On Tuesday, March 19, Beloit’s 2019 Weissberg Chair, Joel Simon, gave a Q and A on his research into terrorist kidnappings and hostage situations, as well as the government policies that affect hostage negotiations and ransom payment. Simon was introduced by Professor Beth Dougherty as
“How does it feel? Would you rather it’s real? Or would you rather it’s fake?” Charlie Steen would like to know. The lead singer of Shame, a new post-punk band out of South London, spends his band’s debut album, Songs of Praise (2018), trying to
Over winter break I binged an author’s entire output for the first time. It was a strange experience, kind of like deep diving through someone’s Facebook or Instagram page, obsessively charting their progression over time (I don’t do that of course, and I’m sure no
If “Russian Doll” accomplishes nothing else, it serves as an excellent P.S.A for looking both ways before you cross the street. And being careful when you walk down staircases. Or enter elevators. Or use gas stoves. By the third or fourth episode you’ll be surprised
On Friday, Nov. 30, the Wright Museum hosted the opening of “Black Matter/ing: An Activist Poiesis.” The extremely well attended exhibition was curated by Professor M. Shadee Malaklou and the students in her Black Lives Matter course, who worked over a two year period to
On Friday, Nov. 16, Gallery ABBA’s newest show, a pop-up centered around the theme of “Uncomfortable Art,” had its premiere. “The Uncomfortable Art Show” features an eclectic body of work in both style and price range (ranging from Bob Avery’s’20 1$ “Danny Devito” to Valley
Sometimes you have to “go backwards in order to go forwards.” This the central idea behind Sandi Tan’s “Shirkers,” a brilliant new documentary on Netflix that explores friendship, betrayal and the joys and costs of cinephilia. “Shirkers” is a documentary about another “Shirkers,” a wildly
On Tuesday, Oct. 30, four Beloit faculty members came together for an interdisciplinary look at Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which celebrates its 200th anniversary this year. Professors Tamara Ketabgian (English), Jennifer Esperanza (Anthropology), Britt Scharringhausen (Physics and Astronomy) and Robin Zebrowski (Cognitive Science), each offered unique
Gallery ABBA’s latest show, “Lore,” arrived just in time for Halloween. “Lore” opened on Friday, Oct. 26, and features the illustrations of self described “witch fanatic and Halloween junkie,” Brenden Haskins. “Lore’s” opening was a success both artistically and financially, as all but two of
George A. Romero’s zombie film, Night of the Living Dead, premiered exactly 50 years ago, today, on October 1, 1968. A film both of and ahead of its time, Living Dead helped birth the modern horror genre, while simultaneously offering the year’s most biting criticism