Archive: Sep 2005
Getting ready for next week
In my life, I pursue several refined, distinctly sophisticated interests. All of which I like to talk about frequently as I strive ever closer toward my ultimate goal of so strongly reeking of "self-indulgent braggadocio" that one day I accidentally fall in love with my own image, make sweet, gentle love to, and marry, myself […]
Performance delivers jazz, relief
Eastman jazz students applied their musical talents toward a worthy cause on Sept. 23 by turning the annual Eastman Jazz Showcase into a benefit to support the Jazz Foundation of America and the musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. After all, New Orleans is recognized as the birthplace of jazz. Eight small workshops and three large […]
O'Brien traces history of Yiddish theater
When I first read on the Neilly Series poster that Caraid O'Brien was giving a lecture that aimed to "explore the influence of Yiddish theater on American Pop Culture," I was intrigued and excited to learn more about the presence of Yiddish in contemporary American society. But I was equally upset to learn that like […]
Technology predicts change
In the 1970s, film experienced a revolution. Hollywood was dying a slow, painful death, with theaters losing business and audiences no longer showing up. And then, "Jaws" and "Star Wars" burst onto the scene, creating the modern day blockbuster film and altering the business forever. This year, as Hollywood struggles to make sense of the […]
Transforming classical repertoire standards
Think of a sound so modern that it is barely considered musical. The turntable, whose scratching and quick rhythmic movements seem most at home in dance clubs, is joining with the world of classical music to make the most unlikely of pairs. Sixty college students from all over the eastern coast will form together this […]
Burton burries 'bride' like a 'corpse'
Why are they singing?" was the thought that entered my mind within the first minute of watching Tim Burton's "The Corpse Bride." It recurred every time some character began to sing, especially since none of them had extremely appealing voices. As the movie begins, there is a deformed, robust woman with a bouncing chest and […]
Mt. Hope Cemetery explored
There's history here in Rochester, but sometimes it might be hard for us to see. Maybe it's easier to keep our eyes down, but even when we look up, it is often difficult to really be conscious of those that have come before us. We read the names on the academic buildings and we probably […]
Roberts' nomination generates debate on privacy
Government is my passion. Where some people have posters in their rooms of "Reservoir Dogs," I have the Northwest Ordinance. I voluntarily purchase books about federalism. And, I'm not afraid to admit it - I have a heterosexual man-crush on James Madison, the father of the Constitution. It's hard not to admire a government which, […]
Protest illustrates Democrats' division, lack of leadership
Why is it that every time I get an eyeful of the newest tactic or propaganda to alert the public to the fact we're mired in a "war of lies" in Iraq, I'm reminded of liberals' inability to adapt to a situation? Case in point - Cindy Sheehan.The woman, who only weeks ago was camped […]
Wegmans should follow UR's example
Starting this week, UR joins a growing number of colleges and universities that have begun to consider the connection between dining hall options and animal suffering. Along with George Washington University, Marist College and Vassar College, UR no longer uses "battery cage" eggs in any food prepared on campus. The move was prompted by UR […]