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Arts

Getting Involved in the Arts

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor May 2, 2020

  If there’s one phrase that you’ll hear a lot of during your undergrad, it’s “get involved.” You may hear friends and peers wanting to participate in a certain exciting project or program...

Photography is an important arform in the world today. (Photo by Zukiman Mohamad | Courtesy Pexels)

Understanding the world through photography

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor May 1, 2020

  Photography undoubtedly plays a large role in today’s society. Pictures are an important feature of many different facets of life — advertising, art and journalism, to name a few. It’s...

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Sexual harassment in Hollywood

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor April 28, 2020

  In a New York courtroom on Feb. 24, film producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act, sentencing the Hollywood mogul to 23 years in prison....

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

The streaming era is wonderful for listeners, but not for artists

By Cade Anderson, Arts Writer April 27, 2020

  There’s no debating the fact that digital streaming is the primary medium the music industry operates through nowadays. Sure, vinyl and CDs are still very much alive. In fact, vinyl is increasing...

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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...

“Art lives around us, it’s everywhere all at once — in the literature we read, cinema we watch, architecture we admire and more.” (Photo by Igor Miske | Courtesy Unplash)

The importance of art

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor April 24, 2020

  Imagine a world without the arts — a world without any music, film, dance, literature or any of the countless other mediums art exists through. That world is difficult to imagine, as a world...

Artist Craig Secrest tattoos his customer Connor at Heart of Gold Tattoo shop in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Pop-Cultured: Tattoos are an avenue for self-healing

By Cade Anderson, Arts Writer April 24, 2020

  Before I discuss my perspective on tattoos as a former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I feel it’s crucial to acknowledge why we even have these art forms to begin...

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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...

"Cereal is no longer an unhealthy bowl of sugar and milk, but a delicious reward that I have earned by being alive." (Design by Ashlyn Cary | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Binge Bytes: ‘Rolling Stone Music Now’

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor April 20, 2020

  When I first started listening to podcasts, I was instantly drawn to the idea of hearing others talk about anything and everything under the sun for an extended period of time. As a society,...

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To Binge or Not To Binge Episode 75: ‘Veronica Mars’

By Kate Button, Arts Writer, Copy Editor April 20, 2020

  This article contains mild spoilers for "Veronica Mars"   This summer, one of my friends introduced me to “Veronica Mars” — a 2000s teen drama seeped in questionable fashion...