Crowns and cruelty in Hold Thy Peace's 'Margaret'
Margaret of Anjou has the most lines of any woman in the entire Shakespearean canon. She is different from most of the playwright's female characters in that she is powerful in her own right.
Ariel Kay
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Peacebuilding and the Arts unites its participants
The second-annual Peacebuilding and the Arts Symposium, sponsored by the International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, took place from Friday to Sunday this week in the Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex and the Slosberg Recital Hall.
Palestinian performers discuss their theater work
A refugee camp isn't the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of creative or nurturing environments.
Kaos Kids share skills, memories
Hip-hop crew Kaos Kids are known on campus for their impressive moves and stunning choreography.
Bittersweet comedy '50/50' stars Rogen and Gordon-Levitt
There are plenty of over-done comedic sub-genres out there. There's the raunchy comedy, the romantic comedy, the buddy comedy, the female-centric comedy.
Hootenany groups sing their hearts out
Hootenanny: According to Dictionary.com, the term means "an informal session at which folk singers and instrumentalists perform for their own enjoyment." This is a perfect description of the concert that took place on Saturday night in the Slosberg Recital Hall, titled "Hootenanny with Pesky J.
Student artists explore gender in exhibition
JustArts sat down with Nera Lerner '12, the assistant curator of "Floors and Ceilings," a student art exhibition hosted by the Women's Studies Research Center.
First guest bands of the fall rock Chum's
Brandeis' Punk, Rock n' Roll Club knew how to start the year off right. The first show of the semester on Saturday featured performances by up-and-coming indie-pop band Miniature Tigers and bizarre faux-Christian rock duo Lawrence Welks. Headliner Miniature Tigers were very well received by the audience at Cholmondeley's on Saturday night.
Plot of 'Our Idiot Brother' tries too hard
Is there anything not to like about Paul Rudd? The guy is cute (in an approachable way), witty and hilarious, but he rarely crosses the line into bathroom humor the way some of his frequent collaborators do?I'm looking at you, Will Ferrell and Seth Rogen. His charm and deadpan delivery have made many of his characters, who would be otherwise unmemorable, the scene stealers and highlights of several of the best comedies of the last decade. It is this charm and wit that carries Our Idiot Brother, Rudd's latest movie and one of the few in which he plays the main character.
Something Borrowed' misses the point
I love going to movie theaters. The whole experience is somewhat reminiscent of the movie palaces that were erected back in the '30s and '40s to showcase moving pictures, and-I'd like to think-still retains a bit of mystique, a hint of glamour.
Despite allegations of racism and misconduct, Carol Simon reinstated
A note from the editor regarding Carol Simon and BWBB
Predicting top five picks of the 2024 WNBA draft
Brandeis staff, student, and facilities members protest against merit delays
Fight breaks out at Springfest over presence of Israeli flag