Caitlyn Nakatsukasa | Freelancer Matt Angel’s movie “The Open House” was released on Netflix on Jan. 19. In “The Open House”, a mother, Naomi, played by Piercy Dalton, and her son Logan, played by Dylan Minnette, temporarily move into a family member’s home...
Entertainment
Grammys return to the garden
Zoë Strickland | Editor-in-Chief On Jan. 28, the “60th Annual Grammy Awards” hit the small screen. The show was hosted by James Corden. The awards show, which broadcasted from Madison Square Garden in New York City for the first time after a 14-year stint at the...
Review: “Big Bear, Little Bear”
Stephanie Blair | Staff Writer On Jan. 15, Rusty Clanton released his EP “Big Bear, Little Bear.” The Tennessee-native singer-songwriter has grown a substantial following in the last five years through YouTube and touring with the likes of Tessa Violet, dodie and Emma...
Harmonica player steals spotlight in jazz performance
Stephanie Blair | Staff Writer Under a wash of colored lights — which would shift throughout the night, from reds and purples to blues and greens — four men took the Rice Auditorium stage on Jan. 19 for one purpose: to play jazz. The quartet was composed of: DJ...
New exhibits come to Hamersly
Zoë Strickland | Editor-in-Chief For Hamersly Library, the beginning of term means the opening of new second and third floor art exhibits. The exhibits officially opened on Jan. 8 and Jan. 5, respectively. “Painting for the fun of it,” a watercolor display by local...
Cannon Gallery highlights digital magic
Zoë Strickland | Editor-in-Chief On Jan. 17, artist Ryan Woodring came to the Cannon Gallery of Art for the reception of his installation, “Unveiling World Tour.” The installation has been up since Jan. 11 and will remain in the gallery until Feb. 9. In his series of...
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Review: “The Post”
Zoë Strickland | Editor-in-Chief Before going to see the film, I had heard relatively nothing about “The Post” or the Pentagon Papers scandal that it follows. Regardless, the film was an engaging and empowering political thriller that boasted impeccable acting. The...
Western welcomes Celtic music
Nikita Williams | Freelancer On Jan. 13, musicians Eric Rigler, Dirk Freymuth and Kira Ott held an exciting and high energy concert as part of Western’s Smith Fine Arts Series. Rigler and Freymuth had just come back from their 2017 PBS TV special “Celtic Journeys:...
Low-key shows to stream
Michelle Bonilla | Freelancer “The OA” When a young woman returns home after having been missing for the past seven years it becomes a joyous event for the once small town who have all but assumed her dead. However, everyone is shocked once they discover that the once...
