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Coming off of fall break will be difficult. There are few things that can help you cope with going from New York trips with friends, outings to fall festivals and more, then returning back to campus to be greeted with more homework and exams. To make things at least a little easier, however, take these personal recommendations from this week’s installment of To Watch and Watch For.
Fall break is on the horizon, and the temperature is finally starting to approach the 50s (in degrees Fahrenheit — that’s around 10 degrees Celsius for all ye non-Americans). In other words, it’s the perfect time to grab a blanket, cozy up and immerse yourself in your new favorite watch, read or album and take the break to explore some of the wonderful live events this week.
Paul Thomas Anderson has an obsession with the past. His dynamic body of work is vast and varied in genre, but all of his films operate with a sort of disinterest in the modern world. He has several pictures backdropped by the ‘70s (Boogie Nights and Licorice Pizza), a few post-war stories (The Master and Phantom Thread) and a historical epic in the late 19th century (There Will Be Blood). Even Punch-Drunk Love, his most contemporary film until now, with phone sex lines and ‘80s songs, is more fascinated with remnants of the past than it is interested in being a present-day love story. One Battle After Another is different; it’s today’s most relevant love story of a father and a daughter in the midst of eerily familiar political turmoil.
We live in a time where it’s cool to romanticize our lives — turning coffee runs and late-night drives into something cinematic. Olivia Dean’s new album, The Art of Loving, leans exactly into that.
The first breeze of the fall season has hit campus, foxes are prowling the sidewalks and we (at least most of us) are finally through with the menial duties of midterm exams. The problem with always trying to get things over with is that the other side is rarely ever better, and the relief you craved never really repays the emptiness you felt waiting for it to happen. What will, however, unquestionably make your week better is the Arts & Entertainment section’s reliably brilliant weekly series, To Watch and Watch For! This week, we have a plentiful batch of arts, including a return from a revered hip-hop duo and an exciting underground music live show running all weekend. Check it out below.
There are many things that can define a person’s identity: ethnicity, family and intrinsic values. Ever since I could remember, I knew exactly what the core parts of my essence were. I knew that above all, I was a student — an academic. Breathing life into books and reveling in research came as second nature to me. So, the day I discovered R.F. Kuang was the day that I thought I met my literary soulmate.
“The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.” — Oasis on X, Aug. 27, 2024
From the artist behind the half-shredded “Girl With Balloon” comes a new mural on the walls of the British Royal Courts of Justice. Appearing on Sept. 8, this latest Banksy depicts a judge beating a protestor with a gavel while the protestor defends from the ground, holding a blood-splattered sign.
Another week, another installment of To Watch and Watch For. With many of the semester’s firsts in a series of nightmarish midterms in our rearview mirrors, everyone deserves a moment to breathe and unwind with some of these exciting new media releases. Where to begin? Well, let me tell you about these personal recommendations from each section.
Welcome back to another week’s To Watch and Watch For. The Hopkins grounds team has done quite the job at raking away the fallen leaves, and just as the trees are slowly turning bare, we must bear with the midterms we find ourselves taking. Now, in the midst of exams, here's to hoping that you can weather the storm and squeeze in a free hour here and there to check out the wide array of media releasing in the upcoming days.
When Big Thief first started making waves in the indie music scene with its 2016 debut album Masterpiece, I was still listening to some truly terrible music. AJR, Imagine Dragons and Lukas Graham (no, I don’t want to talk about it) dominated my Spotify account, but that didn’t stop me from immediately falling in love with “Paul” the first time my friend played it for me on her guitar one quarantine night. What I found when I got home was an incredibly impressive folk-rock discography, both from the band and from the members’ solo careers.
This week’s installment of To Watch and Watch For comes conveniently before the inevitable onslaught of midterm season. Now is the ideal time to enjoy a packed lineup of film, books, music and live shows before the semester truly kicks in. One way to soften the unstoppable march of time is to slow down, immerse yourself in the arts and appreciate what the world has to offer at the moment. On that note, the Arts & Entertainment section has you covered.
Welcome (or welcome back) to Hopkins! If you’re a seasoned visual artist looking to continue your exploration of the arts, or if you’re just someone curious about what Hopkins and Baltimore have to offer in that regard, here’s what I’ve discovered during the past year.
Virginia Anderson, in addition to being an adjunct professor in the Program of Museums and Society at Hopkins, is the Baltimore Museum of Art’s (BMA) Curator of American Art and Department Head of American Painting & Sculpture and Decorative Arts. In an interview with The News-Letter, Anderson discussed her academic journey and her current experiences at the BMA.
From boundary-pushing progressive country and uncompromising hardcore hip-hop to rebellious electroclash, this recent summer’s album releases delivered something for everyone. In keeping with the Arts & Entertainment section’s yearly tradition, our writers are here to share their album of the summer picks. Each writer will make their case for their favorite(s), and maybe help you discover a new sound that sticks with you!
Things at Hopkins are hard to do.
On your marks, get set, go! The 2025–26 school year hits the ground running, picking up pace now more than ever with its first installment of the campus-famous Arts & Entertainment section’s weekly series, To Watch and Watch For. Before review material and get-to-know-you discussion posts give way to half-day homework assignments and midterms, how should you be spending your free time? Look no further — this list provides a cheat sheet of all the answers. And if you’re already strapped for time, then have no fear: I’ve simplified my answers to arrive at one personal recommendation for each section.
On April 26 and 27, the Arellano Theater came alive with more than the wafting smells of vegan sesame chicken and taco meat from the neighboring Levering Kitchen. It was the site for the Witness Theater’s 2025 Spring Showcase: a performance of student-written, student-run plays rejuvenating a campus of otherwise finals-weary Blue Jays.
As someone who has been (embarrassingly) chronically online since the ripe age of 12, Addison Rae’s influence on pop culture has always been apparent to me, be it positively or negatively. (See: “Hi, drated!”) However, one thing I never saw coming was her foray into pop music — not to mention how successful it has been. Even self-proclaimed skeptics of mainstream TikTokers like myself have found themselves surprisingly on board with Rae’s latest ventures. In my opinion, all four of her recent singles have helped carve out a unique identity for her as a young artist on the rise and, even more importantly, helped breathe fresh life into a monotonous landscape of pop music.
The concert only cost $21.50. The opener had an album peak at No. 19 on the 2023 Billboard Top 200, the main act won Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year at the 2024 JUNO awards, and yet, only 122 people registered.