Arts Front Feature
Chvrches' Debut Album Approaches Perfection
“Bones” isn’t a mere collage—though their influences are apparent, Chvrches sound like nobody else. The 12-track LP is nearly impossible to take off repeat, as any good pop album should be, but it’s also impeccably arranged and drenched in personality. “Bones” an exceptionally confident debut and it suggests that Chvrches is going straight up.
How Harvard Teaches Artists (Or Doesn't)
The College continues to increase the presence of the arts in its curriculum—including offering course credit for extracurricular arts organizations this year—but students and graduates worry that Harvard as an institution does not fully prepare them to pursue a career in creativity.
Summer At The Movies
As the season's blockbusters vie for box office success, The Crimson reviews the good, the bad, and the ugly of summer film. Check this page for new reviews week by week.
Three Days At NY's Governors Ball Festival
Staff writer Andrew R. Chow spent a weekend at the festival, braving the weather to catch acts such as Kings of Leon, Azealia Banks, Kendrick Lamar, and—of course—Kanye West.
"Gatsby" Not So Great
The real problem at the core of the movie seems to be restraint: Luhrmann has none. In fact, the film is packed so full of confetti and sex that there seems to be little room for one key element: the source text. This makes for an entertaining film, perhaps, but not for a successful adaptation of one of the great American novels.
Framing Harvard Film
As the Carpenter Center celebrates its 50th anniversary, film pieces from past and present students show that Harvard’s program in film education coalesces with the liberal arts curriculum and results in a unique, holistic preparation for the film industry.
In A Uniform Fashion
With fashion shows like Identities and Eleganza promoting a step up in fashion at Harvard, are more students taking risks with the ways they dress? And what inspires those who do?
Yardfest, A Shrinking Stage?
Tyga’s controversial lyrics might go largely unheard if there isn’t a strong showing at this year’s Yardfest. But is it just "Rack City" that could make Yardfest less successful than spring festivals at other universities?
Art For Sale
The arrangements of goods in a store are never random. Are they designed merely to entice customers, or can the design of a store be characterized as an art in itself? Writer Kurt P. Slawitschka investigates.
The Art of an Uprising
With the rise of film, photography, and “people’s art,” anyone with a phone can become a protest artist. What led to those changes in medium? And what does this mean for the future of protest?
The Shape of the Script
Harvard’s diverse student productions depend on a small but devoted team of set designers, whose task is to create a captivating world on stage.
