The alternative rock band Death Cab for Cutie released their 10th studio album, ‘Asphalt Meadows,’ on Sept. 16. The five-piece band, made up of singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard, bassist Nick Hammer, drummer Jason McGerr, and keyboardists and guitarists Dave Depper and Zac Rae, has released an album that is existential, introspective, and a touch hopeful.
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The Venice Film Festival, which is arguably the most prestigious film festival in the world, spotlighted more than just on-screen dramas this past week. From Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, the festival premiered the most highly anticipated films of the year, including “Bones and All,” starring Timothee Chalamet, and “The Whale,” starring Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink. Following a tame and sophisticated start to the event, the cast and crew of the “Don’t Worry Darling” (a thriller/mystery) appeared in Venice on Sept. 5.
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Singer, songwriter and “The Voice” coach John Legend released his latest self-titled album “LEGEND” on Friday, incorporating many different genres of music into one diverse collection of songs.
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Two Door Cinema Club, the Northern Irish alternative rock band featuring Alex Trimble (lead vocalist, rhythm guitar, beats, synths), Sam Halliday (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Kevin Baird (bass, synths, backing vocals) has returned from a three-year hiatus with their newest album “Keep on Smiling.”
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Jenny Han’s popular book series “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” has been read by millions since the 2009 release of the first novel in the trilogy. Amazon Prime Video debuted the first season of the adapted book series on June 17 containing seven episodes. Han, who is most well known for authoring the Netflix-adapted trilogy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,'' helped with the development of the show and is seen as a co-creator alongside other producers.
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The highly anticipated next installment of the Star Wars franchise, the six-episode series “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” began streaming on Disney Plus on May 27 during the annual Star Wars Celebration event. The series’ finale aired on June 21.
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All College Theatre (ACT) put on the production “Twelve Angry Men” by Reginald Rose on April 26 at 8 p.m. in the Black Box theater.
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The long awaited day of Funival 2022 has officially come to a close. Guests seemed to be enjoying the event — if they didn’t mind having soggy shoes and rocking a poncho. From food, rides and live music to airbrush tattoos, personalized caricatures and haiku poems, CUB brought it all.
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A revenge plan ten years in the making is the premise for “The Secret Sufferer,” a play led by the College’s very own All College Theatre (ACT), a student-run organization.
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“The Northman,” directed by Robert Eggers, takes place in 10th-century Iceland where a young prince named Amleth vows to avenge his father if he dies in war. When his father is killed in an act to overthrow his kingdom, Amleth makes it his sole purpose to avenge his father and take retribution on the man who killed him.
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Synergy Dance Company, a student-run dance organization at the College, held their spring recital, Spring Spectacular, on Saturday, April 23 in Kendall Hall.
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The College was graced with the presence of three alternative music acts — The Sonder Bombs, Tigers Jaw and Vundabar — hosted by the College Union Board (CUB) ALT and WTSR in the student center on April 22.
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Seconds before José Luis (Quim Gutiérrez) can officially marry a young woman named Teresa (Celia Freijeiro), the supposed love of his life, she dumps him at the altar and leaves with another man. Luis, understandably, is devastated. However, his inability to cancel the upcoming honeymoon leaves him with a rare opportunity to grieve and process this betrayal on a beautiful tropical island renowned for its pristine beaches. There was just one catch: his mom, Mari Carmen (Carmen Machi), is determined to go with him. Having never seen the world as a young woman, she jumps at the chance to travel and get pampered. This trip, however, also allows her to look out for her heartbroken son.
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Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter whose career has spanned across over four decades. His most notable work includes “Dogville” (2003), “Antichrist” (2008), “Melancholia” (2011), and “Nymphomaniac” (2013) to name only a few. No stranger to controversy, von Trier has pushed the boundaries of screen to new levels, never failing to shock the film community as a whole.
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“Dual,” which is directed by Riley Stearns, takes us into a modern sci-fi world where, upon terminal illness, patients have the ability to clone themselves to save loved ones from the mourning process. When faced with an incurable fatal illness, Sarah (Karen Gillan) decides to go through this process and clone herself. After miraculously overcoming the illness, Sarah now faces the moral and physical battle of legally having to fight her clone to the death.
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Bonner Community Scholars teamed up with the Trenton Community A-Team and HomeFront's ArtSpace on April 15 to support artists that have or who are currently experiencing homelessness in an art sale comprising more than 50 artworks. The sale was located in the lobby of the Social Sciences building.
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For a place known for music echoing in the hallways, the silence in the music building is eerie. While the underclassmen are in the building, they are in lectures so they cannot practice any music. Normally, the upperclassmen can be found in practice rooms in the basement, practicing in the morning, but that is not happening this semester.
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Lyric Theatre made its New York City debut at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on April 8 with its performance: “Live out Loud: the Music of Andrew Lippa.” The show featured a variety of songs from Andre Lippa’s iconic discography, including selections from “The Wild Party,” “Big Fish, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” and other projects he worked on.
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Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who together go as Daniels, are the directors and writers behind A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once.’” I was excited to see this movie, and after finally getting to see it, I can say that it is one of the best movies I have ever seen.
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“Hard Cell,” Netflix’s new six-part mockumentary about life in a women’s prison, was released on April 12. In addition to being the creator, co-writer and director of the show, Catherine Tate plays six different characters in the first season alone, including Laura, the prison’s governor, a wise-cracking guard named Marco, three separate inmates and a bitter mother who despises her incarcerated daughter.
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