Culture

Predicting Tuesday’s Oscar nominations

Who’s going to be nominated for Academy Awards on Tuesday? Well, despite a seemingly endless season of speculation, no one really knows. Read More

The most overlooked albums of 2016

From Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” to Bowie’s “Blackstar,” droves of acclaimed and platinum-selling records have been released. Read More

Author Lauren Groff talks writing at UR

Author Lauren Groff, whose 2015 novel President Barack Obama called his favorite of the year, discussed the craft of writing as part of the final session of the 2016 Plutzik Reading Series on Nov. 30. Read More

‘Year in the Life’ reads as snapshot, not revival

Show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino took the fictional “Gilmore Girls” world and loaded it with enough open-ended plot points to require another seven seasons to resolve. Read More

Alum brings funky nothings

Funky Nothings is 2016 UR graduate and musical genius Gabriel Becker’s artist name. His music can only be found on SoundCloud, which adds to its rare allure. Read More

Musicians, businesses Roc4Tim together

Big-name local bands came out to support Rochester concert promoter Tim Avery, diagnosed with stage-three lymph node cancer. Read More

Author pushes social awareness

“Barbara the Slut and Other People” is entertaining in more ways than one. Read More

BPG reaches out to Rochester

Strong Auditorium came alive Friday night with the elegant and graceful moves of the UR Ballet Performance Group in their fall show “Out of the Blue.” Read More

‘Sad Rap’ sounds pretty good

For those who don't know, Jonathan Leandoer is a musical visionary from Sweden who became popular in 2013 with his polarizing rap mixtape, "Unknown Death 2002." Read More

Natural hair celebrated by PASA

The Pan-African Student Association held an art exhibition last Saturday featuring photographs of natural hair in Haven’s Lounge. Read More