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Recent films have overused unnecessary post-credits scenes, undermining films’ narrative clarity. Photo Courtesy of Movieweb

Post-credits scenes undermine continuity

Harrison Kehler ’26, Staff Writer October 10, 2025

Does anyone miss the days when movies could just end? Over the past decade, post-credits scenes have oversaturated movies to tease sequels and build cinematic universes. While post-credit scenes have existed...

Seeds is a thrilling and ambitious film unfortunately weakened by a nonsensical, violent plotline. Photo Courtesy of Jason Gorber

Seeds: Kaniehtiio Horn’s debut film fails to deliver

Lilly Page ’29, A&E Contributor October 10, 2025

Kaniehtiio Horn’s debut film, Seeds, is a vengeful, engrossing comedic thriller that seeks to honor Native legacies as it empowers the viewer. However, the movie falls woefully short of this visionary...

The collage titled ALPHA by Richmond-Edwards highlights the poignant storytelling of her work. Photo courtesy of Jamea Richmond-Edwards

Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same

Maddie Butler ’28, A&E Co-Editor October 10, 2025

On Monday, acclaimed artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards gave a presentation on her exhibit currently on display at The Wellin for its Artists in Conversation series. Her talk offered an intimate look into the...

The cover for Larsson's new work, Midnight Sun, released on Sept. 26, 2025, showcases the upbeat and carefree sound of her fifth album. Photo Courtesy of Sommer House

New music releases shine from a variety of artists

Maddie Butler ’28, A&E Co-Editor October 3, 2025

The world of pop music is heating up as Taylor Swift prepares to launch her next era with The Life of a Showgirl, set for release on Oct. 3, 2025. But Swift won’t be the only artist commanding attention...

My Sweet Land: A calamitous coming-of-age in wartime

My Sweet Land: A calamitous coming-of-age in wartime

Lilly Page ’29, A&E Contributor September 26, 2025

Sareen Hairabedian’s critically acclaimed, emotionally devastating film My Sweet Land is the story of a child named Vrej and his home in Artsakh, an unrecognised state bordered by Armenia and Azerbaijan....

Chaeyoung Park stuns audience with piano performance

Chaeyoung Park stuns audience with piano performance

Taryn Difranco ’29, A&E Contributor September 26, 2025

Pianist Chaeyoung Park performed last Sunday afternoon in Hamilton College’s Wellin Center for a show free of admission and open to the public. Park is a young and talented musician whose career...

An evening of folk music with Julian Taylor

Grégoire Winston ’26, Co Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2025

Julian Taylor, a Canadian award-winning singer and songwriter, performed in front of the Clinton community on Saturday Sept. 20. The event brought together Hamilton alumni, faculty and members of the...

Making a legacy: the dictator and the artist

Making a legacy: the dictator and the artist

Gregory Parizhsky ’26, A&E Contributor September 26, 2025

Rachel Cusk writes in her essay, Marble in Metamorphosis, which explores the symbolic and cultural significance of marble: “The artist and the dictator stand at opposite ends of the concept of agreement,...

The Emmys feature a night of both tribute and criticism

The Emmys feature a night of both tribute and criticism

Harrison Kehler ’26, Staff Writer September 18, 2025

The 77th Primetime Emmys were held Sept. 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted the awards show. Drawing on his “Washington’s Dream” act on Saturday Night Live,...

A vibrant new exhibition lights up the Wellin Museum

A vibrant new exhibition lights up the Wellin Museum

Sylvia Woodbury ’27, A&E Co-Editor September 18, 2025

American artist Jamea Richmond- Edwards’ new show at the Wellin, Another World and Yet the Same, takes its title from a “seventeenth-century dystopian literary work . . . an imaginary account of...

Trump attacks ‘wokeness’ at Smithsonian museums

Trump attacks ‘wokeness’ at Smithsonian museums

Sylvia Woodbury ’27, A&E Co-Editor September 11, 2025

In March, President Trump signed Executive Order 14253, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American Museums”—a directive demanding that museums and public sites in the nation’s capital reflect...

MTV’s VMAs welcomes a new generation of artists

MTV’s VMAs welcomes a new generation of artists

Maddie Butler ’28, A&E Co-Editor September 11, 2025

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, held this past Sunday, delivered a night of fresh faces and captivating performances that have gained attention for many upcoming artists and celebrated already-established...

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