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Top 10 Albums of 2012

Top 10 Albums of 2012

10. The Lumineers- The Lumineers Every year seems to bring a band that is both FM radio-friendly, playable side by side with the likes of Nicki Minaj and Beyonce, but…

Letting Us Down Gently: A Discussion about Art, Happy Endings, and Silver Linings Playbook with My Grandparents

Letting Us Down Gently: A Discussion about Art, Happy Endings, and Silver Linings Playbook with My Grandparents

My grandparents and I arrived at the movie theater 48 minutes early. It was a matinee showing of the newish Academy Award-nominated film Silver Linings Playbook at a United Artists Theater in…

Music Roundup: Top 25 Songs of 2012

Music Roundup: Top 25 Songs of 2012

Last year saw the release of many great songs. Punk groups like Japandroids, Cloud Nothings, and the Men had great offerings. Dream pop groups like Beach House and Wild Nothing…

Grown-Up Stories: Winter Break Book Recommendations

Grown-Up Stories: Winter Break Book Recommendations

Reviewing new books, fun as it is, can actually feel pretty limiting, since often the books I most want to press into everyone’s hands and rave about are not new…

The Infinite Playlist: Tis the (Mashup) Season

The Infinite Playlist: Tis the (Mashup) Season

The end of the year is near and as lights and decorations go up, people switch over to Micheal Buble’s and Mariah Carey’s Christmas albums on Spotify. While I love…

Cooking with Lisa: Chocolate Donut Holes

Cooking with Lisa: Chocolate Donut Holes

Let’s talk about chocolate donut holes! I found this recipe and, in a rare moment of spontaneity, chose it for this column. The recipe calls for a fryer, which I…

Senior Company Offers Serious, Soulful Take on Human Connection

Senior Company Offers Serious, Soulful Take on Human Connection

In this year’s Senior Company production, The Cosmonaut’s Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union, by David Greig, words fail the characters again and again. These…

Lady Bicycle Vagabond: Three Days from Atlanta

Lady Bicycle Vagabond: Three Days from Atlanta

I saw, today, a great big mound of earth, three tiers high, each with the faintest brushing of pesticide-green grass. Mockery of Mayan tiered temples. Pickup truck on top &…

The Week in Pictures: A Cappella, Orchestra, i20

The Week in Pictures: A Cappella, Orchestra, i20

  “The Week in Pictures” is a weekly photo spread of life at Swarthmore College put together by the staff of The Daily Gazette. If you have a photo you…

Four Weekend Concerts Keep Musicians Busy, Showcase Talent

Four Weekend Concerts Keep Musicians Busy, Showcase Talent

Lang Concert Hall saw an extremely busy and beautifully musical weekend, beginning with a great flourish of bows and strings last Friday, November 30. The weekend featured three Elizabeth Fetter…