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Amherst Cinema Screens Works of French Filmmaker Agnes Varda

Amherst Cinema Screens Works of French Filmmaker Agnes Varda

For the past two months, Amherst Cinema has been holding screenings of the works of Agnes Varda, a French filmmaker whose movies were released in the mid-20th century. Varda made inimitable contributions to the amorphous category of films we nowadays label “arthouse cinema,” and with the final screening of “Beaches

Amherst College Choral Society Thrills at Family Weekend Concert

Amherst College Choral Society Thrills at Family Weekend Concert

At the pre-show reception for the Amherst College Choral Society’s Family Weekend Concert, you could already get a feel for the event and hear students warming up backstage. After some brief socialization, families and other audience quickly funneled into the recital hall, filling most of the seats. The choir

Paak and Lamar Collaborate Seamlessly on New Single “Tints”

Paak and Lamar Collaborate Seamlessly on New Single “Tints”

With a surge of good music this fall — the offerings range from a Khalid album to new Post Malone track and Lady Gaga’s powerful vocals in “A Star is Born” to the long-awaited “Carter V” by Lil Wayne — it’s easy for hidden gems to remain hidden. But, the

Best Books to Binge this Winter: Comedic, Historic and In-Between

Best Books to Binge this Winter: Comedic, Historic and In-Between

Winter is coming, and with shorter and colder days, it is only natural to want to cuddle up with a great Netflix series. However, if you’re running low on shows to watch, try one of these books that mirror the shows you usually binge. For fans of “Handmaid’s

College Celebrates Arabic Art in Night of Literature in Translation

College Celebrates Arabic Art in Night of Literature in Translation

On Thursday, Oct. 18, Amherst presented “An Evening of Arabic Music and Literature” in Cole Assembly Room — the first iteration of an event which the school hopes to make an annual tradition. The evening brought a little bit of the Middle East to Western Massachusetts, with the moving music of

Clothesline Project Aims to Raise Awareness of Sexual Violence

Clothesline Project Aims to Raise Awareness of Sexual Violence

Last week, the Peer Advocates for Sexual Respect hosted the Five College Clothesline Project on Valentine Quad. Hundreds of shirts, each created by an individual affected by sexual violence, were hung on clotheslines throughout the quad. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, people of all identities and backgrounds were invited to contribute

Sheck Wes Makes a Name for Himself on New Album “Mudboy”

In an article I wrote last spring about the releases from up-and-coming artists signed by G.O.O.D. Music, I reviewed two singles by Harlem rapper Sheck Wes. At the time of the article, then-19-year-old Wes was in the midst of his climb to prominence. His single “Mo Bamba”