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NJR sets bar high with ‘Soul Train’
“This is the twerk of my time!” senior Enrique Reyes proclaimed onstage, putting on his best Ray Charles and burning through the American icon’s tune “Mess Around.” Reyes’ performance was just one of many highlights from No Jackets Required’s “Soul Train”-themed show, which took place on Saturday Oct. 18 in the May Room. For three […]
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Winter’s Bone
Reading this in 2014, it’s very likely you know who Jennifer Lawrence is. Her work in various arenas has put her on the map, as has her incredibly likable public persona. Interestingly. this glorified starlet’s fame arose from a much less famous movie. “Winter’s Bone” garnered four Oscar nominations upon its release in 2010, including […]
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‘Blueprint Paintings’ explores nature and humanity
Just in time for Meliora Weekend, Hartnett Gallery opened a new show that at first glance seems filled with monochromatic blue photographs of landscapes, explosions, and flowers. But walk a little closer and you realize that they are actually paintings, marked by the hand throughout. The exhibit “Blueprint Paintings” is composed of twelve recent works […]
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‘Timbuktu’ shows the raw truth
In April 2012, militants belonging to Ansar Dine (operating in Mali) seized Timbuktu, one of the most well-known cities in the country. The militants burned age-old shrines and other sites deemed “unholy,” and many of the city’s ancient manuscripts were threatened. The militants soon announced that they had implemented sharia law, and began cracking down […]
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RPO stuns with ‘An American in Paris’
Back when I was considering all of the reasons why I wanted to apply to UR, one of the main draws was its connection with Eastman School of Music. I had been aware of the multiple music opportunities at UR, from taking free lessons to attending world-class performances for a nominal fee, thanks to the […]
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Weezer digs back to the past on new LP
Weezer has been around for more than 20 years, and their latest album, "Everything Will Be Alright in the End," reaches back almost to the very beginning. "Everything Will Be Alright in the End" (EWBAITE), released on Oct 7, is very much an album about a band going back to its roots and reclaiming its […]
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‘What the Butler Saw’ provides humor and intrigue
Running a madhouse has never seemed so fun. Unless, of course, that madhouse is your psychiatric office. Such is the premise of the UR International Theatre Program’s current production “What the Butler Saw.” The farce, written in 1969 by Joe Orton, is rooted in British culture of The Sixties, satirizing conservative culture and Freudian psychoanalysis. […]
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Eastman Arts Leadership Program looks to future
This article was originally printed on 10-9-14. Nineteen Eastman students will have the opportunity to “adapt, invent, succeed” as newly admitted members of Eastman’s prestigious Arts Leadership Certificate program. The Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program (ALP) was founded in 1996 and remains among the cornerstone programs of the Institute for Music Leadership at the […]
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The return of ‘Twin Peaks’
This article was originally printed on 10-9-14. There is a fantastic video on YouTube entitled “Badalamenti Twin Peaks Love Theme” in which the composer, Angelo Badalamenti, explains how he composed the main theme to the surreal television drama “Twin Peaks.” Badalamenti explains how David Lynch was telling him about Laura Palmer and how he envisioned […]
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Thom Yorke of Radiohead releases understated LP
This article was originally printed on 10-9-14. The actress Gwyneth Paltrow caused a minor stir earlier this year when she announced on her website, GOOP.com, that she and her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, were “consciously uncoupling.” Conscious uncoupling is not just a method for celebrities to imply their quasi-self importance while retaining very little […]