For its first concert of the semester, the College’s Orchestra presented “Seasons of Love,” a concert loosely centered around Valentine’s Day. Under the direction of professor Uli Speth, the orchestra performed selections from Gustav Holst’s Orchestral Suite “The Planets,” as well as Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5.
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The recent execution of a 21-year-old man in Iran for his participation in the political protests sparked by the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, is a reminder of the continuing crackdown on dissent by the Iranian government. One of the ways that we can learn more about the events in Iran surrounding the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, is through the artwork produced by Iranian artists.
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The 74th Sanremo Music Festival, the biggest competition of the year in Italian music, has graced the small town of Sanremo, Liguria, from Feb. 6-10. The festival occurs annually, beginning in 1951.
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A cease-and-desist notice issued in December 2023 demanded Ground Control creator Jack Sweeney to stop tracking Taylor Swift’s private jet, over the danger that it poses to the star’s safety and wellbeing. The letter has been in headlines since Feb. 6 when it was posted to the TaylorSwiftJets subreddit.
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Luxury brand and fashion icon Chanel is back with a new campaign, this time modernizing its brand and scoping out younger audiences.
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Usher may not have been a top pick for Feb. 11’s superbowl half-time show at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, but he wanted to prove his haters wrong. Unfortunately, they may have been right even if some flaws weren’t his fault. From the second Usher appeared on screen, some technical issues popped up.
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Taylor Swift made history at this year’s Grammy Awards, where she became the first artist to win Album of the Year four times with her album “Midnights,” as well as surprising fans by announcing a brand new album titled “The Tortured Poets Department.”
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The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” has now made its debut on Disney+. Developed by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, this revitalized series is adapted from Riordan’s 2005 novel “The Lightning Thief.”
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After a prolonged and public battle between Universal Music Group and TikTok, multiple artists’ sounds have been muted on the app. Songs by top artists such as Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift and many more have been removed from the platform.
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Around a month after Mitski released her recent album, “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We,” she announced that she was going on tour in the United States and Europe. She made two stops to The Met in Philadelphia for her tour. My friend and I were lucky enough to score tickets for the first night on Feb. 6.
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The College’s Art Gallery recently unveiled its newest installation entitled “TWO YEARS GONE.” The group exhibition, curated by Dylan Siegel, features pieces from five contemporary Ukrainian artists who, through a variety of mediums, reflect on the psychological and physical stress of the ongoing war in Ukraine as it reaches its two-year mark.
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Noah Kahan wrapped up his latest album, which is packed with collaborations and fresh tracks, with the addition of “Stick Season (Forever),” which featured duets alongside Brandi Carlile and Gregory Alan Isakov.
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The nominees for the 96th Oscars awards were released at the end of January, with a myriad of incredible and deserving films being put up for nomination. Every film and person nominated for an award this year is extremely deserving of such an achievement, and their hard work is worthy of praise.
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The story of “SNL 1975” focuses on the famous date of Oct. 11, 1975, in which four young and aspiring comedians were able to take the late-night show television industry by storm. This movie explains what truly happened the night that SNL began. The nightime cable show gave Americans something to look forward to every week — something that everyone could laugh at and have a good time watching. This showcases every moment in which Saturday Night Live was created and airing the first show of SNL.
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Just like any other year, the 2024 Grammy Awards met our expectations without fail. The Feb. 4 event, hosted by former “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, featured performances by Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, Travis Scott and more in the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Assistant professor of voice Brandi Diggs shined in Mayo Concert Hall on Friday, Feb. 2, delivering a remarkable opera performance in the third recital of the College’s Faculty Artist Series.
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Justin Bieber, a 29-year-old pop sensation, returned to the stage on Feb. 3 after a year and a half break during an afterparty for the NHL All-Stars game.
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In 2020, a pilot for a proposed animated series, by the name of “Hazbin Hotel,” was uploaded to Youtube. It instantly went viral, and now sits at a staggering 97 million views. Upon watching the pilot, it is not hard to see why.
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While chick flicks may be going out of style, “Anyone But You” manages to make rom-coms look like they’re still part of the “in crowd.”
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The College’s only competitive a cappella group, The Trentones, won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella’s mid-Atlantic quarterfinals on Jan. 27.
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