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TV Show “Dickinson” Feels Out of Touch with Reality

TV Show “Dickinson” Feels Out of Touch with Reality

If Amherst, both the college and town, bears the mark of any single person it would be Emily Dickinson, whose image hangs in Johnson Chapel alongside our past presidents and whose house sits comfortable in town on the perimeter of campus. The house where she grew up and lived is

“Parasite” Plays with Space and Separation to Shock Audience

“Parasite” Plays with Space and Separation to Shock Audience

Director Bong Joon Ho has done it again. In his latest film “Parasite,” Bong has released a jarring dark satirical comedy that critics have been calling the best film of 2019. The winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival, “Parasite” is an eerily chaotic

“The Lighthouse” Presents a Dark Tale of Utter Isolation

Nineteenth-century accents, weathered seamen and an abandoned island off the coast of New England make “The Lighthouse” a horror fan’s American gothic fever dream. Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, the film takes the viewer into the world of Thomas Wake (Dafoe) and Ephraim Winslow (Pattinson), the two lighthouse

Coach Toomey Takes the Reins, Primes for First Season

Coach Toomey Takes the Reins, Primes for First Season

For the first time in 42 years, coach David Hixon ’75 will not be leading the Amherst men’s basketball team as they prepare for the season. In September, Hixon announced he would be taking the year off to spend time with his father and reconnect with former players. With

Men’s Soccer Falls in NESCAC Semifinals to Middlebury

Amherst men’s soccer was shut out for the first time this season, dropping its NESCAC semifinal match to Middlebury 1-0. The upset was the team’s first loss of the year, lowering the Mammoths’ overall record to 14-1-2. Amherst came out of the gate a bit slow with some

Volleyball Stumbles in NESCAC Quarterfinals

Volleyball Stumbles in NESCAC Quarterfinals

This weekend, the volleyball team traveled to Chase Gymnasium in Medford, Massassachusets ,to face down the Middlebury Panthers in the first round of the NESCAC Tournament. The Firedogs, seeded fourth, were the favorites in the match against the fifth-seeded Panthers, despite a rough patch of form in the weeks leading

The Biggest Little Game Ends in Anguish for Amherst

The Biggest Little Game Ends in Anguish for Amherst

Call it the “Biggest Little Game in America.” Call it Amherst/Williams or Williams/Amherst. Call it a huge disappointment for this year’s Mammoth football team. In the only NESCAC game of the year on regional and national television, the Mammoths and the Ephs faced off in what was