For nine days only, Teatro Círculo, the popular Hispanic theater group, recreated Carmena Rivera’s La caída de Rafael Trujillo at Baruch College’s Nagelberg Theater. La Caída de Rafael Trujillo, or The Fall of Rafael Trujillo, tells the story of the oppressed peoples in the Dominican Republic under the leadership of Rafael Trujillo. Throughout his time as dictator of […]
Tag: review
Food That Pops (Not So Much in This Case): L’Ecole
As cheesy and petty as it may sound, L’Ecole should change its name to L’No. Restaurant Week, which occurs biannually, is an opportunity for people to get lunch or dinner at a fixed price in some of the ritziest and most expensive restaurants in the city. It should be an event that celebrates food, even if it […]
Gallery Sightings: Asia through a Frenchman’s Lens
What: Witness at a Crossroads: Photographer Marc Riboud in Asia When: Through March 23rd, 2015 Where: The Rubin Museum of Art (W17th St.) Admission: Students: $10 General Admission: $15 FREE on Friday evenings from 6 p.m.–10 p.m. After climbing three flights up the Rubin Museum’s central spiral staircase and passing two floors of Himalayan scroll paintings […]
Food That Pops: Cafe Katja
I had the pleasure of trying spatzle two summers ago. I’ve been hooked on it ever since, and a big bowl of it is the definition of comfort food. For those that don’t know, spatzle is a dumpling that is served in Germany and France, made out of flour, eggs, and milk. It’s an extremely […]
Gallery Sightings: Beyond the Classical
What: Beyond the Classical: Imagining the Ideal Across Time When: through January 11th, 2015 Where: National Academy Museum (Upper East Side) Admission: Pay What You Wish (In partnership with Macaulay’s Cultural Passport Program) The Bounty KillArt (artist), L’Histoire et la Paix (History and Peace), 2004. The National Academy Museum, a tiny gem among the giants of […]
Why Cloud Atlas is Amazing, and Not Racist
I walked into Cloud Atlas a few nights ago on a mere whim. I had just left Wreck-it Ralph (a rather brilliant movie in its own right, I suggest you go see it) and in the midst of an empty theater I convinced a friend of mine to sneak into Cloud Atlas with me because […]
Theater Review: Cardenio
Brooklyn College’s Theatre Department held a wedding party – featuring the marriage of Anselmo (Matt McGill) and Camila (Sara Fallon Moran) – as part of Stephen Greenblatt and Charles L. Mee’s play Cardenio. Directed by Brooklyn College alum Stephen Kaliski, this play focuses on a wedding party for a happy couple on their weekend away […]
Lizzie Borden: The Musical
An underground musical has reemerged in New York, and it brought its double-homicide. Three years ago, Lizzie Borden: The Musical had a run off-off-Broadway that drew a lot of attention, including a largely positive review from the New York Times. Since then, it has slowly been building momentum with a couple of other productions throughout […]
Album Review: Muse — “The 2nd Law”
Attention Muse fans! The band’s newest album, The 2nd Law, has taken the Internet by storm after it was recently leaked online. Filled with heartwarming, powerful, dramatic sounds, the band has branched out from their typical tunes and expressed themselves in a brand new way that is certainly worth noticing. Front man Matthew Bellamy has […]
Film Review: The Hunger Games
The newest series to achieve fandom status is the sci-fi thriller, The Hunger Games. The film version of the first book in the trilogy was released on March 23rd, and has grossed $357 million. Directed by Gary Ross and starring Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence, it is poised to be the next Harry Potter or Twilight […]