Walking through Shanghai, actor Nonso Anozie couldn’t help but stick out in the crowd. The 6-foot-6 London native of Nigerian parentage attracted a massive group of Chinese spectators wherever he went on a recent trip to China for British theater group Cheek By Jowl’s production of “Othello,” in which he plays the leading role. Read more...

Film & TV: “˜Touch of pink’ It’s east-meets-west hilarity when an Ismaili Canadian guy named Alim (Jimi Mistry) gets a surprise visit from his traditionalist mother attempting to set him up with a proper Muslim girlfriend. Read more...

The arts have always been used to express opinion, and with such a heated political climate surrounding citizens this fall, there’s no better time for the art department to embrace and cultivate students’ abilities to use art to communicate political views. Read more...

“Stage Beauty” Directed by Richard Eyre Lions Gate Films Based merely on first impressions, Richard Eyre’s “Stage Beauty” is most comparable to “Shakespeare in Love.” Both period films boast a Shakespeare play, a spectacular array of costumes and settings and a cross-dressing backstage romance. Read more...

If Paul Krugman was a boxer, it’s safe to say he would have thrown enough punches at President Bush to knock him out. But so far Krugman has kept his boxing gloves at home, letting words and numbers do the talking. Read more...

What would P. Diddy do? At the MTV Music Video Awards, this artist’s very publicized message was “Vote or Die.” It might seem illogical to turn to the rap star for political advice, or any advice, but P. Read more...

?Raise Your Voice? Directed by Sean McNamara New Line Cinema When you think of Hilary Duff, Ludwig van Beethoven probably isn?t the first person who comes to mind. Read more...