‘Arts and Entertainment’ Articles

By Victoria F and Emily S Fish live in water, teachers live in classrooms. The former statement is correct, the latter surprisingly is not. Unless you live under a rock, most of you have noticed the artwork hanging up in the Jackson Street Lounge. This work was created by none other than the idiosyncratic art Full Article

By Bridget B I admit it; I am a lover of the audio book.  I reluctantly admit to this fact, since there are many “reading snobs” who believe that the audio book takes away from the reading experience; specifically, the conversation between author and reader.  I agree that listening to an audio book is not Full Article

By Katherine E. Walking into the Mollie Stone’s Super Market on California Street, I scanned the drink section, looking for a beverage that would be good after a tiring day of school. My eyes glazed over the soft drinks and iced teas, until I reached the Kombucha section. After seeing many health junkies and friends Full Article

By Aaron S and Daniel G Accuse Yeasayer of soaking up the spotlight a la MGMT. Curse them for occasionally emulating the indie-kitsch traitor that is Vampire Weekend.  Shake your head at the group for dabbling in the mainstream.  But step back from your assumptions and dive headlong into their sophomore effort Odd Blood. It Full Article

By Aaron S and Daniel G Hailing from the UK, The xx are four twentysomethings who make music that has become somewhat of a minor sensation in their home country.  Classified partly as part of the movement of “post-punk revival,” The xx’s sound takes more than a page from the book of their great predecessors Full Article

By Dani R It’s simple really, how female artists are gauged. Beyond quality of the music, what female artists are trying to say is also closely monitored. And that’s exactly the idea that Marisa Meltzer tackles in Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music. She takes us through the 12-15 years, starting from early high Full Article

By Ariana S Aries (March 21-April 19): Lucky month! Try to take some risks at the beginning of the month when Mercury conjoins Jupiter around March 7th. This is the perfect time to do anything that involves communication. Around the 20th the sun will illuminate your 12th house, so this month would be a great Full Article

By Aron S & Daniel G Ned T made a life-changing decision this ski week.  After much deliberation, he distanced his profile from the ever-encroaching grasp of fan pages. These fan pages seem benign.  Their orange flags stud your home pages like unobtrusive footprints in the cybermeadow.  They are artifacts of your friends’ commitments to Full Article