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Volume CXXXIII, Number 18 |
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MacMillan Arctic lecture film restored, to premiere Saturday
Davin Michaels, COLUMNIST
When Donald B. MacMillan, Class of 1898, embarked on his Arctic expeditions, he always took a movie camera.
This Saturday in Smith Auditorium, the Bowdoin Film Society, in conjunction with the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, presents the premiere of a restored Donald B. MacMillan lecture film.
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The Vines lose it
Ted Reinert, ORIENT STAFF
After some careful consideration, I've come to the conclusion that the Vines' Winning Days is not the worst album in my record collection. Still, I'm very glad it cost me less than 10 bucks.
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Student-written play Blood Feathers spreads wings
Hannah Tucker, STAFF WRITER
When Elaine Johanson '04 decided to combine her love of theater and passion for writing into an English department honors project, Blood Feathers was born.
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Poet's novel about poetry is slow but tasty
Hillary Matlin, STAFF WRITER
Diane Weinstein's Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z. was not a novel I expected to like.
It's a book about the world and writers of poetry, which, although I like poetry, doesn't strike me as compelling novel fodder.
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Bowie takes Boston
Ted Reinert, ORIENT STAFF
Major Thom to Ground Control: Legendary rock oddity David Bowie's Reality Tour descended on Boston's Fleet Center last Tuesday to much rejoicing. It gave Beantown an evening of entertainment to be remembered.
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A playlist for passion
Kacy Karlen, COLUMNIST
Ahh, springtime is here and love is in the air.
As I was walking across the Quad this morning, I was distracted by notably loud, enthusiastic chirping overhead.
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Let this Sunshine into your Mind
Hannah Tucker, STAFF WRITER
Of all the adjectives that could be used to describe screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's brain, "spotless" is probably one of the last to come to mind.
We are well acquainted, rather, with some of Kaufman's darker and more warped neural pathways through his screenplays for Being John Malkovich and Adaptation.
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Matt Leach & Laura Welsh
What song, artist, or album changed your life?
ML: Green Day's Dookie was definately the first album that made me really get into music and start buying records.
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Rosa is "Livin' la Vida" Mad Love
Lisa Peterson, STAFF WRITER
Robi Draco Rosa's fifth solo album, Mad Love, is an eclectic mix of hits and misses. The singer-songwriter-producer took two years to create the record and his efforts are evident.
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