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July 3, 2022

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COURTESY OF JULIA ALUMBRO Zinda dancers perform onstage at the O(ctober) Show: Dance Showcase.

O(ctober) Show: Dance Showcase celebrates in-person dance

By JULIA ALUMBRO | October 7, 2021

In-person dance shows are back at Hopkins! On Friday, Oct. 1 Homewood Arts Programs hosted a dance showcase in Shriver Hall. Over 10 student dance groups were welcomed back to the stage by an audience filled with friends, family and faculty; more than 400 people registered for the event on Hopkins Groups. This show marked the first cumulative dance display of the school year, reaching maximum-capacity seating in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines.

GAGE SKIDMORE/CC BY-SA 2.0 Oscar Isaac stars as a poker player in crisis in Paul Schrader’s acclaimed film The Card Counter.

The Card Counter is an unshakable exploration into the murky depths of forgiveness

By SOPHIA LIN | September 21, 2021

“A good movie starts when you walk out of the theater.” Those are the words of legendary writer-director Paul Schrader, the man behind the screenplays of American greats such as Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. His latest directorial effort, completed in collaboration with Martin Scorsese, embraces that very idea — and amplifies it to a magnitude you cannot ignore. 

rocor/CC BY-NC 2.0 Actress and singer Camila Cabello plays the titular role of Cinderella in Amazon’s new live-action remake of the classic story.

Cinderella: A feminist remake falls flat

By ELIZA ZIMMERMAN | September 14, 2021

If you’re anything like me, all of your social media (particularly TikTok) have been flooded for days with reactions to Amazon’s new Cinderella, starring Camila Cabello. You’ve likely already been exposed to some aspect of the film. 

COURTESY OF MARVIS GUTIERREZ Ketsev hit all the right notes at the 33rd Annual OMA Culture Show.

2021 OMA Culture Show connects students from afar

By JAE CHOI | May 1, 2021

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) hosted its 33rd Annual Culture Show on Friday, April 23 with the theme of “Connected from Afar.” Each year, the Culture Show gives student groups on campus the opportunity to share their cultural heritage through music and dance. 

GAGE SKIDMORE/CC BY-SA 2.0 Actors Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan play the roles of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, respectively. 

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier finishes strong, but not without flaws

By BINYAMIN NOVETSKY | April 29, 2021

A month ago, I wrote a review of the first episode of Disney+’s new premier Marvel Cinematic Universe intellectual property, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In it, I expressed disappointment with the way that the series opened. I believed that the show might improve as it went along, but I argued that, in the first episode, the show just wasn’t all that good.

COURTESY OF SARAH JUNG Giveon performed a series of songs during the University’s 2021 Spring Fair Concert.

Hunny and Giveon enrich virtual Spring Fair Concert experience

By SARAH JUNG | April 27, 2021

With an introduction of the band Hunny by the Hopkins Student Organization for Programming, the awaited Spring Fair Concert began. Hunny was staged in front of a fish-eye camera, which gave a circular perception that could have been achieved in an in-person concert. 

COURTESY OF JEANIE FUNG, AMARA GAMMON AND KEIDAI LEE The animation recently won in the Mixed Media category of the Diversify Our Narrative Art Collective Competition. 

Students create animation project The Color of My Voice to combat racism

By EUNICE PARK | April 27, 2021

The Color of My Voice is an animated project meant to elevate the voices of those who have experienced racism and discrimination. Originally created by junior Keidai Lee, The Color of My Voice is now a collaborative project between Hopkins students and those at surrounding universities. With the goal of “illustrating stories about people facing and overcoming racial discrimination,” Lee and his team have been working on the project for almost a year. 

COURTESY OF SARAH JUNG Jennifer Koh performs her project Alone Together and two pieces written by J.S. Bach.

Violinist Jennifer Koh portrays the pandemic through performance

By SARAH JUNG | April 22, 2021

Violinist Jennifer Koh gave a powerful performance for the Shriver Hall Concert Series on April 11. Koh performed selections from Alone Together, a project she started when the pandemic began. Her rendition of Ellen Reid’s “Brick Red Mood” was unusual because of its resemblance to an assembly of discordant notes that sounded like someone screaming. This piece opened my eyes to a form of classical music I had never encountered prior. 

COURTESY OF RISHABH KUMAR Guy Nolet and Tom Lyle appeared in “Sugar,” which was the second of three short films that Studio North premiered this past week.

Studio North screens short films about love, stand-up and growing up

By RISHABH KUMAR | April 19, 2021

One of the parts of those glorious pre-pandemic days that I miss the most is going to the movies. There’s nothing like grabbing a bucket of popcorn, sitting down in a dark hall and watching some great art (or, you know, some pretty cool superheroes). And while there isn’t anything like the big screen, the Studio North screening on April 13 of short films made by Hopkins students was a truly lovely night, powered by students’ passion and creativity. 

RON COGSWELL/CC BY 2.0 The workplace sitcom Superstore comes to a memorable end after six seasons.

NBC’s Superstore gives retail workers their flowers

By PAIGE MAULTSBY | April 19, 2021

Yet another workplace sitcom has come and gone: After a sixth season that insinuated candid conversation about the past year, NBC’s Superstore closed up shop on March 25 with an hour-long, two-part finale. The episode brought back its dynamic star, America Ferrera, as the hardworking pragmatist Amy, who departed from the show after season five.

TOM SIMPSON/CC BY-NC 2.0 Pictured is an image from the 1962 film King Kong vs. Godzilla.

Godzilla vs. Kong is a winning CGI spectacle — just don’t think about it too much

By SOPHIA LIN | April 9, 2021

If you like massive CGI fights, a touch of sci-fi and almost non-stop action, then you’ve come to the right place. And you might not be alone, either. In the first five days of the theatrical release of the hugely-anticipated blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong, its box office hit a record-setting $48.5 million, making it the biggest opening for a film since the start of the pandemic.

COURTESY OF SARAH JUNG The Benito Gonzalez Trio played "Sama Layuca" at Keystone Korner Baltimore. 

Benito Gonzalez Trio celebrates McCoy Tyner's music

By SARAH JUNG | April 9, 2021

The Benito Gonzalez Trio gave a live-streamed jazz performance at Keystone Korner Baltimore on April 3 to celebrate McCoy Tyner. The trio included pianist Benito Gonzalez, bassist Essiet Okon Essiet and drummer Billy Hart. 

COURTESY OF JAE CHOI Clint McCallum's background during his performance at The Red Room in Your Room concert.

The Red Room in Your Room series spotlights Baltimore artists

By JAE CHOI | April 9, 2021

The High Zero Foundation, a Baltimore-based organization dedicated to promoting improvised and experimental music, held an online concert on March 25. The foundation hosted the event over the livestreaming service Twitch as part of its ongoing The Red Room in Your Room series. Despite the collapsing of geographic constraints afforded by online events, the series has continued to foreground the work of Baltimore-based artists, and the March 25 concert was no exception. 

GAGE SKIDMORE/CC BY-SA 2.0 Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, who play the titular stars of Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is what you’d expect, in all the wrong ways

By BINYAMIN NOVETSKY | March 28, 2021

I never had particularly high hopes for Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the new series which debuted its first episode on Disney+ just this week. Every trailer, as far as I could tell, looked so... standard. I have seen a lifetime’s worth of jump-cut-filled action sequences and computer-generated explosions. For a long time, I loved them. Now, to be honest, I find them kind of boring. They just don’t inspire awe and fear in me the way that they once did.

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