Thursday, January 8, 2009

'Fortune Teller' marionette show to string along audiences

By Fan Zhang, The Dartmouth Staff

When Erik Sanko and his puppet theater company, The Phantom Limb, performed at the University of California, Los Angeles last year, their 11 shows sold out faster than a production of "King Lear" headlined by Sir Ian McKellan. Although the show was playing in a small theater, the performance won enthusiastic raves from critics. More »

Film Society bares it all with 'sinful' screenings

By Sarah Frostenson, The Dartmouth Staff

Sin gets a bad rap, but this Friday the Dartmouth Film Society will try to show just how sensational, sensual and blatantly sexual sin can be. As a part of its winter film series, "Sinema," DFS is revving up the raunch and doubling the pleasure with two feature films. The night starts off with Seth Rogen's latest foray into the lewd and taboo, "Zac and Miri Make a Porno," which is followed by "The Devil in Miss Jones," the little X-rated gem from the golden days of porn. More »

BOOKED SOLID: "Lazarus" bends time, intrigues readers

By Lucy Randall, The Dartmouth Senior Staff

In his latest book "Outliers: The Story of Success," Malcolm Gladwell claims that outsiders have a competitive edge not only in politics, but also in business and sports. As Aleksandar Hemon proves with his new novel, "The Lazarus Project" (Riverhead, 2008), Gladwell's theory holds up in literature just as well. More »