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John Waters is one of the artists whose work will be on display.

BMA features Maryland artists in new exhibit

January 28, 2016

In a celebration of local art and artists, the Baltimore Museum of Art will be displaying a new exhibit on Maryland artists from Feb. 7 to May 8 of this year. The exhibit, curated by Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs Rena Hoisington, will be displayed in the museum’s Sadie A. May Gallery. It will feature more than 20 newly acquired Maryland-related pieces of art, many of which are being placed on view for the first time.

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Cate Blanchett stars as the title role in the haunting drama Carol.

Recent cinema brings a new take on the ‘50s

By SARAH SCHREIB | January 28, 2016

Out of the films that received several Academy Award nominations this year, two of them, director John Crowly’s Brooklyn and Tod Haynes’ Carol, are set in the 1950s, a decade torn between conformity and rebellion. Although these films take place during the same decade as iconic movies like Grease, neither film exactly prescribes to the Rock ‘N’ Roll, candy-colored imagery that one would normally associate with the time period.

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Shoegaze band, Pinkshinyultrablast, takes the fourth spot on our list.

The News-Letter’s top 10 album picks of 2015

By DUBRAY KINNEY | January 28, 2016

As in any year in music, 2015 was a year full of ups and downs. Now that the year is over, however, we can reflect on the higher notes with a Top 10 List of the Best Albums of 2015.

Satirical Angie Tribeca lures binge-watchers

By CATHERINE PALMER | January 28, 2016

Angie Tribeca is stupidity at its finest. It’s not intriguing. It’s not deep. It’s straight-up ridiculous, which is why it’s fantastic.

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Members of Throat Culture, Will Bernish and Michael George, perform a sketch during their 24-hour show.

Hopkins’ comedy groups plan out new semester

By HOLLY TICE | January 28, 2016

In a rigorous academic environment like Hopkins, comedy groups can help lighten the mood and create an outlet for free expression of creativity and humor. The Buttered Niblets, an improvisational group, and Throat Culture, a sketch comedy group, are the main providers of this comedic relief to an often stressed Hopkins student body.

BØRNS lures crowd with eccentric charm

December 11, 2015

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Krysten Ritter portrays the title character in this new Marvel series.

Jessica Jones redefines superhero stereotypes

December 3, 2015

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New play examines injuries in football

December 3, 2015

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Creed breathes new life into Rocky series

December 3, 2015

Firefly Music Festival Announces Lineup for June 2016

December 3, 2015

The Firefly Music Festival, a four-day event in Dover, Del., has experienced rapid growth since its inauguration in 2012. Firefly released its lineup on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and will take place from June 16 - 19, 2016. Rachel Biderman Managing Editor of The News-Letter spoke to Firefly’s Director of Experience Megan Marshall to talk about the 2016 Festival.