Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 4:49pm
Want to follow in the footsteps on these fine Eli thespians? Check out this weekend’s round of auditions. See if you can dance, cry or joke your way to the top of the bulldog pile. And don’t worry if nothing pans out, there’s always the second (losers) round. THEATER “The Baltimore Waltz” by Paula Vogel Director: Gary Jaffe ’10 Date: Today...
Who wants a thick porterhouse steak covered in barbecue sauce, with sweet potato fries and a bacon blue cheese side salad? Maybe a nice glass of merlot to go along with it? Anyone? Ah, the dinner party. Food, drinks, friends, usually music, lots of laughter. It’s not the usual activity associated with college’s beer-soaked, late-night binges, but there’s something...
When a current Yale graduate student, a biology professor, a clinical psychologist, a Yale School of Music alumnus and a talented “townie” come together to make music, all conceptions of the typical band fly out the window. Scientist music has never sounded so good. The Secret Ink, who identify themselves as an “ethereal pop band with strings,” have been on the...
It seems that everybody’s favorite rapper these days is illiterate or, at best, reads at a fourth-grade level. Intelligent lyricism has fallen by the wayside, while catchy meaningless grunting combined with repetitive party beats have invaded the airwaves. Here are 10 songs that you are guaranteed not to hear on the radio or see on “TRL”. You have probably heard of...
I’ve recently been having a crisis: I had once thought my pre-med-dom dead, and with it a Yale career of numbers and scientific terminologies. Recently, however, I have been forced to reconsider my south-of-Grove-Street fluff. Walking back from my first science class in four years (we all need a Group IV at some point) I discovered an upside to the daily treks up...
What do you and I have in common? Well, we’ve memorized each others’ birthdays, political views and favorite television shows (I think we can thank Facebook for that). Perhaps we have some friends in common — we could mock common acquaintances while perusing the bruised fruit in Commons. But what will be our last resort for common ground, when we run out of...
Harvard Paraphernalia In high school, it was fine to wear the gear from colleges you wanted to go to or got into, even that of Harvard. However, now that you are at Yale, it’s time to go ahead and buy some new clothing. Dark blue happens to be much more slimming than crimson, and perhaps in an effort to hide those first five pounds you’ve gained in the past three...
Deepa Mehta is an Indian-born Canadian filmmaker of international renown, best known for her elements trilogy, "Fire," "Earth" and the newly released "Water" which screened at the Whitney Humanities Center on Monday. The elements trilogy is an exploration of how politics affect women -- the politics of sexuality ("Fire"), the politics of nationalism ("Earth") and the...
After a semester of whipping up gastronomic masterpieces in the dining hall, I knew the time had come. I was ready to test my craft against the people at the top of the industry, the best of the best -- the dining hall chefs. I swiped my card and strutted into the kitchen like the Don Juan of culinary creativity I knew I was. "Where's Sally at?" I demanded, eager...
Salad should not be a side dish. For one, it's not a good side dish. The texture and form of a light, simple salad is not complementary to sharing space on a plate. Its flavor can rarely stand up to robust main courses. Even a heavily-dressed salad doesn't mix well, and, more importantly, a salad should never be heavily-dressed. Salad should stand for...
