Student Art Spotlight
Student Art Spotlight by Megan Liao.
‘To some people, you’ll be Cinderella. To others, Marie Antoinette’
Barnes’ exceptional attention to detail when it comes to her characters could be explained by her profession in psychology, psychiatry and cognitive sciences. The individuals in her books usually feel especially realistic and human in how they inhabit the world of the story, and “Inheritance Games” was no exception.
Student Art Spotlight
Student Art Spotlight by Megan Liao.
"Emma.": My comfort movie of 2020
If you are also having a not-so-easy time with everything that's going on and want to watch a comfort movie, I present to you “Emma.”
The life of a freelance composer: Music meets business
The work of freelance music composers is not as solitary as it may sound. They collaborate with institutions, theatres, and individuals. They work on solo pieces, operas, orchestra pieces, chamber pieces, and more. They have a flexible working schedule for exploring and envisioning creativity in music, yet they live a busy lifestyle managing their music careers and businesses at the same time.
Student Art Spotlight
Illustration by Megan Liao
Loneliness
Being one of the students who are staying on campus after the in-person class activities ended, Vicente Cayuela ’22 continues documenting the emptiness of campus and the end of a very special semester.
A bit of color
In his latest photojournalism project, “A Bit of Color,” Vicente Cayuela ’22 documented the changes that the arts community at Brandeis has been going through in the past few months.
Interview with Prof. Gannit Ankori: The reopening of the Rose Art Museum
Although so much is closed or virtual this semester, Brandeis students will be happy to learn that one campus institution is still open in-person: the Rose Art Museum. It offers, as Prof. Gannit Ankori (FA) described it in a Nov. 1 email to the Justice, “a quiet space for reflection, contemplation, and enjoyment” that could be a good mental break from the chaos of 2020 for students, staff and faculty alike.
Man befriends mollusk in ‘My Octopus Teacher’
Perhaps the greatest appeal of “My Octopus Teacher’’ is in its ability to draw out our desire to return to the natural world. Even as we escape into it through a screen, once the film cuts to black, one cannot help but want the screen to stay that way, and get back in touch with the great outdoors.
Cartoon of the week
Cartoon of the week by Megan Liao
David Ohannessian: bringing Armenian ceramics into Jerusalem
Moughalian explained that “in the 1920s and 30s, Ohannessian carried over to Jerusalem this Ottoman tradition of exterior architectural tile embellishment.”
Cartoon of the week
Cartoon of the week by Megan Liao
Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ more than earns its praise
More than making an extraordinary movie, Zhao has made a classic genre her own by crafting what is perhaps the most ordinary and quietly powerful road movie of all time. Enchanting, heart-breaking, quiet — but nonetheless urgent — “Nomadland” is a must-see.
“Youth”: the purpose of living and the meaning of death
“Youth” is a reminder that there will be a time when this all feels very far away. And for many of us, years of beauty and triumph lie ahead.
She made the lover’s choice: Film review of “Portrait of A Lady on Fire”
Sciamma challenges conventional feminism and lesbian love through sisterhood, female artisitc recreation and the genuine love accompanied with emancipation.
Cartoon of the week
Cartoon of the week by Megan Liao
The good trouble, the good fight
When Rep. Lewis finished watching the documentary, he said to Porter, “it’s so powerful.” Porter replied, “your life is powerful.”
Governor Charlie Baker shares updates to Massachusetts’ COVID-19 policies
Experts discuss Black Lives Matter movement in Biden era
Carol Fierke begins work as University's new provost
Brandeis students can play a role in the fight for Uyghurs’ rights in Northwest China
‘To some people, you’ll be Cinderella. To others, Marie Antoinette’