This week, we grapple with Halloween hangover and the countdown to fall recess. In this liminal space on the calendar, days feel like weeks. However, have no fear — the Arts section is here with this week’s installment of To Watch and Watch For, our specially curated list to help you keep track of time while also whiling it away, beginning with these four personal recommendations.
On Nov. 4, the world will see Kim Kardashian blend two of her life’s many ventures: being in front of a camera and law. Starring Kardashian, All’s Fair is a new TV series premiering on Hulu that centers around an all-female, Los Angeles law firm owned by a successful divorce lawyer. Could it be the next Legally Blonde? Tune in to find out.
It’s no secret that author Salman Rushdie has lived an eventful life worth telling. Through his latest collection of short fiction, The Eleventh Hour, Rushdie sets out to answer the question of how one should handle entering the final stage of their life. For anyone who picks up this read, they’re guaranteed to walk away with new lessons learned.
Whether you’ve been a long-time Del Water Gap follower, have only listened to a few of his songs recommended by friends or are a complete newcomer, it’s time to jump on board. There’s no better time than now — yes, carpe diem and all, but also because his newest album, Chasing the Chimera, is almost among us. I still remember the first time I listened to a song of his by recommendation; now, I’m repaying the favor.
From the good graces of the University Writing Program at Hopkins comes an evening event both featuring and for its students: the Third Annual Exposition of Student Writing. On Thursday, Nov. 6 — the rest of the details below — stop by for writing games and exercises, the chance to read your peers’ prodigious written work and Ekiben.
As always, if you find your well of timely media recommendations run dry, see more below:
To watch…
All’s Fair, by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken — Nov. 4
All Her Fault, by Megan Gallagher — Nov. 6
Death by Lightning, by Mike Makowsky — Nov. 6
Pluribus, by Vince Gilligan — Nov. 7
Die My Love, by Lynne Ramsay — Nov. 7
To read…
The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories, by Salman Rushdie — Nov. 4
Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts, by Margaret Atwood — Nov. 4
Flat Earth: A Novel, by Anika Jade Levy — Nov. 4
Cursed Daughters, by Oyinkan Braithwaite — Nov. 4
The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered Our Platforms and Threaten Our Future Prosperity, by Tim Wu — Nov. 4
To listen…
Chasing the Chimera, by Del Water Gap — Nov. 7
Lux, by ROSALÍA — Nov. 7
Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan, by the Mountain Goats — Nov. 7
Happiness Is Going To Get You, by Allie X — Nov. 7
Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles, by BENEE — Nov. 7
Live events…
UWP’s Third Annual Exposition of Student Writing — Nov. 6 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. in the Glass Pavilion
- This event is free with registration.
In the Stacks: Music from “The Great Gatsby” Era with Janet Paulsen and the Hotel Paradise Orchestra — Nov. 6 from 7–8 p.m. in the George Peabody Library
- Although all registrations have been booked, there will be a standby line available.
‘Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde’ — Nov. 6 from 8–10 p.m. in the Merrick Barn
- Ticket prices vary. See additional dates.
