Nostalgic contrasts between a poetic, damsel-in-distress-riddled past and our own cold, technology-driven world have (rightfully) become cliche, but if your only knowledge of the Middle Ages stems from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” take note: this week, troubadours grace the provenance of BlitzMail and Keystone. More »
Betty Friedan, whose manifesto “The Feminine Mystique” became a best seller in the 1960s and laid the groundwork for the modern feminist movement, died Saturday, her birthday. She was 85. More »
This Tuesday night the Hopkins Center will be hosting Warabi-Za, a group of Japanese folk performers, to add international flavor to the otherwise Dartmouth-centered week of Winter Carnival. The performers vary the subjects of their shows among different regional traditions, and work closely with the artifacts and legends of the area of their focus in preparation for each new project. Tuesday night’s show bears the special importance of being the troupe’s last, as they will return to archival work on their heritage after this last visit. More »
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