by Rebecca Craven in Arts
To the more cynical among us, Felicity Huffman's Oscar nomination for her role in "Transamerica" seemed at first to be given as an award for bravery, rather than an achievement in acting. A freakish feat: a woman playing a man undergoing gender reassignment surgery to become a woman.
by Shaoli Ghosh in Arts
Lorna Simpson, an influential artist, is set to speak at Smith College's third annual Dulcy B. Miller Lecture in Art and Art History. For all who don't know Lorna Simpson, I'll paraphrase Anchorman Ron Burgundy and say, "She's a big deal." I can't speak to whether or not she has many leather-bound volumes.
by Amber Tucker in Arts
It is finally almost time for spring break-which, for many, translates into: It is finally almost time for packing and being randomly checked/molested in public and for being asked to follow security officers into a glass room to answer questions about the purpose of your trip and for dropping your drivers license on the escalator just as it reaches the bottom and for getting drooled on by large men in the seat next to you and for losing baggage only to find it two hours later bandaged in duct tape after having been inspected because it "looked suspicious.
by in Arts
In your quest to see all of the films nominated for Oscar's Best Picture Award (don't even pretend you're not trying to do this), make sure not to miss "Good Night, and Good Luck." Yes, George Clooney's still got some of that "Syriana" pudge around the middle, and it's about network news politicking from last century, but it's a surprisingly enthralling movie, and Clooney's directing is graceful and subtle.
by Katie Chase in Arts
Though I'm usually glued to my TV on Thursday nights at 9:00 p.m. to watch "CSI," I made an exception last week to go to Smith Superstar - and I definitely don't regret it! Grissom is nothing compared to Pat Skarda jumping around in a manner rather unexpected from an English professor.
