Category Archives: Arts Squad

Video(s) of the Day: Coming Back Ain’t Ever Easy

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

For those of you who have used the summer to hide from the pains of reality and everything that comes with it, I’ve got some sad news for you. School starts in a little over two weeks. But before you … Continue reading →

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Leave Your Virtual World Behind to Spend Virtual Time with “The Dudleys!”

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

If you still haven’t had your fill of how our fantasy lives inside of our computers are becoming real, or how life is actually like a video game,  you have a chance this week to check out a new comedy at … Continue reading →

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Just Because the Dinosaurs are Old Doesn’t Mean We Can’t Have Cool Gadgets

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

Getting around any museum in New York can be tough—not everyone can be as easy as a giant one-way spiral. But for those of you without an apprehension about technology, a couple museums are making it easier. The brain trust … Continue reading →

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Big Brothers in the Museums

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

When we go to museums, either for Art Hum or because we (secretly!) enjoy it, we go to look. We watch how a certain brushstroke creates a new effect, how a certain angle of light reveals a new dimension on … Continue reading →

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Video of the Day: Winners of Our Daily Show Contest

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

Unless you have been hiding under a rock the last week and completely avoided our Twitter and Facebook bombardments, along with shoutouts from the both the Spectator and Bwog, we held a little contest to see who would be awesome … Continue reading →

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How A Lawless Man Became an American: Clint Eastwood at Film Society

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

There’s a moment in Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino in which the actor and director finally reveals the chiseled 1972 titular vehicle in the film. Eastwood’s character Walt remarks he put together the lavish muscle car together himself. It’s hard not … Continue reading →

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Video of the Day: Because Life is Better with a Vuvuzela

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

So what have you been up to this summer? Working hard at that internship, or skipping out of work to get drunk at odd mornings while blowing a plastic horn for a country you have only vague and irrelevant ties … Continue reading →

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Out of the Theater and into the Sun: Broadway in Bryant Park

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

If you are like me, you know the many problems you can run into if you want to go to a Broadway show. First of all, you are shelling out big money (unless you choose one of the shows offered on … Continue reading →

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Contest! Win Tickets to the Daily Show’s SummerStage Performance Through Twitter!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

Hey Everyone! Do you like The Daily Show as much as we do? Do you want to see a free stand-up comedy performance featuring your favorite Daily Show characters? And I’m talking about Lewis Black,  John Oliver,  Rory Albanese, and … Continue reading →

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Always Versatile, Always Dashing: Cary Grant Returns to BAM

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

There are certainly a number of classic moments throughout actor Cary Grant’s famed career—too many to even begin to describe in all their hilarity, sexiness, or thrills—but one of his most iconic will always stand out for me. It’s about … Continue reading →

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