Cozy Up with The Student’s Winter Reads
This December, editors recommend suspense-filled whodunnits, surrealist fiction, book-to-movie adaptations, and more. Dive into our winter reading list over the break!
Arts & Living
Context, Creation, Come-Up: Portmanteau
In this week’s 3Cs, Kobe Thompson ’24 interviews Portmanteau; band members Lucas Bernstein ’25, Annika Ridky ’25, Alex Robin ’25, and Chris Tun ’25 talk about their musical influences and enduring friendship.
“Survivor” Season 45: Episode 11, Reviewed
In this semester’s final issue of “Survivor,” Vaughn Armour ’25 recaps episode 11 of season 45, which saw a crucial alliance end in the contestants’ final path to victory.
Heroes Take the Stage in “Enter the DASACverse”
This past weekend, Dance and Step at Amherst College (DASAC) demonstrated what it means to be the hero or the villain. Staff Writer Lauren Siegel ’27 reviews the Fall 2023 showcase, analyzing each choreographer’s approach to this theme and the effects it had on the audience.
Love Hurts in “Gruesome Playground Injuries”
Student theater group The Green Room presented Rajiv Joseph’s play “Gruesome Playground Injuries” last weekend. Staff Writer Mila Massaki Gomes ’27 reviews the play’s complex “push and pull” narrative.
Luke Herzog ’24 Closes on a Red Desert
“We Open on a Red Desert,” a play from student theater group Ghostlight, premiered this weekend. The play, which involves writerly drama and a Mars landing, was writer-director Luke Herzog ’24’s last full-length production at Amherst.
Film Society x The Student: “May December”
Diego Duckenfield-Lopez ’24 reviews Todd Haynes’s latest film, “May December,” focusing on its exploration of cycles of abuse.