Culture

Death of an icon: The loss of Etta James

Etta James, musical icon, passed away on Jan. 20, following a life of success and musical achievement. Read More

CT Recommends: Tiny Desk Concerts

Julia Sklar tells you why you should be enjoying Tiny Desk Concerts Read More

Five bright spots in the upcoming spring semester

The holidays are over, and you may be feeling the January blues, but this list will give you several somethings to look forward to! Read More

Rudo's escape show fascinates and shocks confounded audiences

Brian Rudo, a comedic stuntman and professional escape artist, captivated the audience with nail-biting illusions and death-defying tricks Read More

Performance groups come together for a cure

Performance groups including Vocal Point, NJR, UR Bhangra and the Midnight Ramblers participated in a benefit event supporting sophomore Allison Eberhardt and her battle with Leukemia. Read More

Plot doesn’t fly, but acting soars in ‘Bird’

UR International Theatre Program will open its second show of the season tonight, “The Colonel Bird.” Following October’s “An Absolute Turkey,” one might suspect that the group is rather bird-obsessed, but other than their fowl commonalities, the two shows are nothing alike. “The Colonel Bird,” written by Hristo Boytchev in 1995, takes place in a […]


ABC’s ‘Revenge’ instantly wins over its audiences

The highest degree of revenge I’ve ever taken involves a wide-scale prank on Facebook involving embarrassing photos. But in my vocabulary, revenge is more in the good nature of fun. For Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp), the main character of ABC’s soap-thriller “Revenge,” she enacts the precise dictionary definition: “the action of inflicting hurt or harm […]

The third annual unveiling of the ‘Willies’

I’ve dug through the grime and the muck of the past year to find the crown jewels and worst failures of the entertainment industry to present to you the third annual Willie Awards. Album of the year: Flogging Molly, “Speed of Darkness” If there is one album that encapsulates everything that 2011 has been — […]

CT Recommends veer.com

With countless Google images at our disposal, we often forget to include credit where it is due. Even if no watermark covers an image preventing us from using it in the capacity we want, rarely do we have permission to use a photo or illustration without the legal requirement of crediting the source. You should […]