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Jack J. Zhou
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Roving Reporter: Battle for Yardfest
The Crimson's roving reporter takes on the Cambridge Queen's Head Pub on Friday night as five Harvard bands battle for a slot at this year's Yardfest.
Black Arts Festival Builds On Previous Legacy
Taking on a revolutionary form this year, the Black Arts Festival is more than a festival for entertainment. It is an unique experience that invites its participants to immerse themselves in the nature of black art and bound to be exciting and intellectually stimulating.
'Gone Girl' Chills and Thrills
“Gone Girl” is one of the most highly anticipated movies this fall, and rightfully so. Its acting performances, plot, and suspenseful mood contribute to the film’s excellent adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestseller.
Cambodian Filmmaker Finds Truth Beneath the Killing Fields
On April 17 at the Carpenter Center, the Mahindra Humanities Center hosted a film screening of “Enemies of the People,” followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker. The 2009 film follows Sambath’s 10-year search for confessions and explanations for the 1975-1979 Cambodian genocide that led to the massacre of nearly two million people during the reign of the Khmer Rouge.
'Versatorium Playbook' Explores Translation
Charles Bernstein, an American poet, and Peter Waterhouse, an Austrian poet and novelist, combined to share their unique perspectives on translation, illustrating the positive impact translation can have on the art form of poetry, as well as on those who collaborate to translate together.
Sharma Depicts Tragic 'Family Life'
“Family Life” beautifully addresses the narrow-mindedness of focusing on social prosperity and serves as a reminder that family always comes first.
“Patience” with a 70's Twist
With an impressive cast of 19, the operetta centers on the beautiful Patience (Claudia D. Oh ’17) and her search to determine the true meaning of love from the attempts of both the self-centered Reginald Bunthorne (Joseph S.H. Goodknight), and the flawless, widely-loved Archibald Grosvenor (Zachary Mallory) to court her.
“In the Dark” Lights Up with Fear
Inspired by the “The Shining,” the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club production “In the Dark” seeks to explore violence on both a concrete and abstract level to illustrate how violent actions can simultaneously bring a family closer together and tear it apart.
MSO Wows in 30th Anniversary Concert
On Saturday, the Harvard-Radcliffe Mozart Society Orchestra put on its 30th anniversary concert, which showcased the talents of the orchestra in its three-piece program: Bela Bartók’s “Romanian Folk Dances,” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in C Major.
'Isaac's Eye' A Sight to Behold
Who knew that Sir Isaac Newton, the British physicist and mathematician widely regarded as the one of the greatest scientists of all time, was also irritating, foolish, and quite possibly on the brink of insanity? “Isaac’s Eye,” which ran through Saturday at the Adams Pool Theatre, took a different spin on the life of young Isaac Newton and explored the dilemma Newton faced at the start of his scientific career.
“The Valley” Less Than Amazing
Prostitution, betrayal, and suffering are the depressing topics that Amy Tan, bestselling author of “The Joy Luck Club,” weaves together in her latest novel “The Valley of Amazement.” Through the separate journeys of Violet Minturn and her mother, Lucia, that span more than 40 years and two continents but inevitably converge on each other, Tan explores the profound connections between mothers and daughters.
Why Charlie Hunnam Really Dropped Out of 'Fifty Shades'
When Universal Pictures recently announced that British actor Charlie Hunnam had dropped out of the highly anticipated film adaptation of E.L. James’s erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey,” it did so by stating that his “immersive TV schedule [was] not allowing him time to adequately prepare for the role of Christian Grey.” This appeared to be Hunnam’s thinly veiled cop-out from playing the sadistic billionaire with a penchant for leather and handcuffs. After all, there are TV actors who can play complex TV characters while preparing for a major film role (Bryan Cranston comes to mind); if Hunnam wanted to play Grey, he probably would have found a way to make it happen. So why did he bow out of the project? Here are our guesses for why he really dumped the film:
