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Essential Dartmouth Playlists
By Lucy Turnipseed and Shera Bhala | March 8, 2022From studying to pong, we’ve got you covered.
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‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ Reworks a Pop Classic into an Expressive Reflection
By Shera Bhala | December 5, 2021Swift stuns with matured tone and texture, particularly in the 10-minute version of “All Too Well.”
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Review: “The Chair” nails the idiosyncrasies of the academy
By Shera Bhala | September 23, 2021The Netflix original zeroes in on the first woman of color to head up a university’s English department
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Review: “The Serpent” muddles a gripping story, doesn’t give enough to chew on
By Shera Bhala | April 19, 2021The limited series on serial killer Charles Sobhraj starts strong but ultimately falls flat.
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Q&A: Allie Levy ’11 on running Hanover’s Still North Books & Bar
By Shera Bhala | November 9, 2020After graduating from Dartmouth, Allie Levy ’11 had two dreams. The first was that she would pursue a career aligning with her English major, potentially in bookselling. The second was that she might one day come back to Hanover. Last winter, Levy fulfilled both. She had a soft opening for the Main Street bookstore Still North Books & Bar on Dec. 19 of last year. The space is airy, calming and filled with a diverse collection of books that Levy hopes both students and Upper Valley residents can enjoy.
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‘Make It At Home’ virtual workshop series offers creative outlet for students
By Shera Bhala | October 1, 2020The Hopkins Center for the Arts has offered workshops to students since the 1940s, and quarantine has by no means put an end to this practice. According to ceramics instructor Jennifer Swanson, workshops turned to a virtual format during the summer term, with instructors mailing students supplies and guiding the classes over Zoom. Titled the “Make It At Home” workshop series, the virtual program includes workshops focusing on woodworking, ceramics and jewelry-making skills.
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Review: ‘Indian Matchmaking’ balances tradition and modernity, despite controversy
By Shera Bhala | August 21, 2020When I first watched “Indian Matchmaking,” I didn’t frown upon the premise of the show.
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Review: Taylor Swift stuns with the mature melancholy of ‘folklore’
By Shera Bhala | July 31, 2020Just when I thought Taylor Swift had surpassed every semblance of an expectation, she proved to be even more of a superwoman. The release of her eighth album, “folklore,” on July 24th comes only 11 months after the cheerful and flowery “Lover.” Written and recorded entirely in quarantine, “folklore” is a testament to the singer’s creativity as a musical powerhouse. “Folklore” stuns with its ethereal beauty and maturity, expressed through intelligent lyrics and gentle, haunting melodies.
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Review: 'Athlete A' yanks back the curtain on the horrifying abuse of Team USA gymnasts
By Shera Bhala | July 17, 2020It can be difficult to acknowledge the near-ubiquitous prevalence of sexual abuse when victims are nameless, shapeless and unfamiliar.
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Review: 'Pandemic' provides an informative but unfocused account of combating deadly viruses
By Shera Bhala | April 16, 2020The Netflix docuseries “Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak” offers six episodes to binge-watch during self-isolation. If you have already seen the drama of Steven Soderbergh’s “Contagion” and Wolfgang Petersen’s “Outbreak” or are searching for a documentary perspective, “Pandemic” may be the show for you. Following the lives of doctors in the U.S., Asia and Africa as they combat flu viruses, the show reveals the challenges of preventing a deadly outbreak of influenza. Although “Pandemic” is flawed in its false advertising and dwells too long on its depiction of doctors’ personal lives, it still presents an overall interesting and accurate account of influenza epidemics and pandemics.
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By Shera Bhala | November 8, 2020Still North Books & Bar opened in Hanover last December.