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Pop-Cultured: The power of music docs

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor April 26, 2020

  What is it about documentaries that pull people in? For most people, watching documentaries is a way of learning more about a certain topic, movement, person or idea. Like biographies, what makes...

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April Arts Desk Favorites

April 22, 2020

  Palak Jayswal They say old habits die hard. But I say there's a sense of comfort found in nostalgia. It's the same one I associate with the "Harry Potter" book and film series. As a child, I was...

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The Arts and Coronavirus

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor April 16, 2020

  The lights of Broadway have dimmed. Artists across the industry announce tour cancelations through Instagram videos. Releases are postponed. Museums and galleries — once celebrated centers...

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March Arts Desk Favorites

  Palak Jayswal Being stuck inside is not bad when you have good music to listen to. Niall Horan's sophomore album,  "Heartbreak Weather," may have dropped at a horrible time — but it's kept...

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To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 73: ‘Anne with an E’

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor March 24, 2020

  It goes without saying that classics are usually best left untouched. They're classic for a reason, right? Yet, in the world of popular culture, the temptation to remake the old is ever-present....

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Lauv Explores the Spectrum of Emotion with Debut ‘~How I’m Feeling~’

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor March 22, 2020

  It may come as a surprise to most that Lauv, or Ari Leff, has just released his debut album, "~How I'm Feeling~," at the beginning of March. After all, the pop artist is already well known for...

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Binge Bytes: ‘Don’t Keep Your Day Job’

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor March 5, 2020

  With two months left in the semester, panic and stress are starting to overshadow many college students — more so for graduating seniors than anyone else. As one of them, I can attest to the...

2020 Sundance Ignite Fellowship Seeking Film Submissions

2020 Sundance Ignite Fellowship Seeking Film Submissions

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor February 25, 2020

  While this year’s world-famous Sundance Film Festival has come to an end, the film world is hardly slowing. In fact, the Sundance Institute and Adobe are teaming up to encourage and guide a...

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January Arts Desk Favorites

  Palak Jayswal The new year equates to trying new things, right? For me, the first new thing happens to be one of my favorites from this past month. "The Miniature Wife and Other Stories" by Manuel...

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‘Manic:’ a Radical Chase for Catharsis

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor January 28, 2020

  We're almost a month into 2020 and some of the biggest names in the music industry are kicking off the decade with heart-wrenching, introspective albums. From Selena Gomez’s honest “Rare”...