Culture
"Gone Missing"
‘Gone Missing’ is frustrating and authentic
I’ve never found the topic of loss to be a pleasant one. Yet — while it was sometimes frustratingly confusing — I thoroughly enjoyed the Todd production of “Gone Missing.” The musical, based on a set of interviews by the Civilians, a New York City theater troupe, tells stories of loss, ranging from rings, to […]
Norm MacDonald
CT Recommends: Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald once said, “I always told everybody the perfect joke would be one where the setup and punchline were identical.” You might know Macdonald from his time on “SNL” from 1993 to 1998, including his three years as “Weekend Update” host. You might recognize his voice as that of Death on “Family Guy” or […]
Music
Our brain, language, music and how they all connect
I have always been fascinated by the ways in which music affects the brain in general But recently, I’ve begun to ask: how does it affect language? Growing up, my parents’ taste in music was very diverse, especially in regards to language. I was raised listening to Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Arabic, German, and […]
Pink Martini
Eclectic and electric: Pink Martini at Eastman
I was one of about five people my age at the Pink Martini concert at Eastman on Friday, so it was cool. I didn’t know anyone, so I was on a date with myself. I must have looked pretty sad, because the people at the box office let me in for free. (I’ll take it.) […]
Eastman
With Photography Tour, UR Photography Club explores city
When sophomore Elissa Moy was planning UR Photography Club’s Rochester Photography Tour, she took inspiration from her weekly bus rides to Eastman for violin lessons. Moy, the secretary of UR Photography Club, noticed landmarks on the bus ride that she thought would be worth photographing — some wall art on University Avenue, for example. Using […]
stand-up comedy
CT Recommends: Ismo
Most people are familiar with that old cliché: “It’s not the joke, it’s the way (s)he tells it.” Like most clichés, there is truth to it, a truth admirably embodied by the extraordinary Finnish stand-up comedian, Ismo. Despite his status as the first Finnish comedian to ever perform on American television in a memorable appearance […]
video games
Not Vanilla: The new media on the block
Okay, reader, I openly admit that I am not that much of a gamer. I’m not a total stranger to video games — if you put a controller in my hands, I’ll eventually figure out the controls. Whether or not I’m good at the game after I decipher those controls is not up for debate. […]
CSA
Food, games, and poster board at China Expo in Hirst
Mooncakes, calligraphy, and traditional games were among the offerings by stations at the Chinese Students’ Association’s (CSA) annual China Expo, which celebrates and educates about Chinese culture. The expo took place in Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons on Friday, Sept. 28, from 2 to 5 p.m. The event came three days after Mid-Autumn Festival, a […]
Eastman
Eastman Percussion Ensemble performs ‘Drumming’ at Fringe
Festival goers flocked around the final outdoor happenings of the Rochester Fringe Festival while the Eastman Percussion Ensemble gathered in the atrium at Miller Center and filled the room with transformative rhythm. Taking place Saturday, Sept. 22, it was a dazzling finale to the 11-day festival, as the ensemble, upperclassmen of the percussion studio, gave […]
Eastman Museum
The George Eastman Museum and the Eastman ghost
No figure looms larger in the collective consciousness of UR and Rochester than George Eastman, whose creation of the Eastman Kodak Company put the future 585 on the map and whose endowments upon his death to several schools (ahem — UR) ensured that it would stay there. His story is bittersweet for several reasons. The […]