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To watch and watch for: Week of Nov. 11

Nov 11, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Timothy Mcshea

Hello everyone and welcome back to our “To watch and watch for” series, where the Arts & Entertainment section compiles a list of all the upcoming films, TV shows, books, albums and live events happening on campus, in the wider Baltimore area and beyond. I’m excited for this new format we started, because it means I get to share even more new releases. This week was extremely hefty in the musical department, with plenty of big names like Jon Batiste, Gwen Stefani and Mary J.
Art Deco Shakespeare: The Barnstormers' performance of Twelfth Night

Oct 29, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Timothy Mcshea

For their Fall 2024 show, Hopkins’ longest-standing theater company, The Barnstormers, performed one of Shakespeare’s most performed plays, the romantic comedy Twelfth Night. I made sure to attend their first performance on Oct. 24, which had a sparse crowd — likely due to it being on a Thursday — but an energetic atmosphere. The basic story of Twelfth Night goes as follows: Twins Viola (Emma Peralta) and Sebastian (Theo Hasudungan) get in a shipwreck off the coast of Illyria.
To watch and watch for: Week of Oct. 27

Oct 27, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Paula Hawkins |Timothy Mcshea

As October comes to a close, we are on the precipice of the spookiest of nights. Some delight in this atmosphere, while others are more content to cower in their rooms with a good movie; yet still, others were just reminded that Halloween is this week, and are currently scrolling Amazon for costume pieces with same-day delivery.
To watch and watch for: Week of Oct. 6

Oct 6, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Timothy Mcshea

Ironically, with Halloween around the corner, there’s only one hot-ticket horror film to announce this week: Terrifier 3 — a classic thrasher set on Christmas Eve in a sleepy, little town — is worth to add to your rotation of Halloween classics.
To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 22

Sep 22, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Sally Rooney |Richard Powers |Ezra Collective |Timothy Mcshea

I hope everyone's weeks are going well although midterms are coming sooner than we’d all imagined they would. The best thing about taking exams is that feeling after when you know you actually have time to breath. This is the ideal time to watch what we want to watch, read what we want to read and listen to what we want to listen to. If you have the energy for festivals, though, this is your week because all three of our listed live events are multiple-day events.
To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 8

Sep 8, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Elizabeth Strout |Cebo Campbell |Timothy Mcshea

We at the Arts & Entertainment section of The News-Letter cordially invite you to step away from the mounting responsibilities of being a Hopkins student and explore pieces of art that catch your interest.
A guide to the arts at Hopkins

Aug 19, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Timothy Mcshea

It’s no secret that Hopkins is well-known to most for its STEM fields: How often have you heard Hopkins and the humanities discussed in the same conversation off-campus? And yet, back in 1966, preluding the height of literary theory which would explode in the 70s and 80s, Johns Hopkins University hosted prominent thinkers like Claude Lévi-Strauss, Jacques Derrida, Paul de Man, Roland Barthes and Jacques Lacan for an international symposium.
Kendrick Lamar defeats "BBL Drizzy" in the greatest hip hop feud of all time

May 16, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Timothy Mcshea

Kendrick Lamar has won the biggest feud in the history of rap. “Not Like Us” is now the fastest rap song ever to reach 100 million streams on Spotify, beating the previous recordholder, Drakes’ “God’s Plan.” Even by Drake’s own admission, both on the last track of the feud in “The Heart Part 6” and a corny Instagram story which states: “Good times. Summer vibes up next,” Drake is waving the “white flag” that he wished to drape over the rest of the industry.
Flo Milli at the Spring Concert: Students lose themselves "In The Party"

May 2, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Timothy Mcshea

The 2024 Spring Fair Concert at Hopkins, featuring singer-rapper Flo Milli, was electrifying. The initial announcement of her as the main Spring Fair Concert artist sparked some unhappy discourse among students, but those who attended the event went home exhilarated by an extremely fun performance. As students filtered in and found their place in the crowd, DJ Flow was hyping everyone up and taking song requests through Instagram DMs. He did a good job catering to the audience.
WJHU’s Spring Show: Rain or shine

May 1, 2024 | jhunewsletter.com | Timothy Mcshea

It’s a rare sight to see Hopkins students so enthused by the arts. Theater gains attention mostly by faculty and alumni, and while the University’s plethora of acapella groups offer a great sense of artistic community, their shows are scattered and inconsistent.