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| October 24, 2008 |
Hogwarts at Hamilton Brings Magic to Clintonby Rebekah Mintzer '09Senior Editor Tonight and tomorrow night, Hogwarts at Hamilton invites muggles of all ages to ELS to participate in an interactive tour of the "Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry." This annual event features Hamilton students playing the parts of Harry Potter characters and acting out comical scenes from the book series. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated and will be given to the Children's Room of the Kirkland Town Library to help promote children's literacy. More. . . |
Nick and Norah's Mediocre PlaylistBy Rebekah Mintzer '09Senior Editor Entering the theater to see Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, I expected to see another charming, winsome teen movie a la Juno. After all, both films star Michael Cera playing opposite a quick-witted, offbeat brunettes and feature trendy-for-thirty-seconds indie soundtracks. I was proved wrong, however, because beyond these basic similarities, Nick and Norah's has nothing much in common with Juno, perhaps because director Peter Sollett can't save a script that can't shine a light to Diablo Cody's. More. . . |
Thievery and Vice Overwhelm Applewagon TourBy Melissa Balding '09 and Jerome Noel '09Rroadies In a move akin to 'traveling circus meets low-budget remake of Almost Famous' the Hamilton College band, applewagon, recently embarked on a Fall Break tour. Scheduled to play four shows in five days, the band et al. kept a hectic pace throughout the break. "It was definitely a rough schedule for such a rag-tag, disorganized group of youngsters," reported Phil Tracy '09. "It felt a little bit like Luke must have been going through when he left Mos Eisley Spaceport with Han… 'Oh man, what the hell was I thinking?'" "NERD!" added Sander Doucette '09 More. . . |