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Tanah Tumpah Darahku — Rethinking Violence, Drama, and History with “The Act of Killing”

Tanah Tumpah Darahku — Rethinking Violence, Drama, and History with “The Act of Killing”

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Indonesia, tanah airku, tanah tumpah darahku. Indonesia, my land and sea, the land for which my blood spills. -Indonesian National Anthem * * * History is so infamously known for being written by its victors. Those who win plant the flags, win the battles and get charged as innocent in justice trials. In the context of the 1965 massacre in Indonesia, right-wing death squad leaders were the victors, as they boldly proclaim that “history is written by the winners, and…

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Going with the (E)motions—a short review of Inside Out

Going with the (E)motions—a short review of Inside Out

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Inside Out started playing in my local theatre the day I left for college. I treated the film as something I could put off watching (but who could pass off Pixar?) until an HD stream was available online. I was crying and laughing more frequently than any film I have ever seen. All of this is a testament to how the film plays with emotional cadences beautifully, a see-saw of humour and catharsis that propels the narrative forward effectively.  …

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Album Review: Travi$ Scott’s Long-Awaited ‘Rodeo’ Delivers

Album Review: Travi$ Scott’s Long-Awaited ‘Rodeo’ Delivers

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The first words we hear on Travi$ Scott’s debut album Rodeo are from rapper T.I., who praises Scott as a “young rebel against the system, refusing to conform or comply to the ways of authority, [choosing] a mood of ‘fuck this shit.’” Scott (or, as he refers to himself, “La Flame”) takes these words to heart, delivering his well-known brand of “fuck this shit” music on this album. After a few listens, it’s clear that T.I.’s intro serves as both…

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Bioshock Infinite Review

Bioshock Infinite Review

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Perhaps this is a bit late—Bioshock Infinite was released back in 2013—but I only just finished it, and let me just say, all the hype surrounding it was totally warranted. For my final blog, I would like to discuss this amazing game and hopefully make you interested enough to try it out for yourself, if you haven’t already. If you’ve ever played a Bioshock game before, you pretty much know what you’re going to get: a story-driven, linear, first-person shooter…

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A Friends-Newbie’s Thoughts on the Ross Geller Type

A Friends-Newbie’s Thoughts on the Ross Geller Type

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I had never watched Friends before it very recently went on Netflix in the beginning of 2015. By that point I had already seen all the other sitcoms where a group of straight white people have quirky shenanigans in New York City, but I had never seen the ‘original’ cult-classic obsession. So I started it, and as much as the wannabe-cynical-anti-mainstream-hipster part of me didn’t want to like it, of course I did. Gosh freaking darn it, I did, from…

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Monument Valley Review: Escher’s Paradise

Monument Valley Review: Escher’s Paradise

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  Monument Valley, a game for iOS and Android by developer usTwo Games, is by far the most gorgeous, elegantly designed mobile game I have ever played. Granted, the only mobile games I really ever play are Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, and Pixel People, but even so, I’m especially picky about the mobile games I play, and this one makes the cut and then some. Hardcore gamers often make fun of anyone who plays mobile games, calling them “casuals”…

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Summer Arts Review: Sorolla, Richard Wright, and Nicolas Vanier

Summer Arts Review: Sorolla, Richard Wright, and Nicolas Vanier

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Hello all! Happy September, and for those of you at Vassar, happy first week of school. My name is Natalie, and I am a new writer for The Miscellany News’ “Main Circle.” I am excited to contribute as an Arts and Culture blogger this year. In this post, I would like to introduce myself, and discuss and recommend a few works of art that I experienced (saw/read/watched), and that struck me, during the summer. I have always been a lover…

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