a long marketing campaign telling as many people as possible about the plot of the given film. Because of that, when a film is released without much public knowledge of its content but with an army of hype behind it, it is a treat to be ...

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Ukrainian artists respond to ongoing Russia-Ukraine war

By Irene Chou and Ryan Smith | April 11

On April 2, UNESCO confirmed damage to at least 53 Ukrainian cultural sites since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country on Feb. 24. In a statement ...

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‘It’s our treasure’: Badmaash premiers its annual spring show

By Kaitlyn Torres and Alex Nadirashvili | April 11

Students, alumni and parents crowded into the Salomon Center’s DECI Auditorium Saturday night to watch the Brown Badmaash Dance Company — the University’s South Asian fusion dance team — perform their annual spring show for the first time in nearly three years. The performance was titled ...

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Season 3 of ‘Servant’ continues to captivate with secrets, cinematography

By Rya Vallabhaneni | April 8

This year, M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller series “Servant” returned to Apple TV in an episodic fashion. Starting in late January, segments of the show’s third season were released every week, culminating in a shocking finale at the end of March. Viewers followed as the show’s plot revealed ...