The 70th Emmy Awards are set to air on Monday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. on NBC. While aiming to nominate and select the finest work in television each year, Emmy voters often make decisions in much more complex ways than just simply deciding what is “the best.”
Read more3-Doings: The Imagist Object in Chicago Art, Tang Exhibit and Discussion
From September 8 until January 6, the exhibit 3- Doings: The Imagist Object in Chicago Art, 1964-1980, is up for viewing at the Tang Museum. The exhibit is organized by Tang Museum Dayton Director Ian Berry and Chicago- based curators and scholars John Corbett and Jim Dempsey. 3-Doings features work from 20 different artists, all perceived as imagists in Chicago.
Read moreIn Conversation with Drobakid: Inside the Band's Bond and Inspirations
Get to know Drobakid, a student band that mixes the lyricism of timeless folk music with new-wave sounds inspired by great psychedelic bands. They talk candidly about nerves, music, and each other. Check out some of the tunes they mention here at Drobakid.bandcamp.com.
Read moreA Quiet Place: Lean In, Listen Closely, Don’t Make a Sound
Try watching any horror movie with your hands over your ears and you will find yourself slightly transported away from the fear, but not in John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place. The silence in this film is perhaps a character of its own, sending shivers down the spines of any viewers.
Read more“It’s the Climb:” Jennifer Pharr Davis Story
Jennifer Pharr Davis visited Skidmore on April 24th to talk about her record- breaking exploration on the Appalachian Trail and what that has taught her.
Read moreLove, Simon: Let Me Be Perfectly Queer
Friday night got you wanting something to make you cry and a little gay? Well there’s only one answer: Greg Berlanti’s new film, Love, Simon. The film is generous and cruel, and teaches us that even though life tends to not be fair, we should continue to believe in some form of hope.
Read moreArtist Interview: Reece Robinson
I talked with senior Reece Robinson about his film and photography career and got insight into how he has progressed as an artist.
Read moreMaster Class with Larry Opitz: Director of "Julius Caesar"
Professor Larry Opitz is the director of Janet Kinghorn Bernhard’s (JKB) mainstage play this semester. And if Skidmore is going to put on a Shakespearean play, no one is better to direct it than Opitz. With Julius Caesar opening this week, students, faculty, and community members will be able to see for themselves the intricate world and knowledge of detail inherent in any of his productions.
Read moreA Look into "Matt Bollinger: DIY"
Matt Bollinger, a Kansas City native, came to Skidmore to talk about his current exhibit, Matt Bollinger: DIY, that is currently at the Schick. The exhibit will run until April 22nd.
Read moreThe Man with a Camera and a Purpose
Jason Houston, a world traveler whose goal is to make environmental issues around the globe heard, visited Skidmore to meet with students and hold a lecture on Tuesday, March 27th to talk about his career as a photographer and environmentalist.
Read moreGreat Movies from 2017 You Might've Missed
2017 was a tremendous year for cinema. While movies like the Shape of Water, Call Me by Your Name, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri received a ton of attention from the Oscars, other films were unfortunately ignored in the process, going under-appreciated by both audiences and award shows alike. Therefore, here are a few great films that might’ve slipped your radar.
Read morePredictions for the 90th Academy Awards
Which film will claim this year’s Oscar for Best Picture in one of the closest races in years? Read on to hear our picks for the major awards at the Oscars.
Read moreSkidmore’s Dynamics and Drastic Measures Place High at Recent Competitions
Over the weekend, Feb. 24-25, the Dynamics and the Drastic Measures both attended a capella competitions that highlighted their incredible singing abilities. Read to see how they did!
Read moreBlack Panther: Gold Medal Winner
Black Panther made his silver screen debut in Captain America: Civil War, and was considered one of the best parts of the movie (despite having a relatively minor role). The bar was certainly set high for the Black Panther solo film, but it looks like they not only made it over that bar, but won the gold medal, too.
Read moreNothing You Notice: A Look into “Everything You Touch”
The upcoming play deals with themes of body image and representation, and if this moment shows anything, it’s the love and support radiating from the cast. It’s the kindness, the tenderness of people with a story to tell. And, eventually, it’s the anger they feel.
Read more"The Shape of Water": A Dazzling Tale of Monstrosity and Love
The Shape of Water is a monster movie harboring a remarkably human story, and I doubt anyone other than Guillermo del Toro could have told it. With 13 nominations, the film has already succeeded in making its mark.
Read moreA Look into the 2018 Juried Student Exhibit
This year’s Juried Student Exhibition, being held at the Schick Gallery until March 6th, shows chosen works of students in varying Studio Art courses. All of the works of art showcase the incredible talent that Skidmore students have. Each piece is significantly different from the next, showing the true style of techniques that range from student to student.
Read moreComFest 2018 Chomps On Your Funny Bone
It was a mad dash to get ComFest tickets this year, as the much-anticipated 29th Annual National College Comedy Festival was completely sold out by Thursday. The lineup consisted of improv and sketch comedy groups from seven colleges and universities from the Northeast U.S. area, and had a total of twelve acts. So many intriguing ideas were experimented with and laughed about, and every group should be proud of their wild imaginations and prowess at delivering a punchline.
Read more"This Place": 12 Artists' Takes on Israel and the West Bank
This Place, an exhibit in the Tang Museum until late April, is a multi- year project that invited a group of international artists to explore Israel and the West Bank between 2009 and 2012. Each of the twelve photographers in This Place spent an extended period of time in a place where Muslims and Jews, Palestinians and Isrealis, Africans, Bedouins, and others live side by side. What resulted is an exhibit as equally powerful as it is sentimental.
Read moreA Film of Shakespearean Proportions: Kara-Murza's "Nemtsov"
Nemtsov follows this great Russian leader from his political birth in the Soviet province of Gorky to the height of his career in the Kremlin, and back down to a grassroots protester. The movie portrays Nemtsov as a figure of unparalleled integrity, illuminated by the highest aspirations of mankind, caught between his ideals and the reality of modern Russia.
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