Demi Lovato wows with “Tell Me You Love Me” tour
BY SARAH OLSEN ’18
Since her 2011 departure from Disney, Demi Lovato has been taking great strides to prove herself to be more than a childhood star. Last year she released her sixth album, “Tell Me You Love Me,” and, this February, she embarked on a world tour. The international portion starts in Brazil in May with the U.S. leg of the tour finishing in Newark, NJ this Monday.
The 2018 Grammys: Kesha and #MeToo Movement steal the show
BY SARAH OLSEN ’18
Music took center stage Sunday night as the Grammys celebrated artists, producers, songwriters and other members of the music industry. The 60th show featured nine of the 84 awards being handed out on-air between memorable performances from popular artists, such as Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna.
2-Minute Reviews of the 2018 Best Picture Nominees
Reboots and remakes: laziness in Hollywood
BY SARAH OLSEN ’18
“Beauty and the Beast,” “The Mummy” and “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” are just a few examples of this year’s releases that are reboots or remakes of previous films. Rebooting a beloved franchise or remaking a favorite classic has been a Hollywood money-making scheme for years, but it’s time to stop.
Mother Nature spotlighted at open mic
BY SARAH OLSEN ’18
The Thirsty Mind stage was in the spotlight Sunday as students celebrated Mother Nature with an open mic event. Hosted by the Mount Holyoke College International Student Organizing Committee (ISOC), the event, titled “Mother Nature,” featured students performing music and poetry that explored the topic.
Demi Lovato is “Simply Complicated” in new documentary
BY SARAH OLSEN ’18
“I went on like a bender for like two months where I was using daily. There was one night where I used a bunch of coke and I popped a few Xanax bars and I started to choke a little bit, my heart started racing, and I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, I might be overdosing right now.’”
Theater Department creates a monster with FRANKENSTEIN
BY SARAH OLSEN '18
The Mount Holyoke College department of theatre arts has craeated a spectacular monster with its production of FRANKENSTEIN. Directed by Noah Tuleja, the play is Jonathan Yukich’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s famous novel. The production reanimates the torturous relationship between Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creation, the Creature, with standout performances by Julia Cole ’19 and Tamia Williams ’19.
“Kingsman: The Golden Circle” another successful mission
The Unusual Suspects attracts large crowd at first show
Get your fine art fix: Five College edition
BY SARAH OLSEN ’18
Is your artistic soul being crushed by never-ending homework? Are you looking for something fun for the weekend? Do you want a thoughtful date destination to impress your significant other? You need art, and luckily, there are dozens of opportunities for an art fix within the Five Colleges. Here are the highlights:
Rebecca Grossman: A student guide at Mount Holyoke’s Art Museum
BY SARAH OLSEN ’18
Rebecca Grossman ’18 participates in the Student Guide program offered by the Mount Holyoke Art Museum. The program gives students a hands-on experience working in a museum. While in the program, students meet with museum staff for two and a half hours each week throughout the academic year and are required to give at least two tours a semester.
Lady Gaga strips down in latest album “Joanne”
BY SARAH OLSEN ’18
Lady Gaga reveals a new side of herself in her fifth studio album, “Joanne,” released Oct. 21, 2016. “Joanne” diverges from Gaga’s previous pop sound and embraces a raw, stripped-down version of Lady Gaga. The result is an honest album in which Gaga boldly expresses her natural self.
Nightfest performers release folk rock album
BY LINDSEY MCGINNIS '18 & SARAH OLSEN '18
After performing at Nightfest earlier this month, folk-rock duo The New Rockwells officially released their debut studio album, Live from Carnegie Hall. Frontman Marty Boyle and Ben Muller, who plays piano and saxophone, worked with other local artists to record new material and old favorites, like their 2015 single “Never Let You Go,” which appears as track six.