Arts

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10 road trip movies to watch during spring break

By Jake Skubish | Mar. 13, 2017

Spring break is great because you can do a lot of great things during spring break: Break up with significant other Get back with significant other Spend time with high school friends Ignore high school friends Spend time with family Ignore family Sit alone watching Netflix, wondering if you should spend time with your high school friends or family, or maybe get back with your significant other Go on a road trip Complain about how short spring break is Everyone knows that option #8 is the best option.

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SXSW 2017: ‘Win It All’ wins over audience

By Ben Golden | Mar. 13, 2017

Netflix’s “Win It All” is a small film with a simple premise and a surprisingly large amount of charm.

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SXSW 2017: ‘American Gods’ raises the bar sky high

By Ben Golden | Mar. 13, 2017

“American Gods” was the first screening I attended at SXSW and may have even been the best of the events so far.

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SXSW 2017: ‘Small Town Crime’ boasts ensemble cast, struggles with tone

By Samantha Marz | Mar. 13, 2017

Film festivals are useful venues for independent filmmaking. Among the lineup was “Small Town Crime,” directed by brothers Eshom and Ian Nelms.

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SXSW 2017: Edgar Wright brings passion project ‘Baby Driver’ to life

By Samantha Marz | Mar. 13, 2017

Passion is truly the name of the game here at SXSW. Every filmmaker, well-known or not, poured heart and soul into these productions, and that couldn’t be more evident when Edgar Wright premiered his new film, “Baby Driver,” at the Paramount Theatre.

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Frank Ocean returns with ‘Chanel,’ a way to hold on and let go at the same time

By Francisco Velazquez | Mar. 13, 2017

There is something about sexuality that will never stop talking. It carries itself on the streets of Amsterdam or in the crude parts of Berlin Sexuality is a two-sided mirror in rotation.

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TENNIS

Tennis’ retro-pop beats charm at High Noon Saloon

By Sammy Gibbons | Mar. 10, 2017

Wednesday night, I think I may have stepped into a 1980’s high school dance scene in a John Hughes movie.

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'Vice' provides powerful insight into lives of transgender young people

By Edgar Sanchez | Mar. 9, 2017

In addition to last week’s preview, I had the opportunity of interviewing “VICE” journalist Gianna Toboni over a video chat alongside several other university publications across the country.

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Directress Film Festival looks to highlight female directors

By Jake Skubish | Mar. 9, 2017

For all the praise this year’s Oscars field garnered for being diverse and inclusive, the awards show still featured a familiar shortcoming: zero women nominated for Best Director. This isn’t unusual: in 85 of the show’s 89 ceremonies, the category has been all male, and only four females have ever been nominated (Kathryn Bigelow is the lone winner for “The Hurt Locker”).

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Excitement for South By Southwest mounts

By The Daily Cardinal Arts and Entertainment Desk | Mar. 9, 2017

South By Southwest officially begins this weekend down in Austin, Texas. With a stacked lineup of artists, keynote speakers, films and television shows, SXSW is gearing up to be an amazing festival. The Daily Cardinal Arts staff will be flying down to cover the event, and here’s what they are most looking forward to:

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Earl St. Clair releases stellar debut EP

By Dan Held | Mar. 9, 2017

What would you get if you mix the vocal range of James Brown, the energy of André 3000, and the emotional deep south blues of B.B. King? Look no further than Earl St. Clair’s debut EP, “My Name is Earl.”

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'Feud' depicts iconic rivalry with depth

By Monique Scheidler | Mar. 9, 2017

If you’ve run into me in the past month, you’d know that I’ve been binge-watching Ryan Murphy like crazy.

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‘÷’ unites Ed Sheeran fans, old and new

By Lauren Chung | Mar. 6, 2017

After his year-long hiatus, Ed Sheeran has finally dropped his much anticipated third album, ÷. As a devoted fan, the thought of a third album gives me butterflies.

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TENNIS

Alaina Moore of Tennis reveals challenges of being a songwriter and performer

By Sammy Gibbons | Mar. 6, 2017

Despite a hiatus from touring, Tennis is keeping the ball volleyed on the match that is their career.

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Great female-centric TV shows to watch for Women’s History Month

By Monique Scheidler | Mar. 6, 2017

March is officially Women’s History Month, so a perfect time to binge (or re-binge, let’s be honest) some of TV’s greatest female-centric shows.

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In ‘American Teen,’ Khalid defines millennial teen angst

By Logan Rude | Mar. 6, 2017

As the year 2000 approached, a new wave of artists were born who would go on to grow up in a world where time on the internet was just as important as time outside.

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University Theatre’s ‘Twelfth Night’ offers rich complexity

By Flora Junhua Deng | Mar. 6, 2017

With a unique Hawaiian setting, University Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night” has been playing at Hemsley Theatre for a week.

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Lorde is back with new single ‘Green Light’ from upcoming album

By Leah Voskuil | Mar. 2, 2017

After months of teasing the web, Lorde has finally released her newest single, titled “Green Light,” off her much-anticipated second album, Melodrama, set to be released this summer.

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Heartbreak fuels Dirty Projectors' new album

By Logan Rude | Mar. 2, 2017

The end of a long relationship demolishes our sense of who we are and our place in the world. Emotions run high. Hate turns into sadness, then morphs into regret. Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors gives us a tour of these emotions on the new, self-titled Dirty Projectors album. Following his split from Amber Coffman, a former lover and member of Dirty Projectors, Longstreth’s agony, remorse and nostalgia come crashing through with the power of a cement truck barreling down the highway at 100 mph.

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'Made You Look Custom Tattoo' values customer satisfaction

By Edgar Sanchez | Mar. 2, 2017

Readers of the previous edition of Weekly Ink will remember a gentleman by the name of Cartoon that I put in the spotlight.At the end of our interview, Cartoon was nice enough to put me in touch with the owner and manager of Made You Look Custom Tattoo. Tattoo artist JB is a soft-spoken intellectual who not only cares about pushing the tattooing industry forward, but providing a service that is one in a thousand.