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New Coldplay release is a fan’s paradise
After nearly three-and-a-half years of waiting and many release date rumors that raised false hopes, Coldplay’s fifth studio album, “Mylo Xyloto,” was finally released on Monday, Oct. 24. After selling 122,000 copies in three days, this album has already topped the charts as the fastest-selling album of the year. To kick off “Mylo Xyloto,” the […]
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‘Homeland’ examines paranoia in post-9/11 America
This year, the U.S. recognized the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with the public opening of the World Trade Center Memorial. We live in a post-9/11 world — there was once a before, but this is the after. Showtime’s new drama “Homeland” takes a look at the landscape of the war in the wake of 9/11, […]
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Flaming Lips put on full-sensory show
This Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Main Street Armory marked my third time seeing the Flaming Lips, and oh boy, they never cease to amaze me. Each time I see them, they continue to blow me away as they put on some of the most creative and innovative live performances I’ve ever seen. Lead singer […]
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Post Secret creator gives inspirational speech at RIT
Post Secret began as a tiny and unambitious art project. It has since transformed into a successful website, book series, online community and event tour. And surprisingly enough, that transformation went about as smoothly and naturally as the nature of the project itself. On Wednesday, Oct. 27, over 1,000 people gathered in Rochester Institute of […]
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CT Recommends "The Fall"
From its opening sequence — filmed in slow-motion black-and-white and set to the swelling crescendo of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony — “The Fall” recognizes the value of cinematography as art. Set in 1920s Los Angeles, the film is told from the perspective of Alexandria (Cantica Untaru), a nine-year-old migrant worker in the hospital with a broken […]
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Audiences gobble up hilarious farce ‘An Absolute Turkey’
UR International Theater Program’s latest production, “An Absolute Turkey,” is a classic French farce by the master of farce himself, Georges Feydeau. But URITP has given it a lively update with a 1970s aesthetic. Read More
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RoCo exhibit explores relation of bodies to environment
A relationship between human bodies and their surrounding landscapes is the connecting theme of "'Scapes," Rochester Contemporary Art Center's newest exhibit. Read More
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STS9 finally makes it to Rochester
STS9 is part of the new “jam electronica” movement that has been taking off lately. Read More
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NJR travels back to the 1950s for ‘American Bandstand’ show
No Jackets Required (NJR) took inspiration from the 1950s in their “American Bandstand” show on Friday. Read More
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Plutzik Reading Series turns 50
UR kicks off 50th year of Plutzik Reading Series with poet Yusef Komunyakaa. Read More