At 8 p.m. on a Saturday night in Holyoke, a crowd anxiously awaited the performance of (Sandy) Alex G. Alexander Giannascoli, known by fans as (Sandy) Alex G, performed at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, Massachusetts on Nov. 16 as part of his tour for his new album, “House of Sugar.” Accompanying (Sandy) Alex G on this leg of his tour were the bands Tomberlin and Indigo De Souza.
“Parasite” is a thrilling genre-melding social commentary
Every few years, a genre-bender comes along, breaking some of those conventions but maintaining the essential ethos of that genre. “Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho’s haunting depiction of class struggle in South Korea, doesn’t fit into either category — the film neither conforms to nor breaks free of genre convention. Instead, Joon-ho’s latest thriller is indubitably a masterful genre-melding exercise, gaining the audience’s trust and comfort only to shatter the carefully constructed world later on.
Dance department presents Fall Faculty Concert
Paul Rudd shines in “Living with Yourself”
“Body and Space” course expands the bounds of the classroom
On the mornings of Tuesday, Nov. 12 and Thursday, Nov. 14, students stopped in awe between classes to admire some unusual events. Scattered around campus, students in the course “Body and Space” were engaged in two and a half hour-long performances. Seemingly unaware of the students gathered around them, they remained fixated in their art.
Netflix’s “The King” is entertaining but inaccurate
FLIP celebrates First-Generation Day with student art exhibition
“Today is National First-Generation Day,” Dannye Carpenter ’21 said, standing outside a First Generation and Low-Income Partnership exhibition on Nov. 8. The exhibition, titled “Collective Dream: The Fearless First and Low Income Experience Through Art,” featured a projection of over 100 images submitted by FLIP members.
Dark and complex, “The Lighthouse” is worth the quiet build
Kanye breaks ground and bread with new album
Lady Lamb delivers emotional set to fans in Holyoke
The scariest parts of “It Chapter Two” are the unmet expectations
Doctor Gasp makes a spooky return to Mount Holyoke
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“Rocky Horror” at Tower Theaters is an unforgettable “lively-action”experience"
“Joker” offers disconcerting perspective on problematic origin story
Student direction puts modern spin on “Pride and Prejudice”
Nostalgic music biopics take Hollywood by storm
The Lumineers evolve sound on haunting new album “III”
Netflix’s “The Dark Crystal” reboot lives up to the original
New music increases mainstream queer representation
Representation in mainstream media is crucial for developing and nurturing cultural identity. For a long time, pop music was restricted to how many times a song could be requested on the radio by listeners. However, with the invention of platforms like Spotify and SoundCloud, it is now possible to find niche music that applies to one’s own individual identity