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Reviews and think pieces on music, movies, art, and theater.

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Something Rotten! is Infectious, Breezy Fluff

For much of the first act of Something Rotten!—the Tony-nominated musical comedy about two Renaissance-era brothers who can’t seem to escape William Shakespeare’s long shadow—our playwright protagonist Nick Bottom (Rob... Read more

By February 15, 2018

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Preview: Pod Save the People, Feb. 18, Lincoln Theater

Hosted by civil rights activist and organizer DeRay McKesson, Pod Save the People provides sanity and direction for those of us who feel lost in the immensity of current events... Read more

By February 14, 2018

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Concert Preview: STRFKR, Feb. 17, 9:30 Club

Despite their best attempts in choosing a name that is both anti-fame and unfit for radio broadcast, STRFKR’s unique brand of dark, indie-pop dance music has earned them a wide... Read more

By February 13, 2018

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Beauty and Empathy in A Fantastic Woman

From Sebastian Lelio, the director of Gloria (2013), comes a highly anticipated movie nominated for this year’s Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Featuring Daniela Vega, Chile’s first openly... Read more

By February 9, 2018

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Black Movements Dance Theatre and The Power of Expressive Motion

At the end of her reaching arm, a single outstretched finger points up to the sky, demanding an undelivered promise. The dancer’s ascension is no solitary feat—supported by arms and... Read more

By February 9, 2018

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Concert Preview: BØRNS, Feb. 13, The Anthem

BØRNS is from another world. The Michigan-born singer-songwriter has such an enchanting, lofty, unrealistically beautiful voice that hearing his music feels like a dream in another dimension. His most recent... Read more

By February 7, 2018

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Concert Preview: Umphrey’s McGee, Feb. 15, The Anthem

Umphrey’s McGee has come a long way in their prolific, genre-defying career as a rock band. Despite releasing a total of nine studio albums in their twenty-year career, the band... Read more

By February 7, 2018

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Concert Preview: COIN, Feb. 10, 9:30 Club

Following the release of their sophomore album How Will You Know If You Never Try (2017), COIN has built a reputation as an energetic and memorable live act, and taken... Read more

By February 7, 2018

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Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Sovereignty Teaches What You Should Have Learned in American History Class

Cue the opening scene of Georgetown alumnus Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Sovereignty: A drunken white man wearing a “Make America Great Again” shirt stumbles into a Casino and hurls racial slurs... Read more

By February 3, 2018

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Critical Voices: Migos, Culture II

Back in 2015, Quavo, leader and migos-est member of Migos, alerted the world “Gangsta rap is back.” This came off of Yung Rich Nation, the middle release of the YRN... Read more

By February 2, 2018

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Concert Preview: J. Roddy Walston & the Business, Feb. 8, 9:30 Club

The first thing that stands out about J. Roddy Walston & the Business is the long flowing locks of three out of four band members. The second thing that stands... Read more

By February 1, 2018

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Preview: Vice President Joe Biden’s American Promise Tour, Feb. 6, The Anthem

Throughout his decades-long career as a U.S. politician, Vice President Joe Biden has acted as an inspiration and moral compass for all Americans, regardless of political affiliation. His message is... Read more

By January 28, 2018

Features

How “Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play” Made the Stage

The Simpsons have come to campus. Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society and Nomadic Theater collaborated to bring Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play to Poulton Hall. Adapted from The... Read more

By January 26, 2018

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Put it in Print: Hung Liu Honors the Women of China

“Hung Liu in Print,” the latest featured exhibit from the National Museum for Women in the Arts, is pensive, meditative. It displays a number of Hung’s prints and tapestries, all... Read more

By January 26, 2018

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Theater Preview: Prof. Natsu Onoda Power Adapts “The Lathe of Heaven”

As part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, Georgetown’s Theater and Performance Studies Program collaborated with the Washington-based Spooky Action Theater troupe to produce “The Lathe of Heaven.” The play,... Read more

By January 25, 2018

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Concert Preview: Cuco, Jan. 23, U Street Music Hall

It may be clichéd to say an artist is “up-and-coming,” but there’s no better way to describe Cuco, the 18-year-old singer fresh out of Los Angeles. His music is filled... Read more

By January 22, 2018

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Concert Preview: Tennis, Jan. 24, 9:30 Club

Last year’s Tennis concert at the 9:30 Club was one of the best I’ve ever seen. The duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley is impossibly magical live, and their... Read more

By January 20, 2018

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A Balancing Act: The Post Handles Themes Masterfully

The Post perfectly captures elements of America’s turbulent 1970s, including female leadership, the end years of the buddy-buddy relationship between the press and Washington, and the Nixon White House. Expert... Read more

By January 17, 2018

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Charlie Visconage’s “Cool Guy Alert!”: Cartoon Politics, Colorful Pop Stars, and Other Cool Guy Things

Front and center in the second room of Charlie Visconage’s exhibit—“Cool Guy Alert!”—is a 40×30 inch acrylic painting of a man’s face. His blue hair is dishevelled, his red lips... Read more

By January 17, 2018

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Gorgeous and Gothic, Phantom Thread Probes the Dark Edges of Love

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest—a ravishing, strange film starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a fictional 20th century British couturier—is also, notably, Day-Lewis’ last. In 2017, the acting giant released a statement announcing... Read more

By January 17, 2018