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The cover for Rachel Chinouriri's EP "Little House"

Review

Rachel Chinouriri’s newest EP builds a ‘Little House’ you’ll never want to leave

By Nora Rowe | December 4

“Little House" offers creative alt-pop and a new level of surety for the British artist.

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.

A photographic work with sliced pieces from multiple different photographs of women's faces, on a white gallery wall.

Arts & Culture

Azadeh Ghotbi ’91 looks to spark dialogue with new exhibit at Watson School

By Nora Rowe | October 21

The exhibition will be on display in the Stephen Robert ’62 Hall until Dec. 15.

Album cover for ‘From the Pyre’ by The Last Dinner Party, which shows a series of figrures and scenes placed disparately around a grassy hill. The central figure, a woman in a blue dress, holds a lamb. At the top of the hill, several figures dressed in red move around a burning pyre.

Review

In ‘From the Pyre,’ The Last Dinner Party weaves the modern myth we need

By Nora Rowe | October 20

The danceable rock album grapples with love, loss and femininity.

Painting of Ophelia from the story Hamlet.

Review

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” music video isn’t deep enough to fill a bathtub

By Nora Rowe | October 14

The video was clearly intended to create viral, shallow moments.

Photo of Alejandra Arteaga seated giving his talk

Arts & Culture

Alex Arteaga details history of 120-year-old ice cream truck in new book

By Nora Rowe | September 30

The Rhode Island business owner discussed the book at the Brown Bookstore on Monday.

A still from the short film Pirinha depicting a woman in a yellow dress standing in a field.

Review

Natasha Craveiro’s ‘Pirinha’ is a love letter to familial care and Cape Verdean folklore

By Nora Rowe | September 25

The film was screened for the African Film and Art Festival this weekend.

Review

HAIM’s ‘I quit’ tells it like it is

By Nora Rowe | September 17

Rock band HAIM’s fourth studio album, “I quit,” is an overlooked but powerful contribution to the 2025 summer music scene.

The album cover, which depicts a green lime with rings of lime peels around it. It stands out against a black background.

Review

Big Thief brings raw sincerity, percussive soundscapes to ‘Double Infinity’

By Nora Rowe | September 10

The band’s sixth studio album expands on their genre-building tendencies with freshness and maturity.

A frame from the movie K-pop Demon Hunters depicting the three lead characters in a dance performance.

Arts & Culture

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is engineered for popularity

By Nora Rowe | September 2

The Netflix film, “KPop Demon Hunters,” has quickly become a sensation, dominating the charts and pop culture worldwide.

Rachel Chinouriri’s newest EP builds a ‘Little House’ you’ll never want to leave

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

Azadeh Ghotbi ’91 looks to spark dialogue with new exhibit at Watson School

In ‘From the Pyre,’ The Last Dinner Party weaves the modern myth we need

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” music video isn’t deep enough to fill a bathtub

Alex Arteaga details history of 120-year-old ice cream truck in new book

Natasha Craveiro’s ‘Pirinha’ is a love letter to familial care and Cape Verdean folklore

HAIM’s ‘I quit’ tells it like it is

Big Thief brings raw sincerity, percussive soundscapes to ‘Double Infinity’

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is engineered for popularity

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