Tag: Arts and Entertainment

arts and entertainment, Upcoming A&E Events

Everything is Terrible! to Perform at Geeksboro

Shannon Neu    A&E Editor The popular video blogging performance collective Everything is Terrible! will grace audiences on Nov. 4 at Geeksboro Coffeehouse and Cinema with their distinctive comedy and bizarre videos during their live show, “Everything is Terrible! The Legends.” Since the introduction of the DVD, VHS tapes have been thrown to the side and forgotten about. As they gathered dust in dark corners … Continue reading Everything is Terrible! to Perform at Geeksboro

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arts and entertainment, horoscopes

Horoscopes

Mary Windsor    Staff Writer Aries March 21 – April 19 People need to be encouraged and reminded of how wonderful they are. And so do you. I am so glad you exist and all that you have accomplished. Taurus April 20 -May 20 It’s quite humbling to constantly reminded that some people will always love you – despite your mistakes and imperfections. Thank them. Gemini … Continue reading Horoscopes

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arts and entertainment, Reviews

The Martian Review

Mary Windsor   Staff Writer Ever wonder what it would like to be the only person on an inhabitable planet with not quick, safe or secure way back to Earth? Andy Weir’s novel The Martian published in 2011, film adaption capture’s the essence and desperation of that rare situation. The science fiction genre involving space exploration and its dangers seems to be having a moment … Continue reading The Martian Review

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Artist Weekly, arts and entertainment

“The Documentary 2.5” album review

Vincent Johnson     Staff Writer Ten years ago, The Game released his critically acclaimed, classic debut album, “The Documentary.” Classic singles like “Dreams,” “Hate It Or Love It,” and “How We Do,” are what made the original Documentary such a legendary project. Songs like these truly showcased Game’s talent, creativity, and storytelling ability. This year, The Game set out to recapture the hunger, pain, … Continue reading “The Documentary 2.5” album review

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arts and entertainment, Visual & Performance

Messages of domestic abuse in music

Sophia Lucente     Staff Writer In 1962, Phil Spector produced and arranged girl group The Crystals’ single “He Hit Me (and It Felt like a Kiss),” a song written by Carole King and then-husband, Gerry Goffin. The release prompted widespread public criticism and debate, and has remained an eerie predecessor to the amalgam of music relating to domestic abuse dotting America’s past and present … Continue reading Messages of domestic abuse in music

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University Performing Arts Series

Thomas Breeden     Staff Writer Last Saturday, Oct. 17, the Paul Taylor Dance Company kicked off the UNC-Greensboro School of Music, Theatre and Dance’s University Performing Arts Series (UPAS). Paul Taylor, a notable choreographer of the 20th century, is one of the four performing artists that the SMTD will bring to Greensboro this year. Taylor began his career as a choreographer in 1954 and … Continue reading University Performing Arts Series

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arts and entertainment, Upcoming A&E Events, Visual & Performance

“This is my home now” preview

Sophia Lucente     Staff Writer On Saturday Oct. 24, the pivotal documentary entitled “This is My Home Now” will be presented at the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Auditorium on the campus of Guilford College. The film tells the story of one Vietnamese population’s immersion and continuing life within the Greensboro community. Conceived and directed by UNC-Greensboro alumna and former media studies professor Mariah Dunn … Continue reading “This is my home now” preview

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arts and entertainment, Reviews, Visual & Performance

Ryan Adams covers “1989”

Shannon Neu   A&E Editor In the late 1970s, Sylvia Gray had amassed a huge collection of items in her 606 South Elm Street warehouse in Greensboro. The former Carolina Sales Company building she owned with her late husband Joe became her treasure chest for thrift store finds. Fast forward to 2003, when Elsewhere founders George Sheer (Gray’s grandson), Stephanie Sherman and Josh Boyette visited … Continue reading Ryan Adams covers “1989”

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Artist Weekly: Isaac Gill

Mary Windsor    Staff Writer “Society has programed people to disconnect with their creative side,” photographer Isaac Gill reflected. “Whatever you wanted to do as a kid, that’s what your true life calling is. It will all come full circle eventually.” A fourth year student at UNC-Greensboro studying marketing, Isaac Gill has been honing his love and skill for photography for the past six years. … Continue reading Artist Weekly: Isaac Gill

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