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Melissa Broder’s ‘Death Valley’ is a hilarious modern musing on mourning
By Liliana Greyf | October 15Broder’s third novel is a radically honest meditation on selfhood, grief
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Drake delivers dynamic, contentious album with ‘For All The Dogs’
By Cooper Herman | October 12Drake tackles recent rumors and offers thoughts on heartbreak in his most recent album.
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Brown Arts Institute presents Carrie Mae Weems’s ‘Varying Shades of Brown’
By Ned Kennedy | October 11The Brown Arts Institute introduced New York-based artist Carrie Mae Weems’s exhibit “Varying Shades of Brown,” on display until Dec. 3.
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Brown Film Magazine sparks conversations about film theory on campus
By Rya Vallabhaneni | October 9Student group publishes semesterly issue, aims to expand campus film scene
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Undergraduate publication Brown Journal of Medical Humanities highlights personal narratives within medical field
By Isabel Hahn | October 5There is no shortage of undergraduate-run publications on campus, covering everything from public health to poetry. Now joining their ranks is the Brown Journal of Medical Humanities, a publication covering the intersection of medicine and the arts.
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‘My Sailor, My Love’ lacks subtlety, presents surface-level characters
By Ned Kennedy | October 4Klaus Härö’s 2022 film “My Sailor, My Love” is as much a love story as it is a story about falling out of love.
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Success, lust attempt to fuel Doja Cat’s lackluster new album ‘Scarlet’
By Daphne Dluzniewski | October 4Doja Cat shifts towards a new style in “Scarlet,” but fails to deliver the musical revolution she promised.
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‘Flora and Son’ delivers comedic narrative with substance
By Rya Vallabhaneni | October 2Film offers insightful look into the power of music, mother-son relationships
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A fashion enthusiast’s bible: ‘The Super Models’ brings fashion industry to new light
By Sahil Balani | October 2Apple TV+ series zooms in on powerful legacies of four iconic supermodels
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Wes Anderson is at his most fascinating in new short films
By Finn Kirkpatrick | October 1Collection of four films reveals complex artistry behind Anderson’s craft
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‘The Creator’ does little to inspire interest
By Finn Kirkpatrick | September 28“The Creator” is a new science fiction film that, while original on paper, is a poorly constructed collage of overused tropes and cliche-ridden dialogue.
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Ross Gay’s ‘The Book of (More) Delights’ couldn’t be more delightful
By Liliana Greyf | September 28Ross Gay’s collection of 81 mini-essays “The Book of (More) Delights” proves its title with its ability to extract profundities out of simple observations of everyday life.
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‘Sex Education’ holds final session in emotional, hilarious fourth season
By Daphne Dluzniewski | September 27The fourth and final season of British dramedy “Sex Education” — released on Netflix Sept. 21 — is as shocking, heartfelt and bawdy as its predecessors.
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Five films from the Spanish-speaking world that have made their mark
By Finn Kirkpatrick | September 26Five films that have found new and fascinating ways to examine the history and contemporary issues of the Spanish-speaking world.
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Iván Ramos introduces book ‘Unbelonging: Inauthentic Sounds in Mexican and Latinx Aesthetics’ at CSREA Book Talk
By Isabel Hahn | September 25Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies Iván Ramos spoke at a book talk about his recent work “Unbelonging: Inauthentic Sounds in Mexican and Latinx Aesthetics” last Thursday in Pembroke Hall. The talk was the first in a series of New Book Talks sponsored by the Center for the ...
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Stellar acting performances keep ‘Jaane Jaan’ afloat
By Sahil Balani | September 25After two decades in the industry, leading actress Kareena Kapoor Khan once again proves that she is here to stay.
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Lindemann looks forward to jam-packed fall season after busy summer
By Rya Vallabhaneni | September 21The Brown Arts Institute continued work on the new Lindemann Performing Arts Center over the summer.
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‘Momentum’ exhibit presents socially-conscious art from Providence area, around world
By Ned Kennedy | September 21Trinh Mai’s piece “And we shall come forth as gold” is featured in “Momentum,” a year-long exhibit organized by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America.
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Mitski wanders through heaven and Earth in ‘The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We’
By Daphne Dluzniewski | September 20Drawing on the imagery of nature and celestial bodies, Mitski has created a piece of art that is chilling, soulful and stunningly cohesive.
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The Beths continue to make their mark in deluxe edition of ‘Expert in a Dying Field’
By Finn Kirkpatrick | September 20The Beths continue to show that they are the best of the genre in their extended album “Expert in a Dying Field."
