Red Dawn is possibly the year's worst movie, but it contains valuable lessons — in gun control. Kai Sam Ng '14 gets past the film's self-aggrandizing heroics and jingoistic chessiness.
Money corrupts — Brian Dykstra ensures we know that in his fascinating but uneven one-man show, Selling Out, playing at the Kitchen Theatre. Kaitlyn Tiffany '15 enjoyed Dykstra's acerbic take on stereotypes, but found his criticism too uncritical.
By avoiding the action-hero idealists and courtroom dramas that dominate many political dramas, Lincoln illuminates the one of the most enigmatic figures in American history, writes Kaitlyn Tiffany '15. Steven Spielberg leads an exceptionally strong cast and crew to create an astounding and complex world that is deeply political and personal.
Kai Sam Ng imagines the day after the 2012 presidential elections (where Obama wins), and urges voters to confront the reality that their votes actually count.
The Indigo Girls play the State Theatre on October 30. Danyoung Kim '16 talks to band member Emily Saliers about making music and campaigning for gay rights.
There seems to be some serious soul-searching going on at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which runs till November 25. Arts and Entertainment Editor Daveen Koh '14 thinks the shift in focus from architectural innovation to urban activism is timely.
Issues come and go with each American presidential cycle, but one thing that seems to have stayed constant for the past several cycles is China-bashing.