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Arts & Culture

Demi Lovato returns to pop on ‘It’s Not That Deep’

By Blair Weng | November 12

The artist’s ninth studio album focuses on themes of love and heartbreak.

Three photographs side by side. The furthest right shows a boy with the side of his face against a wood pole. The center shows a woman looking straight wearing a purple dress and maroon head covering. The furthest left shows a woman smiling at the camera wearing a red dress and a black head covering.

Arts & Culture

Art at Watson’s ‘Life After War’ exhibition showcases mental toll of war on survivors

By Izabella Piatkowski | November 12

Amy Kaslow’s photography series will be on display until Jan. 15.

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Events

TAPS’s ‘Machinal’ explores story of societal pressure, rebellion

By Heshma Hussain | November 11

The play, written by Sophie Treadwell, is based on the true story of convicted murderer Ruth Snyder.

Arts & Culture

‘The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds’ highlights talent of student actors

By Ann Gray Golpira | November 10

Written by Paul Zindel, Something on the Green’s rendition was brought to life in the Fishman Studio.

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Arts & Culture

New lecture series launches with talk on how Mary Elizabeth Sharpe P’45 beautified Brown

By Talia LeVine and Summer Shi | November 10

The talk took place on Thursday evening in Rochambeau House, a passion project of Mary Elizabeth Sharpe and her husband.

The cast of Hadestown, with drinks in hand, raising their hands high in cheers during Oct. 17’s performance at Walter Kerr Theatre in New York.

Arts & Culture

‘Hadestown’ shines with political relevance

By Talia LeVine | November 10

The show’s touring cast performed at the Providence Performing Arts Center this weekend.

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Arts & Culture

‘Bugonia’ is a genius dark satire for a modern-day audience

By Yechan Kim | November 10

Yorgos Lanthimos strikes again with an unsettling but razor-sharp critique of humanity.

Frame from "Nobody Wants This" showing a man and a woman, Adam Brody and Kristen Bell, embracing with their foreheads touching and eyes closed.

Review

‘Nobody Wants This’ is the perfect Jewish rom-com

By Talia LeVine | November 6

Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” is the perfect Jewish rom-com.

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Arts & Culture

Eiden Spilker ’24 gives Main Green elm tree a second life in new exhibit

By Summer Shi | November 6

The show is on display through Dec. 12.

Photo of the “Everywhere I Go,” exhibit at the Providence Public Library on Tuesday, featuring sketchbooks open and on display in clear display cases with various larger drawings displayed on the walls.

Arts & Culture

Providence Public Library exhibit displays RISD professor Cyrus Highsmith’s sketchbooks

By Andrew Ho | November 4

The exhibit, titled “Everywhere I Go,” is on display in the PPL through December.

Photo of the "Shared Magma: An American and Swedish Collaboration on Sisterhood and Sister Ore” exhibit at the John Hay Library viewed from across the room, with students working at tables and chairs in front of and to the side of three shadowbox galleries displaying elements of the exhibit.

Arts & Culture

New Hay exhibit showcases chance geological, social connection between RI, Sweden

By Chloe Johnson | November 3

The exhibition is on display at the John Hay Library until August 2026.

Photo of lead vocalist for Florence and the Machine Florence Welch wearing a dusty pink dress as she crouches and looks to the left in an ornately wallpapered corner.

Review

In ‘Everybody Scream,’ Florence Welch shows how womanhood can be glamorous, ravenous

By Nora Rowe | November 3

In this confident, angry record from Florence + the Machine, Welch is unafraid of the ugly and the animal.

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Arts & Culture

Brown Ballroom Dance Team helps students find their rhythm

By Donna Zhang | November 3

Brown Ballroom Dance Team promotes accessible dance, blending competition and community.

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Arts & Culture

Underground Thursdays hosts Spooky Showcase

By Camilla Rodriguez | November 3

The Spooky Showcase is the latest installment of Underground Thursdays.

Jacob Elordi's Frankenstein, wearing a hooded cloak and staring ominously into the distance with darkness in the background.

Review

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ has daddy issues

By Maxwell Silver | October 31

Jacob Elordi’s performance is the only thing that makes the film worth watching.

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Review

‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ takes mindless viewing to the next level

By Alyssia Ouhocine | October 30

Viewers should set low expectations for this unoriginal take on a murder mystery.

Lucy Dacus wearing a white collared shirt with a black sweater playing a guitar surrounded by yellow and red lights.

Review

Lucy Dacus masters yearning on ‘Forever Is A Feeling: The Archives’

By Ann Gray Golpira | October 30

With beautifully poetic commentary on relationships and time, Dacus showcases her songwriting prowess.

The poster for "Regretting You." McKenna Grace and Mason Thames smiling at each other while in a close embrace.

Review

You might not regret watching ‘Regretting You’

By Timothy Ro | October 29

The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel written by Colleen Hoover.

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Arts & Culture

Lorenz Hart’s downfall is palpable in ‘Blue Moon’ despite faltering plot

By Rebecca Goodman | October 29

“Blue Moon,” Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke’s ninth film collaboration, falls flat.

Illustration of PinkPantheress inspired by the album cover for "Fancy Some More?" showing a woman with bangs (PinkPantheress) staring at the viewer with a splotches of black and red on a white square behind her, with a dark-blue stripe to the right.

Arts & Culture

‘Fancy Some More?’ artfully reengineers PinkPantheress’s discography

By Kendra Eastep | October 29

Featuring more than 20 artists, PinkPantheress’s new remix album pushes the bounds of her previous music.