When one’s desire to be loved and accepted is tainted by obsession and desperation, dangerous consequences follow. In Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film “Kinds of Kindness,” three individuals give up everything for the sake of connection.
After dominating the charts and radio with singles “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” — deemed “songs of the summer” — Sabrina Carpenter has finally released her highly anticipated album “Short n’ Sweet.”
The experience of growing up has been captured on film countless times — and for good reason. There is perhaps no other period of life that feels more sensitive, more eye-opening or more chaotic than the peak of adolescence. While director Sean Wang leans into the universality of being a teenager ...
In his new book, Brown political science professor Corey Brettschneider argues that a second Donald Trump presidency is a danger to American politics itself.
On Aug. 9, rising R&B star Ravyn Lenae released her long-awaited sophomore album “Bird’s Eye.” The record delves into Lenae’s experiences in past relationships, while showcasing the singer’s versatility. Complete with her distinctive and delicate soprano vocals, the new album explores ...
Out on Pembroke Field, a group of 20 students and community members gathered around with one mission in mind. With a ten second countdown, the group counted in unison, lifting a makeshift plastic pipe table draped in a tarp, exposing a 60-foot-long sandwich of hardwood, green cyanotype-treated silk, ...
What’s your favorite instrument — and why is it the harmonica?
When Brown students attend a Bilk Bonic performance, they expect to see certain staples on stage: an instrument of every kind present on the stage, countless band members overflowing into the crowd and an instrument dubbed by the band as the “BrewSonic Resonator.”
The Polyglot, Brown’s multilingual student publication, is working to showcase cultural and linguistic diversity on campus and create space on campus for underrepresented languages.
The first piece that Mira Goodman ’24 made for her honors thesis exhibition didn’t end up making the final cut.
Professionally known as girl in red, Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven first arrived on the indie-pop scene with “i wanna be your girlfriend,” a single she released on SoundCloud in 2016. When songs “we fell in love in october” and “girls” went viral on TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
The quesadilla is powerful in its versatility as well as its simplicity. As a result, many turn to this classic for a delicious dinner or a late-night snack. But how do the quesadilla options on Thayer Street stack up?
On April 19 at midnight, Taylor Swift released 16 new songs. Two hours later, she released 15 more. Such astonishing productivity has become synonymous with Swift in recent years, with it seeming like that at any moment she could announce a brand new project on a whim.
Shrouded in fog and billowing white fabric, Elyanna took the stage for Spring Weekend 2024 and mesmerized audience members with her captivating voice and alluring movement. Her eyes cut straight through the Main Green; her stage presence was all-encompassing and infectious. She sang mostly in Arabic, ...
Not much happens in Wim Wenders’s “Perfect Days.” The film follows Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho), a toilet cleaner in Tokyo living a largely solitary life. Hirayama does very few things each day. All of them are simple, but that’s not to say they’re not important. Running only on Hirayama’s relaxed ...
This article is part of a National Poetry Month series featuring student poets at Brown.
This article is part of a National Poetry Month series featuring student poets at Brown.
As winter turns to spring, Adrianne Lenker’s new album “Bright Future” is the perfect accompaniment to the changing weather.
Filled with low-budget CGI and costumes reminiscent of ‘90s TV shows, “I Saw the TV Glow” is a seemingly light-hearted movie that becomes increasingly unnerving as its characters grow up and are forced to face their own identities.
Lizzy McAlpine has long been known by her fans for her impressive vocal range and hard-hitting lyrics. Her song “ceilings” went viral on TikTok last year, and her expert storytelling brought her to mainstream recognition. Captivated by the song’s deep emotional journey and its surprise twist ending, ...
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