Culture
MAG
Yayoi Kusama’s wonderful “Infinity Mirrored Room” open at the MAG
Her art typically depicts obsessive repetition through the use of lighting and mirrors — shown very obviously in the Mirrored Room.
film
‘Mean Girls’ (2024) review: A not-so-mean musical
In the last few months, Hollywood has churned out movies inspired by Broadway musicals. “Mean Girls” is no exception to this trend.
Eastman
Eastman on the River Campus: Music event of the season
The music runs through the floorboards – not ordinary house party music, but sax and trumpet-led jazz, as expected from Eastman’s prodigies.
film
‘Saltburn’ takes a shallow dive into obsession. A deeper review
"Saltburn" builds a universe of vapidity, the depraved, and the beautiful. And like its characters, the movie is gorgeous but shallow.
Conde Nast
0.0/10: Was Pitchfork’s shift to a men’s magazine the best move?
As a journal, Pitchfork is the biggest fish in a slowly draining pond, and it is unclear what its decline will sink next.
Administration
Jewish Voice for Peace observes Tu B’Schvat in solidarity with Palestinians
Jewish Voice for Peace held their first public event Jan. 21 to express horror at the tragedies occurring in Palestine, JVP told the CT.
Collage
Artist Rivka Simcha on her Hartnett Award-winning piece “Venus Decomposing”
Rivka Simcha's “Venus Decomposing,” which juxtaposes beauty and decay, won the "Hartnett Award” last month. She spoke with the CT about her art.
ballad of songbirds and snakes
On watching Snow fall
What I had most anticipated was watching the gradual moral decay of Coriolanus Snow. However, the film did not satisfy me.
album review
CT Wrapped: The top albums of 2023, according to our staff
Some of our staff has compiled their top albums of 2023 - so amidst finals season, we implore you to bump our tunes.
east avenue
Sophomore Joey Stempien starts small with his big band
Every Thursday of this semester, you can hunt down sophomore Joey Stempien and his friends at the East Avenue restaurant (and well-known college student sustenance staple) Stromboli’s.