This Week's Front Page
Every conceivable size and shape of packing Styrofoam covered the floor of the Rice Gallery on Wednesday in a confusion of cultural refuse, from which Michael A. Salter sought to create order and beauty. His exhibit too much, which opened yesterday in Sewall Hall, consists partly of the gray walls covered in a sea of yellow graphic icons that resemble warning signs with isolated and abstract messages. (1) comment
Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts shows, which have tremendous financial and professional backing, have traditionally suffered low audition turnout because most experienced or talented performers are wooed or pressured into joining their friends' or college's shows months, even semesters, before auditions. (0) comments
For the past month, red, white and blue have covered everything around me. I don't respond well to anything that's shoved down my throat, including elections, and come late fall, compulsory patriotism in the form of flags, American eagles and the words "vote," "maverick" and "change" seem to have replaced the flu as the thing I can't escape. (0) comments
After four long years in development, Fallout 3 finally emerged from the vault last week. Was it worth the wait? Hell, yes. In the game's alternate history, technology after World War II evolved at an incredible pace while American society remained rooted in the idyllic, Leave it to Beaver-esque 1950s, similar to Disneyworld's Tomorrowland, only with the imminent threat of nuclear holocaust on everyone's mind. (0) comments