Two years ago, when I was chief film critic at the Carletonian, my first duty was maintaining a weekly film review. My second order of business has been allowing a younger writer to try his hand at film criticism for the past year, as I have been occupied by my…
Isaac Crown Manesis
Multimedia Director
What is the art scene at Carleton? This is a difficult question to answer and may summon to mind wildly different images for each Carleton student. It may mean the late-night halls of Boliou, quiet except for the distant whir of power tools in the woodshop; the bass-ridden tracks thumping…
The first several weeks of Spring Term have brought a bright smattering of arts-related events to our community. In a new column series profiling arts-related events at Carleton, Hannah Sheridan ’23 and Isaac Crown Manesis ’23 will cover and review “The Week in Arts.” Fifth Year Series Isaac: The Northfield…
Today, we are writing a reflection on this past weekend’s Sproncert. Carleton students left their usual groutfits in favor of festival attire. The spring air was crisp but unseasonably cold, and clouds obscured the sunshine throughout the day. Festival attire usually is arranged in response to a necessity to shed…
Northfield’s legendary Quarterback Club’s breakfast menu was not taken from this world in one fell swoop. A series of unfortunate, compounding events concussed the local, family-owned restaurant’s breakfast operations and have ushered forth a new age, one in which the day will no longer begin at 6:00 a.m. The Quarterback…
Farm house recently held two large scale events. 6th weekend featured Farm House’s Film and Art Festival (the houses second ever film festival, first art festival since the pandemic has begun, and the first time these events have been held jointly). The Film and Art Festival featured a houseful of…
A more extensive review of the recent Saint Paul Big Thief concert and their latest album will appear in KRLX’s forthcoming NoFi issue. Follow both the Carletonian and NoFi for more live performance coverage. Big Thief returned to Minnesota for their “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You” tour…
This Fall Term, I made my way to a movie theater outside of Saint Paul to see The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson’s most recent film. The film resonated with me deeply upon the first and second viewings. However, in my travels abroad, The French Dispatch has gained a new personal…
So, you missed fashion week this past fall. It’s okay! You had school. Unfortunately, Spring/Summer 2022 is already underway. Especially when your courses start heating up, you must always remember the paramount importance of dressing properly when you awake. Looking excellent is a virtuous pursuit! Fear not: I am going…