Carl Svahn

Oct 2, 2023 | tuftsdaily.com | Carl Svahn

A “Castlevania” television show was never supposed to work. The legendary video game series achieved its reputation not through its stories, but through an incredible mix of stylistic, musical and gameplay prowess. To take this kind of setup and create a television show around it sounds like a recipe for the same level of disaster that so many video game adaptations had been before 2017, but “Castlevania” (2017–2021) shattered all expectations by not just being good, but excellent.

Sep 6, 2023 | tuftsdaily.com | Carl Svahn

There are certain expectations that come from Thor Odinson as a Marvel Comics character. The hammer. The boasting. The grand scale of his adventures. Over 60 years, numerous writers have developed the once proud prince and now righteous Avenger into one of the core characters of Marvel Comics. Al Ewing’s “The Immortal Thor Vol. 1” (2023) embraces these roots, but also expands on them, resulting in an incredibly engaging and spellbinding first issue.

May 25, 2023 | tuftsdaily.com | Carl Svahn |Julia Carpi

Video: Inside Gifford House with University President Anthony Monaco The president's home on Tufts' campus, Gifford House, is pictured on Oct. 2. Natalie Brownsell / The Tufts Daily Does the president of Tufts really live at the president’s residence? Are there koi fish in the Gifford House garage? Will squirrely eat his nut? The Daily discovers answers to these questions and more on a tour of Gifford House with outgoing University President Anthony Monaco.

May 25, 2023 | tuftsdaily.com | Julia Carpi |Carl Svahn

https://youtu.be/0xOJLLEoYucDoes the president of Tufts really live at the president's residence? Are there koi fish in the Gifford House garage? Will squirrely eat his nut? The Daily discovers answers to these questions and more on a tour of Gifford House with outgoing University President Anthony Monaco. Video by Julia Carpi and Carl Svahn / The Tufts Daily

May 20, 2023 | tuftsdaily.com | Carl Svahn

It takes very little to make a member of the BEATs team laugh — about as much as it takes to get them to start hitting a paint bucket. Maybe the most unique performance group on campus, BEATs, short for “Bangin’ Everything at Tufts and then Some,” is known for making music by, well, banging everything they can find — from trash cans to street signs.