Culture
Bowie
Bio-Doc: ‘The Life and Art of David Bowie’
Overwhelming aesthetic power was the focus of “The Life and Art of David Bowie,” a semi-biographical documentary shown at the Memorial Art Gallery. Read More
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Closing this graphic novel made me sad to the ‘Bone’
The books are just as funny, sweeping, and touching as when I was a lad. Read More
Cultural Cues
Not Vanilla: The cultural cues of year’s end
Reader, you already know that 2018 is coming to a close. I hope your year has been wonderful, despite the world’s current turmoil. I’ve noticed a lot of cultural cues that surface at the end of every year. The obvious ones are the holidays, like New Years, Hanukkah, or Christmas. But there are other cultural […]
BSU
BSU celebrates unity and culture through Kwanzaa
Over the past week Black Students’ Union hosted their annual weeklong celebration of Kwanzaa, a Pan-African celebration that honors African unity and culture by focusing on seven core principles: Umoja (unity), Ujima (collaboration), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), Imani (faith). The first event of BSU’s “For The Culture Week,” began on […]
Mr. Brightside
The joyous unity of “Mr. Brightside”
Many tracks have come and gone over the years as frat house staples — “Mo Bamba” is probably the latest — but few, if any, could ever command the nostalgic value, and staying power of the iconic “Mr. Brightside.” By far the most popular number ever put out by The Killers, a post-punk foursome from […]
Daytime TV
Not Vanilla: At the crossroads of sass and serious
Reader, these past few weeks I have been watching some daytime TV. I cable access where I live. Instead, I’ve been watching clips on YouTube. Specifically, I started watching the long-running daytime talk show “The View.” I’m not sure what got me to start watching “The View,” but once I started, I couldn’t stop. “The […]
documentaries
A film that will make you regret that steak
Sexism, racism, and ageism are familiar concepts to many at UR. But one group wants to talk more about another form of discrimination: speciesism. The Student Association of Vegan and Vegetarian Youth and the Undergraduate Film Council gave students an introduction to speciesism with a screening and discussion of “Earthlings,” a documentary on animal exploitation, […]
comics
What Stan Lee really gave us
We can sling words about Grandpa Marvel all day ― visionary, salesman, genius, liar. But everyone agrees the artistic world would have been measurably different without him. Stan Lee reinvigorated the comic book industry and laid a foundation for a multi-billion dollar movie-verse. But would we have missed this comic-book renaissance without Lee? Do we […]
Feminism
“Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.” is bizarre and empowering
On the last day of November, I attended “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.” I did no prior research on the play besides a brief script-skimming. I was excited about the play, because I saw the word “vagina” numerous times. It was my first time in Todd Union in over a year. I scanned the room […]
Musicals
ROC Players’ ‘Cabaret’ is dreadful, and it should be
The ROC Players’ production of “Cabaret,” was difficult, disturbing, and upsetting. And I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Running in the May Room over the weekend, their production of the musical, directed by junior Emily Tworek, is a masterclass in the art of narrative dread. “Cabaret” tells the story of a sleazy nightclub […]
