“Twerk is political.” Katelina Eccleston, aka Reggaetón con la Gata, expressed this sentiment shared by all seven women and non-binary speakers and performers at the “Creating Nuestra Música: Latinx Women in the Music Scene” series.
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Taylor Swift released “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” (“TV”) April 9, a re-recording of her 2008 album “Fearless.” The release is the first in a series of planned re-recordings of Swift’s first six albums. This follows a highly publicized battle over the ownerships of the albums, which were acquired by talent manager Scooter Braun as part of an acquisition with Big Machine Records, Swift’s former label.
This month, the Arts & Culture Section brings you a playlist about new beginnings: the thrill and fear of fresh starts, learning from the past…
I will admit, I have always lied about reading Pride & Prejudice. I am not usually someone to twist the truth, but I figured I…
On Thursday, I dressed for an outing, put on makeup, and blow dried my hair. This is something I do not get to do very…
In Chinese and Vietnamese Buddhism, a “hungry ghost” is a species of spirit driven by a need that went unfulfilled in mortal life. Karmically condemned…
After a turbulent two semesters for student orgs, Smith a cappella groups are coming back in full swing this spring. From the oldest historically women’s a cappella group in the country (The Smiffenpoofs) to Blackapella (for Black diaspora Smithies) to Crapapella (the “alternative” a cappella group), Smith genuinely has an a cappella experience for everybody. For many in the Smith community, a cappella is an irreplaceable source of community, inclusivity and beautiful music on campus, even during a global pandemic.
The Smith Department of Theatre’s fall show, The Amplifier Project, is now live. The show takes the form of a collection of 29 individual pieces, all of which can be viewed online at The Amplifier website. Though they range in style and subject matter, most of the pieces are video, totaling nearly two hours of footage. The project was put together by 85 participants from across the Smith community, working together remotely from three different countries and 18 different states.
As Twitter user @jishnu_bandu so eloquently put it, in the era of COVID-19, in some of the dimmest of times in recent history, one must remember: “As you binge watched your thirteenth entire series, or read a book, or sleep to music, remember. Remember that in the darkest days, when everything stopped, you turned to artists.” This is true. We have all become heavy, gluttonous consumers of all forms of media.
Tuesday Nov. 10 Smith College held its annual Cromwell Day, and though this year's symposium took place virtually, it was still an impactful opportunity to come together, reflect and learn. This year’s celebration was entitled, “Tackling Anti-Blackness: Moving Past the Abstract” and featured speakers, workshops and student art pieces. It concluded with a showcasing of student artwork that grappled with the harrowing history of racism in the United States as well as devastating current events such as the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor which have sparked civil unrest across the nation.