Just like every other year, this year’s Met Gala guests did not fail to impress. The theme was “in honor of Karl,” Karl being the late Karl Lagerfield, former creative director of Chanel, who passed away in 2019.
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The Grounds For Sculpture (GFS) — a 42-acre sculpture garden in Hamilton with over 300 sculptures — presented its newest exhibit, Local Voices: Memories, Stories and Portraits, on April 23.
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Social media offers a wide variety of platforms and features that create the perfect landscape for individuals in the entertainment industry to market their content. With 67% of teens indicating in a 2022 Pew Research poll that they use TikTok and 62% reporting that they use Instagram (compared to 52% in 2014-15), social media has a lot of opportunities to connect new entertainment releases with broader audiences.
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Netflix is cracking down on a new rule for the usage of their accounts, as well as the number of users behind them. There will be a limitation on password sharing, restricting account use to the household members only, according to an official statement from the Netflix website.
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The College’s Tap Ensemble and Dancers of New Jersey held their fourth annual showcase on Sunday, April 23 on the Kendall Hall main stage.
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At Grounds For Sculpture’s new exhibit, “Spiral Q: The Parade,” the art has no trouble speaking for itself.
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After nearly four grueling years, critically acclaimed director Ari Aster released his third feature film “Beau is Afraid” on April 21. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular character, we follow Beau, a paranoid and anxiety-filled man, on his odyssey back home to his mother’s house. While that premise seems simple enough, it quickly derails and morphs into a three hour long “nightmare comedy.”
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The College’s Treblemakers, better known as the Trebs, performed an assortment of 12 songs at this year's spring concert, including hits by SZA, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd. The concert also highlighted five graduating members, each singing a solo for their chosen song.
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“D-Day" by Agust D is part of a trilogy of albums from BTS member Suga, in which he details his struggles and the anger that comes with them. Both “Agust D” and “D-2,” the first two albums in the trilogy, were outstanding, so it is no surprise that Agust D has returned and outdone himself again with this album.
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It’s no question that there’s an unbelievable amount of talent at the College — ranging from artistry to areas of science. There’s also a significant amount of showcasing for the students with the talents, including “Scheherazade! Grieg Piano Concerto,” an orchestra's performance, held at 7:30 p.m. on April 21 at the Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall.
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Taking the Star Wars fan base by storm, Disney’s “The Mandalorian” was first released in 2019 and since then has become a favorite for many star wars fans. Following Mandalorian Din Djarin and force wielding child Grogu, you see his many adventures in the galaxy, as well as his quest to help other Mandalorians come out of hiding to reclaim their old home world.
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The lights dim in the auditorium. A woman steps out on stage, sparkling under the lights in a shimmering light blue gown as she takes her place next to the grand piano. The crowd greets her with an uproar of cheers and applause before going silent to let her begin singing.
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The College’s Black Student Union (BSU) and Intercultural Affairs (ICA) recently hosted their second annual Multicultural Fashion Show, “The Space Beyond Beauty,” with the purpose of celebrating culture through art and fashion. The show featured fashion from seven designers of color, cultural apparel from a wide range of countries and over 60 students walking the runway.
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The College’s Wind Ensemble and Choirs have been recognized as semi-finalists for The American Prize Ernst Bacon Award for their debut performance of “Weather” in the fall of 2021.
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For fans of “The Truman Show” or “The Office,” the new comedy Freevee show “Jury Duty” is a must-see. The show premiered on April 7, and Freevee released the final episode of the eight episode series on Friday. Each episode runs roughly a half an hour, making it great to binge watch.
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The world has just lost one of the most influential fashion icons of — what the British termed — the Swinging Sixties. Mary Quant passed away quietly at her home in Surrey, UK on April 13, according to a statement from her family. She was 96.
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All College Theatre (ACT) put on a show of “Goodnight Desdemona Good Morning Juliet” in the Don Evan’s Black Box Theatre from April 13 to 15.
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To remember 111 years since the sinking of the Titanic, Roscoe West’s Sarnoff Collection was open to the public on April 14 for real-time telegraphy demonstrations, live music and commentary from experts about the technology on the sinking ship.
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The indie rock band Hippo Campus released their fifth EP, “Wasteland,” on Friday, April 14. Following a western theme, the EP consists of five tracks and tells a story of love and loss through their usual upbeat melodies.
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Hana Bryanne, tired of just sitting around during the height of the pandemic, posted a snippet of her original song, “Klepto,” on TikTok, Jan. 8, 2021. Before Bryanne fell asleep, her video had only 2,000 views. The very next morning, that number shot up to over 100,000, which left her stunned. She told The Signal that, because so many people viewed and liked her TikTok (garnering 107.9K likes), she tried her best to finish the song.
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