Witty teenager embraces rumor, sticks ‘A’ on clothes
In case you forgot how miserable high school was, ”Easy A,” a 2010 teenage comedy-drama, will surely remind you. And even if those four interminable years were a blast for you, you are probably still well-acquainted with...
Artist manipulates famous works into critiques
Jiri Anderle’s prints are creepy. Disembodied faces emerge distorted and pained, stretched and hollow across the pages of his prints. Bulbous forms ricochet across his compositions,...
Writer@Grinnell describes ‘romancing the muse’
Richard Kenney, a MacArthur fellowship recipient and author of four books of poetry, will read selections of his work tonight, Friday, Feb. 5, at 8 p.m. in JRC 101. Kenney is also teaching a...
Abraham Inc. tops Billboard, in Yiddish ranking
In a burst of fusion as yet unseen at Grinnell College, your bar mitzvah party and the your parents’ college dance floor come together this Monday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Herrick Chapel, in the form of “Abraham Inc.,” the...
Professor explores the intricacies of shorthand
To say that “Kind Favor, Kind Letter,” one of the exhibits opening today, Friday, Jan. 28 in Faulconer Gallery, is light, or even that it is brave—bravely springy for the season, brave...
Artist ignites Faulconer with smoke paintings
The Faulconer Gallery will be haunted by ghosts from South Africa with its newest exhibit, Diane Victor’s “Of Fables and Follies.” South African artist Victor begins a stay at...
Blending the perverse with the everyday
“Rear Window” is probably Alfred Hitchcock’s most popular film, and its popularity is well deserved—one could argue that it is his masterpiece. It isn’t as seamlessly crafted as “Notorious,” or as...
Professors explore parenting with PhDs
While students interact with professors everyday, many of us still struggle to imagine their life outside of the classroom. Ralph Savarese, English, offers a window into the experience of...
Spalding debuts, fulfills expectations
On Wednesday, Dec. 8, Esperanza Spalding made her long anticipated Grinnell College debut to a packed Herrick Chapel. Spalding was originally scheduled to come on Sept. 17 but was forced to...
Coen brothers’ newest character takes life too seriously
The Coen brothers demonstrate with their latest film “A Serious Man”—as they did with their previous film “Burn after Reading”—the fluidity with which they fuse their delight- ful humor with their bleak...
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