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An Introduction to the Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD

An Introduction to the Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD

Have you ever seen an opera before? For me — and, I’m sure, a good portion of our student body — the answer would be no. The time and money required to go see an opera are quite considerable, not to mention that opera is not an art form that many

The Duke's Notebook: The "Barbaric" Music

The Duke's Notebook: The "Barbaric" Music

Writing poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric. — Theodor Adorno Steve Reich, the American composer celebrated for minimalist compositions like “Piano Phase” (1967), “Clapping Music” (1972) and “Different Trains” (1988), just released a piece entitled WTC 9/11 for string quartet and prerecorded tape. Commissioned by his long-term collaborator the Kronos

The Almighty Alum: Frits Van Paasschenn '83

The Almighty Alum: Frits Van Paasschenn '83

“The Almighty Alum” is a series of interviews with alumni who have meandered far beyond their college majors. Last Thursday, Frits Van Paasschen ’83 gave a presentation about his role as C.E.O. of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc, a global company with approximately 1,000 owned and

Five College Events

Sept. 29: “Analysis of Partially-Observed Social Network Data,” UMass, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Krista Gile, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at UMass Amherst will give a talk detailing three case studies involving social networing. The cases will be used to

The Duke's Notebook: Denk's Homage to Homes

“Is there a market for something like that?” asked an audience member of Carnegie Hall soloist Jeremy Denk, after having heard him play several piano études of the Hungarian-American composer György Ligeti (1923-2006) at a Seattle Chamber Music Festival concert this summer. Whether or not there is a

Amherst Bytes: The End of the Blackberry Era

Amherst Bytes: The End of the Blackberry Era

RIM is stuck. The Canadian manufacturer of BlackBerry products released its second fiscal quarter results last Thursday and the numbers fell below even the most pessimistic estimates: gross margin sank from 44 to 38.7 percent, the firm had shipped 10.6 million phones instead of the 11 or 12

Drive Takes the Scenic Route and Outraces the Competition

Drive Takes the Scenic Route and Outraces the Competition

The day has finally come. One of cinema’s most esoteric, obtuse-sounding pairings has finally been realized. “Drive,” the new film from Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, deftly blends two dissimilar cinematic worlds: those of the art and action film. In its sensibilities, it’s at one with any