Reel Critic: 'American Factory'
By Owen Mason-Hill | October 3, 2019A new documentary on Netflix, "American Factory" demonstrates the effects of growing technology and new Chinese management on factory workers in Ohio.
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Clifford Symposium examines future of the global ocean
By Kayla Lichtman | September 26, 2019The three-day Clifford Symposium last week brought together a variety of disciplinary perspectives on the future of the ocean.
"Votes... for women?" exhibit opens at Middlebury College Museum of Art
By Emmanuel Tamrat | September 26, 2019This new exhibit at the Middlebury College Museum of Art celebrates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Funny Femme Fest rewrites the comedy narrative
By Sophie Hiland and Rose Evans | September 26, 2019Some say comedy is a boy’s club ... but the joke’s on them!
Sophie Shao and Friends kick off Performing Arts Series
By John Vaaler | September 26, 2019Cellist Sophie Shao's sextet amazed her audience last Saturday, as the first concert in this year's performing arts series at the Mahaney Arts Center.
The Librarian is in
By Online Editor | September 26, 2019The first time I read this work, at 14 or 15, I had an extremely limited understanding of colonialism. But I returned to it, twice, years later, having met a variety of African people and having visited the continent twice. If you did not cross paths with “Things Fall Apart” in high school, the ...
Reel Critic: 'Ad Astra'
By Owen Mason-Hill | September 26, 2019In a futuristic, intergalactic setting, "Ad Astra" explores the limits of our solar system as well as the complexity of human consciousness.
Newsroom influencers: CrossFit
By Sarah Boyle, April Qian and Elsa Korpi | September 26, 2019Here at Arts & Academics, we spend our time in the newsroom covering the cultural happenings on campus. But what about the latest phenomena in the online world? These topics often enter our conversations while editing the section, and we thought it was about time to let you all in on the fun. Each ...
An interview with Jason Mantzoukas '95 from "Parks and Rec"
By Greg Swartz | September 19, 2019Greg Swartz '18 interviews comedic actor Jason Mantzoukas '95 about his time with Otter Nonsense Players at the college and career beyond.
Bauhaus: they were here (in Weimar Germany) and they were queer
By Jack Carew | September 19, 2019Dr. Elizabeth Otto presented on her forthcoming book about queer identities and the Bauhaus last Wednesday.
The Librarian is in
By Online Editor | September 19, 2019Brilliant. Having the opportunity to listen to it read by the author on the very first days of 2019’s Black History Month was a special and meaningful treat. Published to mass acclaim, author Ta-Nehisi Coates — and Middlebury College French Language Schools alum — writes a letter to his son, Samori, ...
Reel Critic: 'Monos'
By Nathan Newbold | September 19, 2019"Monos" is both beautiful and violent in its portrayal of a group of teenage soldiers.
Reel Critic: 'The Peanut Butter Falcon'
By Owen Mason-Hill | September 19, 2019"The Peanut Butter Falcon" is a film about self-discovery and self-definition through companionship.
Grads kick it old school during Alumni College weekend
By April Qian | September 12, 2019Late in the summer, 139 alumni arrived at Breadloaf for the 44th annual Alumni College weekend.
Off-Broadway babies: Potomac Theatre Project
By Sarah Boyle | September 12, 2019So, you want to be a Broadway star? For a few chosen Middlebury students, this dream becomes a reality each summer with the Potomac Theatre Project. The Potomac Theatre Project, or PTP/NYC, is a Middlebury Theatre Department program that allows undergraduate students to be a part of the professional ...
The Librarian is in
By Amelia Pollard | September 12, 2019Katrina Spencer is a Literatures & Culture Librarian in the Davis Family Library. In summary: A great listen for anyone interested in examining and undoing the impacts of toxic black masculinity. This album is the most striking I’ve encountered from recent memory and I mean that in reference ...
Hirschfield Film Series promises compelling, diverse season
By Elsa Korpi | September 12, 2019The Hirschfield International Film Series promises another packed season of screenings, launching with “Monos,” a Colombian “survivalist saga” directed by Alejandro Landes.
A new computer science building? Rather, an "interim academic space"
By Sabine Poux | September 12, 2019Take a tour of the college's most recent architectural endeavor: "the interim academic space."
The Performing Arts Series is celebrating its 100th anniversary; we should be celebrating, too
By Ben Beese | September 12, 2019With the start of the new semester, comes the opening of the 2019–2020 season of the Middlebury Performing Arts Series. This season is going to be spectacular, with old favorites such as cellist Sophie Shao (her 12th consecutive season at Middlebury) and pianist Paul Lewis (for his 22nd Middlebury ...
Middlebury Evacuated its School in Cameroon. Was it the Right Decision?
By Nick Garber | May 9, 2019Four students studying abroad in Middlebury’s school in Yaoundé, Cameroon, received a cryptic message from the program’s director, asking them to meet for dinner at the home of one of their host families.