The Confucius Institute hosted professor Hong Wang of Soochow University, China, on Friday, Feb. 6. Wang gave audiences an introduction to the history of Kunqu opera. Wang, the head of…
Princess Ugg has a lot to teach
Ted Naifeh’s Princess Ugg is a ridiculous delight and a real breath of fresh air. In Princess Ugg, Princess Ulga of the highlands Grimmeria and sole child of the king,…
Musical ennui
Ah, no one understands love quite like the French. Who else could concoct a romantic musical drama featuring a bisexual triad singing about things like saliva, rain and long-term relationships?…
Post-punkers Viet Cong are an icy ode to order
Canadian post-punks Viet Cong take their music very seriously, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that there isn’t anything to enjoy in their 37-minute, self-titled debut LP. Beginning…
Winter Coat art show inspired by professor’s short story
The normally crowded Powell’s books was quiet on Thursday night, but three stories up people slowly drifted into the Basil Hallward Art Gallery. By 7 p.m. the laughter of friends…
Get a job!
The cost of higher education is rising exponentially, and it’s also becoming increasingly difficult to find a decent-paying job without a bachelor’s degree or higher. But what good is an…
Horoscopes for the week of Feb. 8
Aquarius January 20-February 18 Lots of things offer you enticement for your soul, Aquarius. But if one of those things happens to be a wish-granting alien plant bent on conquering…
The Outcast at home
Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta’s Outcast is about Kyle Barnes, a young man dubbed outcast by the demons in his life. Kyle’s whole life is defined by all the women in…
Ooligan Press hosts sixth annual Write to Publish conference
Ooligan Press hosted the sixth annual Write to Publish conference on Jan. 31, which aimed to aid and empower emerging writers by unpacking an oft-complicated publishing industry. The event drew…
No country for shitty ramen
The quintessential college meal, Top Ramen, is cheap and reliable. What do you get in a package of ramen? In the package you have dry alkaline noodles and a salt…
Wilde times ahead at Lincoln Hall
Cucumber sandwiches will be all the rage when the School of Theater and Film puts on Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest at the Lincoln Performance Hall from Feb….