Crimson staff writer
Alex F. Dagi
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Dark Themes Dominate "Nobody's Smiling"
Not only has Common added a fresh sound to his brimming catalog of records, but he has also delivered an inspiring and apposite socio-political charge to the community dearest to him.
"Nikki Nack" Innovative but Disjointed
"Nikki Nack" excels indubitably in restoring Garbus’s inventive spirit but falls short at times in providing a cohesive listening experience.
Visiting Musician Offers Taste of Tajikistan
Though he was limited to a mere two strings, Sirojiddin Juraev’s involved strumming and picking technique allowed for a sustained and edgy chordal hum as he delicately toured up and down the thin fretboard.
Laughter and Drama to Be Found in the “Hat”
Having completed his two-year jail sentence, a strapping and reformed Jackie (Tim C. Moan ’14) finally returns home to his longtime lover and fellow drug user, Veronica (Ema H. Horvath ’16). The couple—central to Stephen A. Guirgis’s “The Motherf**cker with the Hat”—is as loud and crass as the New York City neighborhood that they inhabit and as exhilarating and volatile as their substance-induced highs. The Motherf**cker with the Hat” will show in the Loeb Experimental Theater from March 7 to 14.
Staff Rec: Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
Though the plot features some rich points, such as several encounters with ravening bands of cannibals and thrilling forays into abandoned (and perhaps not!) homes in search of residual supplies, the novel’s magnificence lies in its agonizingly intricate character development.
Funny, Relevant "Andrew Jackson"
If the stuffiness of fat red ties, spick-and-span shoes, and effusive smiles has turned your attention from Washington, it’s time to take another look. The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s production of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” which ran at the OBERON until Dec. 8, snatched America’s political history from the textbooks, brazenly reimagining the turbulent story of Old Hickory’s life.
Israeli Activist Offers New Proposal for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
Avraham Burg offered a new model for approaching Israeli-Palestinian relations at a talk sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.
DisOrient Players Debut
The DisOrient Players—Harvard’s Asian American theater group—will put up their debut play, Charles L. Mee’s “Under Construction,” in the Adams Pool Theatre tonight and tomorrow night. This collage-like show promises no saccharine love story or much of a narrative at all, but Mee’s experimental play, directed by Karoline K. Xu ’16, does offer a series of cultural clips—isolated portraits of real-life moments that make for a bold presentation of different conceptions of race and identity.
'Raised' in the Ex
Written by Nicky Silver, the play depicts the story of two estranged siblings, Sebastian Bliss (Teis D. Jorgensen ’14) and Bernadette Dixon (Susanna B. Wolk ’14), whose lives are thrust into chaos after misfortune leaves their mother victim to a wayward showerhead.
Artist Spotlight: Sheema Golbaba
Sheema Golbaba ’14, budding documentary filmmaker and senior in Dunster House, may most often be seen on campus commanding the intramural soccer pitch or socializing with friends. But Sheema’s exploits extend far beyond such local domains: her documentary films have won her widespread national recognition, and she was even a production assistant on Oscar-nominated “The Invisible War.”
