review
At the Rio Theatre
May 19, 2018By: Courtney Miller Ambience: B- Picture it. The stench of stale sweat is paired with the confusingly appetizing smell of fresh popcorn. Performers in costumes are selling raffle tickets by the single, triple, or butt-or-bust-circumference. Weird Al Yankovic covers are serenading you with extra repetitions of the Star Wars-inspired parodies. One poor lady named Raquel is being run off her feet by the booze-demanding attendees. It’s like you were there, right? Having never attended any sort of comic convention or other nerd-tastic event, the 400-ish geeks in one place was the largest gathering of the kind…
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Album versus Album: Keith Urban
May 16, 2018By: Courtney Miller Graffiti U (2018) In a word? Boring. Honestly, I hoped for better. The album doesn’t open strongly, despite a feature from Julia Michaels; “Coming Home” has too much string-bending from the guitars to be…
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Bendy and the Ink Machine’s newest game is the weakest one so far
May 13, 2018By Winona Young The range of emotions I experienced when playing the newest chapter of Bendy and the Ink Machine (BATIM) went from excitement, paranoia, and fear to confusion, frustration, and outright annoyance. This newest instalment delivers a chapter with…
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Find your Flo and your patience will be rewarded
May 9, 2018By: Courtney Miller If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you crossed Diner Dash with Hell’s Kitchen, wonder no more: Cooking Dash already exists. Cooking Dash will feel nostalgic to anyone who played Diner Dash back in…
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If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler: a book to experience
May 8, 2018By: Maxwell Gawlick You pick up a new novel, but the pages are out of order. You pick up a new copy, containing only the first chapter, but that chapter makes you desperate for the next. You search for the…
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Album Reviews
May 7, 2018By: Youeal Abera and Natasha Tar Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer is Janelle Monáe’s third album, and with it, she reveals herself so vulnerably that she has manifested her most bold, beautiful work. Songs such as…
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Avengers: Infinity War is perhaps the best movie out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
May 6, 2018By: Jonathan Pabico Avengers fans, assemble! The long-awaited Avengers: Infinity War is finally here. Taking place after Thor: Ragnarok, the film sets the right tone for the story with its fun crossovers and satisfying battles. Directed by Anthony and Joe…
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At the Biltmore Cabaret
May 5, 2018By: Natasha Tar Biltmore Cabaret opens promptly at 7:30 p.m., allowing the early birds in. My friend and I are here to see Hotel Mira, formerly JPNSGRLS, performing for the first time in two years. Needless to say, I’m excited…
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Around the circumpolar world in 180 days
March 28, 2018By: Natasha Tar Let’s say you just had a baby. Would your first thoughts be “cool, now I should plan a 180-day trip to different artist residencies in the circumpolar north in the dead of winter”? Probably not, but that’s…
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Max Porter’s Grief is the Thing with Feathers is a short, but powerful read
March 22, 2018By: Aaron Richardson Often during periods of mourning, the grief you are experiencing can feel almost physical in its presence. It can feel as if it is following you around, inhabiting the room with you, sitting beside you, and putting…
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