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ARTS & CULTURE

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Overhead view of an orchestra from the balcony.

Soloist’s string snaps on opening night, Orchestra proceeds triumphantly

“At the end of the piece, the crowd roared in much-deserved applause to Zhang, who then shared a heartfelt hug with Pratt. The orchestra’s collaboration was on full display as each instrument supported one another to create another stellar number.”

“At the end of the piece, the crowd roared in much-deserved applause to Zhang, who then shared a heartfelt hug with Pratt. The orchestra’s collaboration was on full display as each instrument supported one another to create another stellar number.”

THE PROSPECT | 10/29/2023

This is a photo taken at night with Cleveland Tower, a tall gothic tower that's part of Princeton's graduate college, in the foreground. Trees surround the base of the tower, and a few stars are visible in the sky.

Grief from 700 miles away

There’s something fundamentally different about grieving that loss on a college campus and having to call family instead of being with them as you cry. Princeton, as much as I've loved it here, is not the place I needed to be at that moment. 

There’s something fundamentally different about grieving that loss on a college campus and having to call family instead of being with them as you cry. Princeton, as much as I've loved it here, is not the place I needed to be at that moment. 

THE PROSPECT | 10/26/2023

Interior of a shop with green walls, a long table, and a heart decoration on the window.

I tried hot chocolate from 5 places in Princeton, so you don’t have to

Happy fall! To ease you into golden leaves and pumpkin spice season, Prospect Contributing Writer Brianna Suliguin is here to give you the best hot chocolate recommendations in and around campus.

Happy fall! To ease you into golden leaves and pumpkin spice season, Prospect Contributing Writer Brianna Suliguin is here to give you the best hot chocolate recommendations in and around campus.

THE PROSPECT | 10/24/2023

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The signed vinyl cover of Troye Sivan's new album called "Something To Give Each Other." Part of hot pink vinyl is visible on a light pink background. On top of the vinyl is a lavender rectangle with the words "XOXO Troye Sivan" on it. The album title is on the light pink background.

Everything to give you: A review of Troye Sivan’s ‘Something To Give Each Other’

Taken together with the visually stunning and radiant music videos that Troye Sivan has created, the artist’s new album dares to inspire ambition, daydreaming, and forever yearning. If you have not yet taken the time to listen to “Something To Give Each Other,” I can guarantee that it has everything to give you emotionally.

Taken together with the visually stunning and radiant music videos that Troye Sivan has created, the artist’s new album dares to inspire ambition, daydreaming, and forever yearning. If you have not yet taken the time to listen to “Something To Give Each Other,” I can guarantee that it has everything to give you emotionally.

THE PROSPECT | 10/23/2023

A woman stands at a lectern in a blue-lit room.

Captivating performances from Ma and Cisneros at annual reading series

“The audience connected deeply with both performances, laughing with Cisneros at just the right moments and holding the contemplative pauses that Ma’s “Peking Duck” demanded.”

“The audience connected deeply with both performances, laughing with Cisneros at just the right moments and holding the contemplative pauses that Ma’s “Peking Duck” demanded.”

THE PROSPECT | 10/22/2023

Members of an orchestra stand on the stage of a theater, with the "Coco" movie logo and art projected above them.

A whirlwind of emotions: The Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de Mexico's ‘Coco’

“In my opinion, understanding every little thing that happened was perhaps not as important as being able to feel every little thing that happened — and that was where the orchestra’s strength truly laid.”

“In my opinion, understanding every little thing that happened was perhaps not as important as being able to feel every little thing that happened — and that was where the orchestra’s strength truly laid.”

THE PROSPECT | 10/12/2023

Two people stand in front of a crosswalk with a white building in the background.

First Mid-Autumn in the Orange Bubble

How do you celebrate family when your family is across the globe? #TheProspect contributing writer Annie Wang tries to answer that question as she recounts her first Mid Autumn away from home.

How do you celebrate family when your family is across the globe? #TheProspect contributing writer Annie Wang tries to answer that question as she recounts her first Mid Autumn away from home.

THE PROSPECT | 10/08/2023