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Bob Sneider (left) and Gabe Condon (right) perform a noon jazz concert on guitar in the 24-hour room of Burke Library, open to the community.

Jazz duo Sneider and Condon perform for Hamilton

Lilly Page ’29, Staff Writer November 1, 2025

A groovy duo, Bob Sneider and Gabe Condon, put on a phenomenal concert in the All Night Reading Room this Monday. A welcome interlude to the beginning of a busy new week, Sneider and Condon presented their...

Excavators converting the East Wing to rubble. Photo courtesy of The New York Times

Trump demolishes the White House’s East Wing

Sylvia Woodbury ’27, A&E Co-Editor November 1, 2025

And just like that, the East Wing of the White House was gone. Demolition crews moved in last Monday, Oct. 20, thoroughly leveling the East Wing by Friday of that week. Photos circulating on social media...

Ornelas’ sitcom “Rutherford Falls”(2021-22) covers themes of identity, culture and community. Photo Courtesy of IMDB

Indigenous filmmakers discuss identity and storytelling

Lucy Hall ’29, A&E Contributor October 26, 2025

On Oct. 9, Navajo director and writer Sierra Nizhoni Teller Ornelas, as well as Mohawk film writer and actress Kaniehtiio Horn, visited Hamilton’s campus for a panel discussion where they shared the...

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,...

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