Lauren Motzkin
Lauren Motzkin
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My reverse honeymoon
a militant twilight
It’s like I’m in this reverse honeymoon period where everything is rosy because it isn’t forever.
IT’S OUR ROOF AND IT’S OUR RULES
For our guests this weekend (and for you (but mainly for them)) we have compiled a list of things guests shouldn’t do — faux pas, Don’ts, no-nos, Never Should You Evers.
‘Dancehall Queen’ grinds, scares
I was not allowed to see “Dancehall Queen” in theaters back when it came out in 1997. Even today, if I still lived at home, I doubt my mom would let me watch 96 minutes of what ex post facto can only be described as softcore ebony porn.
Yalie composer splits YSO in three
At its first concert of the year, the Yale Symphony Orchestra will premiere “Five Stuck” — a three-part composition they commissioned from Daniel Schlosberg ’10 that mixes baroque, classical and jazz music.
‘FEISENGRAD’ A CRAZY SUBCONSCIOUS RIDE
“Feisengrad” is not a comic book. “Feisengrad” is a novel with pictures every few pages. These pictures do not have speech bubbles or Lichtensteinian explosions with the word “Pow!” written across them.
School of Art blurring boundaries
Following a trend among art schools across the nation, the School of Art is looking to soften the lines distinguishing its four departments.
Haiti Presidential Election: Michel Martelly meets the Fugees
Michel “Sweet Mickey” Martelly seems like he talks in sound bytes. He throws around the words “change,” “inspiration” and “vision” almost as much as a Barack Obama speechwriter, his voice rising and falling at just the right moments — even when he’s talking to WEEKEND from a car on the way to the airport.
Gallery says Velazquez attribution is official
The Yale University Art Gallery is officially recognizing John Marciari’s GRD ’00 attribtuion of “The Education of the Virgin” to 17th-century Spanish master Diego Velazquez, and the University is inviting scholars to assist with conservation plans.
New Morse theater to help alleviate stage crunch
Plans for theater by new colleges on hold
Undergraduate theater and dance groups are vying for access to the new theater space in the basement of Morse and Ezra Stiles colleges, which boasts flexible seating, a shock-absorbing floor and good sight lines. The Crescent will help relieve the shortage of performance space on campus.
Where the convicts and the buffalo roam
My family decided to hold its every-few-years-or-so reunion this summer in Montana. We met in Montana because one of my aunts has a summer home in Whitefish that can almost accommodate the six siblings, six spouses, and a gaggle of grandkids (many of whom slept on couches and the floor).