Nov 29, 2017
Shorter is Better
By Bill Landauer In a letter written in the mid 17th century, the French writer and physicist Blaise Pascal said, “I’m sorry I wrote you such a long…
The Arts
Nov 27, 2017
A Bronx Tale
By Bill Landauer As a swing in the Robert De Niro-directed Broadway musical version of A Bronx Tale, Brandi Porter ’13 sings, dances, and acts at the…
Nov 9, 2017
The Drowsy Chaperone
College Theater took Buck Hall audiences back to the 1920s last Thursday through Sunday with The Drowsy Chaperone, a play parodying Broadway musicals…
Oct 31, 2017
Behind the Scenes
10 a.m. It’s a “day off” of sorts for Eve Lavitz ’21. Ordinarily, all of her classes are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Tuesdays and Thursdays…
Oct 24, 2017
Mary Jo Lodge’s Musical Mind Wins Rights to Drowsy Chaperone
By Bill Landauer A few of Mary Jo Lodge’s favorite things? Those movies and plays featuring characters who burst into song for what seems like no reason…
Oct 17, 2017
Hip-Hop Troubadour
By Bryan Hay Baba Brinkman describes himself as a hip-hop version of the troubadour, a latter-day practitioner of the oral art of the epic poets who uses…
Sep 26, 2017
Alessandro Giovannelli’s Philosophy on Film Goes Viral
By Bill Landauer Alessandro Giovannelli, associate professor of philosophy, has for years probed for deep aesthetic relationships in movies. Recently,…
Sep 19, 2017
Yoga, Politics, and Award-Winning News
By Stephen Wilson Picture a lotus pose at the Lincoln Memorial. A trikonasana at the Washington Monument. Or maybe a chakrasana at the Jefferson Memorial…
Sep 18, 2017
Changing How We View the History of British Drama
By Bill Landauer The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Lafayette a $125,000 grant for the College’s part in continuing to build a digital…
Aug 22, 2017
From Photographer to Award-Winning Filmmaker
A director and producer at Vice Media, Nina Horowitz ’11 has won awards and recognition for a number of shorts films, most notably The Margaret Lambert…