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.
As October creeps in each year, the world awaits with bated breath the names recognized by the Nobel Committee as those that have conferred “the greatest benefit to humankind.” This year, the coveted literary honor was awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai for his unique vision of the apocalypse.
At the end of 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, evil had been vanquished, and a new day of the Disney+ TV series would fill the empty void to satisfy fans of the iconic series. That is, until interviews revealed a potential 10th episode of the saga, one that could have changed everything.
We had already seen Khalid in the summer at World Pride 2025, so the excitement that Hopkins finally had a somewhat mainstream artist for Hoptoberfest 2025 dwindled between us. Nevertheless, I donned my favorite pair of jeans and halter-top combo, and I giddily ran to the end of the line on Oct. 24.
Pop superstar Lorde has captured the hearts and minds of her over 30 million listeners on Spotify. Despite only having four studio albums spanning a nearly 20 year long career, Lorde has managed to sell out nearly every stadium on her recent Ultrasound World Tour, playing for adoring fans across the globe.
Why don't mummies take time off? They are afraid to unwind. Unlike mummies, I hope all of you find some time to unwind and indulge in a bit of escapism this Halloween. Sit tight and put on your spook-tacles because this week’s installment of To Watch and Watch For has you covered!
The 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show proved that reinvention doesn’t mean abandoning identity. For a brand that was once built of pure fantasy, this year’s show felt grounded in something real: power, presence and possibility.
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, take these personal recommendations from this week’s installment of To Watch and Watch For.
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. One Battle After Another, however, is different from his other works; it’s today’s most relevant love story of a father and a daughter in the midst of eerily familiar political turmoil.
Fall break is on the horizon, and the temperature is finally starting to approach the 50s. 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.
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.
Oasis, one of the seminal rock bands of the ’90s and ‘00s, was returning for a world tour 15 years after its split. Tickets sold out within 10 hours. Despite the immense pressures of the press and fans alike, Noel and Liam emerged on stage with heads held high, hand in hand.
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.
Kuang continues to write with rigor and unflinching political insight, but in Katabasis, the balance tips toward thesis rather than story. As an academic, I admire her brilliance. However, as a lover of literature, I am left wishing that the fire of narrative matched her critiques.
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. 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.
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.
Is Double Infinity Big Thief’s magnum opus? No, not by a long shot. If I could, would I make it mandatory listening for all of my friends? Yeah — I wouldn’t even have to think about it. We all deserve to experience humanity, don’t we?
Welcome back to another week’s To Watch and Watch For. 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.
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.
Virginia Anderson is an adjunct professor in the Program of Museums and Society at Hopkins and 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.
