Arts & Culture
“Thirty-four men, 11 names,” narrator Robert Longstreet intones in his husky baritone, laying out the arresting and poignant details of the heinous crime at the center of the recent documentary Massacred for Gold. “They might have helped build railroads, drain land, farm crops…They lived mostly anonymous and they died anonymous,” Longstreet says, their remains “crushed as fine as the gold they once mined.”
I am not one for much cosmic mumbo-jumbo, so I have a somewhat difficult time admitting that I chose Charles Bradley’s Victim of Love because I read online that the singer and I share a penicillin allergy.
There’s a certain glorification of Mexican drug cartels in film and television that is kind of fascinating. Even the TV show Breaking Bad, which has been hailed as an accurate depiction of the mechanics of cartels, has an undeniable coolness factor that helps make it so popular.
Most people came out of last year’s megahit superhero flick The Avengers with a favorite character. Iron Man remains pretty popular thanks to Robert Downey Jr., and the Hulk certainly gained a few new fans with his show-stopping scenes.
Mama Mia Trattoria is a local favorite for authentic southern Italian cuisine. Now, with the addition of their new weekend brunch, they’re about to steal the show when it comes to breakfast, too.
On Saturday, April 13, the Korean Student Association will host its annual Korea Night celebration, an evening when members of the Korean community and the community at large can get together to share and learn about Korean culture.
Redefining nouveau circus, the dance company CIRCA’s upcoming production may not include lions, tigers or bears, but it might still stop your heart with its dancers’ skills. Combining tumbling, acrobats and, to the uninitiated audience, seemingly physics-defying tricks, this company and performance spells out just one one thing: This isn’t your grandparents’ circus.
Over the last few years, Scandinavia has established itself as a powerhouse when it comes to cinema that blends suspense, horror and creatures of native lore. Most notably, Sweden contributed Let the Right One In, which dabbles in vampires, and Norway Trollhunter, which features under-the-bridge-dwellers.
Spring is at our doorstep, and student groups are hard at work promoting themes of growth and sustainability. One particular collaboration will feature an art show throughout April, and students have just a little more time to submit their work.
Wesley Petersen exposes his nearly naked body to the camera, performing a number of close-up tummy exercises while his arms are positioned spread-eagle. His upper left chest reveals a tattoo of three handprints in blood, done by his wife.
How did Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” influence the way you listen to your own music collection? How is classical composition that was radical in its time—even if that time was the fifth century B.C.— shaping the works of composers and musicians today?