Dan Blank

Sam Mendes’s Winter’s Tale is a Disappointing Take on Shakespeare

Over fifty candles adorn the dimly lit pre-show stage, aptly setting an eerie mood.

By Dan Blank | Mar 2 10:51 pm ET

Fear Itself

I’ve noticed a sort of complacency about the 21st century. We’re in the midst of one of the worst economic disasters in recent history, yet the world around us looks pretty much the same.

By Dan Blank | Nov 11 09:49 pm ET

In Costume

As Halloween approaches, people are working tirelessly to construct the perfect trick-or-treating outfit, desperately trying to figure out who to be on that night of universal dress-up.

By Dan Blank | Oct 28 09:57 pm ET

Friends, Columbians, and Countrymen

It’s been a pretty exciting week for any sports fan—hockey season is starting, football season is getting into full force, and baseball season is reaching its peak.

By Dan Blank | Oct 14 09:11 pm ET

Take These Chances

This Saturday, hundreds of students from Columbia and thousands more around the country will be taking the LSAT. Until a few days ago, I was scheduled to be one of them.

By Dan Blank | Sep 30 10:47 pm ET

Decisions, Decisions

It’s usually sometime during orientation week when you’re standing around with a bunch of your floormates, awkwardly introducing yourselves and talking about your interests, that you realize that y

By Dan Blank | Sep 16 10:50 pm ET

The Problem of Death

When Saddam Hussein was executed last week for the 1982 murder of 148 people in Dujail, Iraq, the Bush administration's first reaction was one of praise, publicly commending the fair trial process

By Dan Blank | Jan 17 12:00 am ET

Pay Attention to Oblivious to Everyone

The only difficulties occurring at The Studio Theatre on Friday night were a few technical ones before the performance began.

By Dan Blank | Dec 11 12:00 am ET

Former Yentl Star Fails to Dazzle in Her Stage Role

How can a play about a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet starring an Oscar-nominated actress fall short of its potential?

By Dan Blank | Apr 5 12:00 am ET

From Mormonism to Hedonism

Brother Fales may be aptly named in the world of the Mormon Church, but in the world of theater, he is anything but that.

By Dan Blank | Feb 15 12:00 am ET

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