At 4 a.m. on Monday morning, in the dark parking lot of RFK Stadium, four buses full of Yalies awoke to make the trek downtown for the second inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. Between the long Metro lines and security measures, I anticipated an arduous trip to the National »

“HaHa,” the title of the new mixtape by student rapper Jake Backer ’14 and producer Mad Dangerous (alum Will Hutchinson ’12), leaves some room for interpretation. Are they laughing with us, laughing at us, or just because they have, in Backer’s words, packed “more bowls than a damn soup kitchen?” The answer turns out to »

Remember how the final battle in “The Lord of the Rings” was breathtaking? How would you like to see that again, just a thousand times less epic, for three straight hours? It’s pretty easy to figure out what happened here. Somebody realized Hollywood was running out of recognizable source material for “Lord of the Rings” »

This is a film review from Patrice Bowman, who writes the newly revamped WEEKEND blog column: “The 21st Century through a Monochrome Lens: Re-examining Older Films.” Cinephiles place movies on that high pedestal we call Art. But some films utilize less highfalutin gimmicks to wrangle in more audience members. Some tricks have been absolute busts, »

With the next break less than two weeks away, the only obstacle standing in the way of total relaxation is — well — exams. Here’s a list of the most common student concerns heading into finals. At least you’re prepared. 1. Realizing you forgot everything you learned in the class. But at least you managed to remember »