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Vassar Repertory Dance Theater dazzles in diverse Fall showcase

Dec 4, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast

On the Thursday before Thanksgiving break, I attended night one of a three-night showcase of the Vassar Repertory Dance Theater (VRDT). While not particularly well-versed in the technical aspects of dance, I found the performance to be captivating in its diverse collection of dance pieces. The opening piece was “Swan Lake Act II,” an ethereal orchestral number with a group of 17 white-tutu-clad dancers gracefully performing. It was an enrapturing performance of classic ballet.
Nintendo Music App celebrates history of iconic compositions

Nov 20, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast

Late last month, the prolific video game company Nintendo released the Nintendo Music App, a streaming service for the music of its broad catalog of games, available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. Nintendo has long kept their video game music off of digital services, with fans having to rely primarily on compressed YouTube rips to listen to their favorite tracks, so this announcement was exciting for me and many others.
New class just dropped

Nov 20, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast

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Recounting live-audience sitcom experience of ‘The Mike Show’

Nov 6, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast

Last week, I saw a poster in the College Center for an event titled “The Mike Show.” The poster described the event as “a New Sitcom live from Sanders Auditorium.” My first assumption was that this was some sort of surreal-themed comedy or theater show attached to a club, but no organization was listed. Curious about this mystery, I attended “The Mike Show” pilot. Despite it being on a Wednesday night at 9 p.m., there was a modest crowd of around a hundred.
Brainstorming Halloween costume ideas for President Bradley

Oct 30, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast

Picture this: You’re President Bradley. It’s October 27th. Halloweekened is just around the corner, and you’re still desperately seeking a costume idea. Never fear, ideas are here. This article won’t come out until Halloween, so I’m no help for her this year, but PB (President Bradley) can use this list for many Halloweekends to come when she’s truly lost in the costume sea. Engaged Pluralism (again)This was an iconic President Bradley and John Bradley couple’s Halloween costume from 20221.
Spending my 21st birthday on an Amtrak train

Oct 23, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast

9:02 a.m. It’s Friday, October 18. I’m currently on an Amtrak train from 8:45 a.m. to 3:38 p.m. The train was 15 minutes late, so who really knows when we’ll come in. I’ve taken a lot of Amtrak trains in the three-and-a-quarter years that I’ve been in college, and this will be one of the last ones, and I think it’s good to write this article now rather than on the actual last train ride, lest I begin weeping all over my laptop on an Amtrak train. Also, it’s my 21st birthday.
Documentary film ‘Leviathan’ breaches genre conventions

Sep 25, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast |Allen Hale

“Leviathan” is visceral. The 2012 film, directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel, tracks life aboard a commercial fishing vessel off the coast of New England, a 24-hour operation that disorients one’s sense of time. A boat plows through waves as seabirds squawk, water churns, machinery wails and mounds of fish flop on the deck. The cacophony is demonstrated in an extended but controlled manner, with scenes often remaining still for long periods.
A biweekly update on Vassar dining

Sep 18, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast

THIS A BIWEEKLY MESSAGE FROM GORGONZOLA RAMSEY, PRINCE OF VASSAR DINING:It’s a new semester and we know you probably have a lot of questions about Vassar Dining right now, such as, ”What the hell is going on with Vassar dining this year?” I’m here to answer that and other profanity-infused questions about each of our illustrious dining options.
Debate formats need significant retooling

Sep 18, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast

Here are two seemingly oppositional ideas about last week’s debate: It was a hotbed of false and misleading statements, question dodging and blatant disregard of debate etiquette. Another idea: This election cycle has had really good debates, at least on the level of moderation.
A Townhouse divided: Lessons from living together

Sep 11, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Nicholas Tillinghast

Living in the Townhouses, Terrace Apartments or (god forbid) The SoCos (so called) means existing with other people in a quasi-house. Conflict is bound to come up. Me and my four roommates Gorgon, Nicheal, Krash, and Pelvin quickly learned that the hard way. After we said goodbye to our parents, suddenly, we were just a bunch of boys, on a deserted island, lords-of-the-flying it, no copilot. On the first day, we tackled a common problem: how are we gonna customize our TH?