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Andrew Walker (SFS ’16) on the set of Nomadic Theatre’s fall show, “afterlife: a ghost story,” for which he co-designed the set.

A Place for Theater, Onstage and Offstage

By Lindsay Lee October 30, 2015

Andrew Walker (SFS ’16) has been involved in a show on campus for almost every semester he has been at Georgetown, even though as an international politics major with a certificate in women and gender...

ANNA SHUSTER/THE HOYA 

Despite a quiet crowd, the indie-rock quartet Transviolent maintained its energy all throughout its opening set for Mikky Ekko.

Concert Review: Mikky Ekko & Transviolet @ 9:30 Club

By Anna Shuster October 30, 2015

★★★★☆ The crowd that welcomed Transviolet to the stage last Saturday, Oct. 24 was modest at best — U Street Music Hall isn’t the biggest venue, and many ticketholders...

MCCOY: Making Art My Own Liberation

MCCOY: Making Art My Own Liberation

By Maya McCoy October 30, 2015

I spent most of middle school and high school pursuing things that other people told me I should. In seventh grade, my art teacher told me I was good at drawing, so I drew. In my senior year, my science...

'Deeds, Not Words'

‘Deeds, Not Words’

By Jess Kelham-Hohler October 30, 2015

As the big election year approaches, it is easy to forget that women in the United States have only had the right to vote for less than a century. Surprisingly, "Suffragette," a new drama that tells the...

COURTESY BIANCA SOLER

The Future of Music Coalition Summit, which took place Monday and Tuesday, focused on challenges and changes in the music industry.

The Changing Face of Music

By Katherine Richardson October 30, 2015

It was 2000, and Napster — an online service that allowed users to swap and download MP3 files for free — was growing at a viral rate. In just under a year, the site’s 20-million-person user base...

Sarah Silverman stars in “I Smile Back,” a story of a substance-absuing mother.

Movie Review: ‘I Smile Back’

By Jeff Naft October 30, 2015

★★★☆☆ “I Smile Back,” which premieres in Washington, D.C., today, is adapted from Amy Koppelman’s critically acclaimed novel bearing the same name, which was first released in 2008....

WARNER BROS. PICTURES
Sandra Bullock plays "Calamity" Jane Bodine in "Our Brand is Crisis."

Movie Review: ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’

By John Miller October 30, 2015

★★★★☆ From director David Gordon Green comes “Our Brand is Crisis,” a comedy-drama about the 2002 Bolivian presidential elections. Set to be released Oct. 30, the film stars Sandra...

The exhibit, which opened this month at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, features celebrated photographs from Penn’s time at Vogue, as well as his personal works.

Irving Penn’s Beauty Beyond Fashion

By Kate Kim October 30, 2015

Irving Penn, best known for his iconic work in the esteemed fashion magazine Vogue, was one of the most dominant and influential photographers of the 20th century, up until his retirement in 2002 and...

Taylor Tries: Mastering the Art of the Selfie

Taylor Tries: Mastering the Art of the Selfie

By Taylor Bond October 30, 2015

If you’ve kept up with me so far, it is possible that you have noticed that I do not pay much attention to my appearance. I sometimes grow my body hair and choose not to wear makeup, and I have often...

Welcome To My Struggle

Welcome To My Struggle

By The Cereal Dater October 30, 2015

This is a story about Cookie Crisp. We met freshman year and occasionally said hi, usually just in passing. I never thought about him until one particular Lauinger Library encounter our junior spring semester...

FARRAR, STRAUSS, AND GIROUX

Book Review: ‘Submission’

By Jack Bennett October 30, 2015

★★★★☆ Michel Houellebecq’s newest novel, "Submission" has already made gigantic waves in France as perhaps the most controversial book of the year. The novel, which revolves around a democratic...

Thomas Shuman (COL'17) in 'afterlife: a ghost story,' Nomadic Theater's Fall Show

A New Kind of Horror at Nomadic’s ‘Afterlife’ in the Devine Theatre

By Jane Mikus October 27, 2015

A mother who meets the murderer of her own child will truly understand what it means to hate. A transformative hatred, the real kind. These are the images that come together in Nomadic Theatre’s...

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