By NICHOLAS SIRIANNO I am sitting with my journal propped open on my knee. My knees are tucked in close to my chest, to my heart. From where I sit I can see what feels like the world. There are five lakes beneath me. All have a unique shape. They are dark and smooth like [...]
By JAMES MELVILLE “You don’t butt in line! You don’t sell drugs! You don’t molest little children! You don’t profit off the misery of others! The rules were set a long time ago! They don’t change!” -Crimson Bolt, Super Super (2010): The Plot: Frank (Rainn Wilson) is a diner cook who’s been picked on all [...]
By TYLER ROSS I absolutely love when a band explores the myriad of possibilities available to shape a song. Few bands do this as well as Wilco, a group that receives little mainstream attention while releasing such seminal albums as Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Wilco’s latest effort, The Whole Love, carries on this tradition of exploration [...]
By NICHOLAS SIRIANNO We’ve all heard the saying “violence equals violence.” It doesn’t matter how much we as humans set ourselves above the natural world, because in the cycle of life we are just a small piece of the earth. I know what you are thinking: “There are seven billion humans on the earth, [...]
By James Melville Last Wednesday (the 7th), Tibetan filmmaker and ethnomusicologist Ngwang Choephel visited St. Lawrence for a showing of his documentary, Tibet in Song. The film gives an insightful look into Tibetan culture, which is largely defined by music. Traditionally, Tibetans used songs to give meaning to almost every activity. There are songs for [...]
Despite a busy schedule after traveling to San Sebastian, Spain and Paris, France, artist and activist Drew Matott has been on campus all week hosting an open papermaking studio. His current work, the Combat Paper Project (combatpaper.org) ties in with the current Brush Art Gallery exhibition “Remembering 9/11,” which is on display through October 22. [...]
Editor’s Note: The contents of this column are from the heart, which doesn’t always fact check. SLU culture has departed from nature! Trees are down, broken glass is normal, and facilities still thinks it is a good idea to mow the lawn after a rainy day. We still trip in the ruts left behind on [...]
By James Melville My goodness, two weeks in and I’m actually still reviewing movies in theaters. As my twelve die-hard fans will know, that’s freaking amazing. Don’t get used to it. Also, holla to my boy Hans Gruber. Anyway, on with the show. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2011): The Plot: Eight-year-old Sally [...]
By TYLER ROSS Kanye West and Jay-Z are no strangers to collaboration. On the contrary, they are most comfortable when collaborating with other artists, as are most denizens of the hip-hop realm. Either through guest verses or production, the two have released or been featured on an astounding range of tracks from Jay-Z’s “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” [...]
Editor’s Note: The contents of this column are from the heart, which sometimes doesn’t fact check. By Nicolas Sirianno SLU culture has departed from nature! Trees are down, broken glass is normal, and facilities still thinks it is a good idea to mow the lawn after a rainy day. We still trip in the ruts [...]
