Lecture confronts cinematic Italian-American caricatures
With last week’s release of the live-action “Lady and the Tramp” alongside the launch of Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, Disney fans can now witness the iconic spaghetti date from…
Arts
‘Joss Goths’ contemplate clothes, comfort, Halloweentown
Aesthetic purist, modernist architect and bitter man Adolf Loos hated ostentation. In his lecture-essay “Ornament and Crime,” he wrote, “The urge to ornament one’s face and everything within reach is…
Modern country music sells out genre’s vital roots
Dear reader, can I convince you to like country music? Could you just give it a listen? At least not become tense at its mere mention? Hey, could you pick…
Lath Luv celebrates house pride
With iconic party songs such as “Like a G6,” lively blacklights and jubilant Lathrop residents, 2019’s annual Lath Luv was a memorable night full of house pride. Students dressed in…
Ozzy Osbourne confronts mortality on “Under the Graveyard”
2019 has been a great year for heavy metal comebacks. Tool, Rammstein and Slipknot all released new albums after long hiatuses, and Rage Against the Machine announced a reunion tour.…
Campus Canvas: Nov. 21
Rachel Sipress They/Them | Class of 2021| Political Science Major For me, art is about the creative journey, the embodied process, more than the end object. I have synesthesia and…
Columbia student Maude Latour redefines pop genre
“I’ve had a great time tonight sharing my secrets with strangers,” quipped Columbia student and rising pop star Maude Latour before closing her Mug performance with the syrupy song “Superfruit”…
Baba Kazi Oliver drum circle harnesses hope, healing
I was shivering and a little miserable. I shook out my umbrella, heaved the Chapel door open and was greeted by a grinning man. He held his hand out for…
Author Aleksandar Hemon exemplifies honest writing
The warm Spitzer Auditorium provided a cozy escape from the crisp autumn evening outside, where the chilly November wind and the night sky had blanketed the campus in a sheet…
Rex Orange County exhibits growing pains on ‘Pony’
Rex Orange County, born Alexander O’Connor, is a British alternative pop musician experimenting with what it means to exist within the genre. On his third studio album released on Oct.…