More Than the Sum of its Parts

January 10, 2002 by

Come on, it wasn't that long ago that when you looked at a large packing box, instead of seeing trash you saw a spaceship, a racecar or maybe even a dragon.
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Out of the Forest, into the Jungle

November 29, 2001 by

The Sherwood Players, an independent student-run theater group on campus, takes a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of men who were there in their latest production.
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Give Me Space

November 15, 2001 by

White space, or a lack there of, is not a new complaint from young artists struggling to display their bodies of work. That dialogue is as old as the art form itself.
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The Avalanches | Since I Left You | Sire/Modular

November 15, 2001 by

For recording artists, the line between sampling and stealing can be very fine. And copyright infringement can be an expensive lesson learned.
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Seasoning Your Words

November 7, 2001 by

Performance poetry, as of late, has experienced a renaissance fueled by the energy and fervor of young bards who reject the constraints of traditional poetry forums.
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Waking Life: Brownia Motion

November 7, 2001 by

A 99-minute fully animated dream sequence containing numerous dream subplots, false awakenings, philosophical brainteasers and, yet, no clear story line - sounds like the perfect recipe for a Hollywoo...
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We Interrupt Our Program…

October 25, 2001 by

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most terrifying thing I have ever witnessed ... Wait a minute! Someone's crawling out of the hollow top. Someone or ... something.
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Tying Up Loose Ends

October 11, 2001 by

"'Theater as rock concert' is the easiest tagline we have come up with," said organizer and performer Jason Burnstein. "Although it is pretty much impossible to explain what it is."
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See No Evil Hear No Evil Speak No Evil

September 27, 2001 by

"This [list] sends a message about the obstacles that exist in expressing a certain kind of viewpoint."
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Media Alters Content After Terror Attacks

September 25, 2001 by

A now infamous Clear Channel e-mail, allegedly sent out to all its affiliates, lists more than 160 songs containing "questionable lyrics" and suggests these songs not be played in light of the recent ...
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Defining Freedom of the Press

June 7, 2001 by

The United States stands apart from other dairy-producing nations in its approval of a highly controversial animal pharmaceutical injected into cows to increase their milk yield by up to 30 percent.
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The Volunteer Job That Calls at 4:03 a.m.

April 13, 2001 by

The girl is curled up on a sofa much too small to lie down on. The room seems much too small to fit us all in, or at least, much too small to fit me in. Immediately I feel like a voyeur, a spectator i...
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