2009-05-01

Fri, May 1, 2009, 2:27am
The author is a Columbia College sophomore majoring in political science. He is a senior associate photo editor for the Spectator.
Fri, May 1, 2009, 2:08am
“Et tu, Bruté? Then fall, Caesar!” In the King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe’s annual outdoor production, the title character cries as Brutus stabs him to death.
Fri, May 1, 2009, 1:10am
Columbia University Information Technology should work with Columbia College Student Council to make evaluations available to the general student body, and students should support the initiative by signing CCSC’s online petition.
Fri, May 1, 2009, 12:10am
When it comes to men’s tennis in the Ivy League, there is no shortage of talent.
Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 11:44pm
Good news: if Columbians are willing to venture outside the borough of Manhattan, they just might discover Brooklyn’s rich theater scene at an inexpensive price.
Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 11:42pm
“If only everyone could afford therapy, the whole world would be healed,” announces Jonathan Groff, who plays an actor-caterer soon-to-be-father, and also plays a closeted homosexual in Craig Lucas’ The Singing Forest. The befuddling three-hour epic transports us from Y2K New York to Nazi-occupied...
Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 11:39pm
I am a big faker. I’ve been writing this column all semester about great weekends in New York. The truth is, I haven’t explored the city on the weekend since February. Instead, every weekend, I pack a bag, grab my bike, and get the hell out of Dodge (literally).
Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 11:37pm
Brooklyn introduces a Montague/Capulet-sized divide between the characters of Gossip Girl, and the show’s treatment of the borough is having a similar effect on its viewers.
Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 11:35pm
Yes, there are wall-to-wall books on sleek black shelves. Yes, there is hidden but available seating. Yes, hip, colored lamps and Christmas tree lights illuminate the rooms. But the most telling feature of Park Slope’s Community Bookstore & Café is this: It is decorated with peacock feathers.
Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 11:30pm
When it comes to movies, cinephiles often avoid Brooklyn to escape an onslaught of independent hipster films. But while Film Forum, Lincoln Center, and the Museum of Modern Art dominate Manhattan, the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAMcinématek program challenges the island’s dominance in both...

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