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Woo Movie Review: The Lego Movie
Rachel Wortman Contributing Writer The Lego Movie is a new animated film that — yeah, you guessed it — takes place in a world made entirely of Legos. But don’t let that sway you from making the trek to a theater near you — there is a reason this film is getting nearly perfect reviews.…
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The Scene: Soda Schmoda
Let’s be honest — it wouldn’t be the Super Bowl without a controversial commercial that pushed America’s buttons. This year, Coca-Cola’s “It’s Beautiful” commercial won the chaos causing prize and will dominate the media for the next few weeks. In case you haven’t seen it yet, the commercial is a heartwarming montage of typical “American”…
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Remembering Pete Seeger: a music icon
Jesse Tiffen A&E Editor Pete Seeger, a pioneering artist, voice of the everyman and preservationist for an epoch of American culture that moves a little further into history’s mire each day, passed away on Monday, Jan. 27 at the age of 94. Last week we truly lost more than just a person. Pete Seeger was…
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I.S. theater productions subvert convention
Dominic Piacentini A&E Editor Craving fairy tales? Then come to this weekend’s Theatre I.S. productions. Schoolroy Theatre will be hosting Amanda O’Connell ’14 and Janna Haywood ’14 as they present their I.S. productions to the public. Haywood’s production, titled Crave, is written by playwright Sarah Kane and spotlights the human condition as well as the…
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The scene: Biology at its best
Wyatt Smith Deep within the Chicago Field Museum, two women ponder the dismembered corpse of a snow leopard laid out before them. “I have never smelled anything like this,” said Emily Graslie, a visitor to the museum. “Do you smell the spice in it?” asked Anna Goldman, manager of the Field Museum’s mammal preparation…
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New Against Me! release important, but inadequate
Jesse Tiffen A&E Editor I first fell in love with Against Me! towards the end of eighth grade. Growing up in coastal New England, I was surrounded by a cesspool of a burgeoning hipster culture and social pathology. My middle school friends overwhelmed me with their irony, conservative politics and blink-182 records. Radical and dressed…
