Monday, September 29, 2008

'Musclebound' probes taboo, explores male eating disorders

By Tom Mandel

"Musclebound," a one-man multimedia play, will bring the audience in Collis Common Ground into the not-often-revealed and frightening world of male physical self-improvement. The show is co-sponsored by, among others, College Health Services, Eating Disorder Peer Advisors, Dartmouth Athletics, Chi Gamma Epsilon, Alpha Delta, Psi Upsilon and Chi Heorot. It centers around the lives of three men who all have different body image issues and who all hide their problems from the world around them. Written and performed by Michael Feldman and directed and edited by Adam M. Laupus, the 90-minute performance supplements the three main stories with real-life interviews with men on the subject of their body image as well as television clips from popular culture that shape our feelings about our bodies. More »

'Choke' revolts, grates, exaggerates and still appeals

By A.J. Fox, The Dartmouth Staff

"Choke" is a charming little movie, but appreciating it requires an enthusiastic appetite for sleaze. Here is a film made in the spirit of cheerful depravity, a comedy that manages to cram an endless parade of debauched behavior into a mere 90 minutes of screen time. Sitting through it is like listening to a dirty joke that goes on forever; there's no punch line to speak of, just an endless tirade of filth. More »