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(03/28/13 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Starting and ending with songs full of soothing vocal harmonies and lyrics about sunrise, Phosphorescent’s “Muchacho” is the ideal album to wake up to, listen to its entirety in bed and fall back asleep to.Frontman Matthew Houck delivers the first half of “Muchacho” with conviction, as his cracking voice brings authenticity to his devastating lyrics of redemption. He also experiments with different styles, such as eclectic indie-rock and country-rock, but his best songs are those that flaunt fewer ties to the latter style.While the second half of the album isn’t as strong as the first, the only song that fails is waltz “Down To Go.” While the opening and closing tracks concern morning time, “Down To Go” sounds like a song a gloomy cowboy would slur at a karaoke bar in the early morning hours.Houck brings the album full circle. While it starts with a call for the upcoming day (“Sun, Arise!”), Houck’s “wish” is granted in “Sun’s Arising,” leaving the album on a fittingly harmonious note.
(03/28/13 3:08am)
Paper cranes n' thangs.
(03/28/13 3:07am)
Amanda tells a little bit about projects she picked up in Japan!
(03/07/13 5:00am)
As you pack your bags for spring break, make yourself your own little
notebook. One day, you’ll pull it back out and smile at the note to
yourself to buy your mom a souvenir.
(03/07/13 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>You’re getting out of here, you lucky ducks. Here are a few checklists to fill before you go.The international traveler1. Your passport This may seem obvious, but one of you out there is going to forget yours. Don’t let it be you.2. Acceptable clothes for the culture No, not every country is OK with denim cutoffs and spaghetti straps. Do your research.3. Walking shoes Pro tip: Many countries are full of Converse-wearing locals. Dig into your old sixth grade clothes and pull out your beat up Chucks to look like a true European. Stick with low tops. 4. Camera Show your Facebook friends how worldly you are. 5. Journals Even if you’re not a writer, just jot down notes about your day. One day, you’ll happily look back at all the funny thoughts that passed through your head.6. Travel plug adapter Look for one that also converts energy or risk blowing up your hairdryer. 7. Cash Bring debit cards as well, but make sure they’re accepted. Warn your bank if you’ll be making any foreign transactions, or prepare to have your account frozen.8. A map No one wants to look like a tourist, but better to be the one holding a map than the one panicking and crying. 9. Medicine and small first aid kit There’s nothing like good old Ibuprofen for the morning after drinking too much French wine.10. Anything to “protect” you There’s no need to go into detail here, you dirty college kids.The party beach breaker1. At least two forms of ID Have at least your driver’s license and your school ID, and maybe even your passport. Don’t be that person who left their identification at home. 2. A jacket or sweatshirt Even warm places get cold snaps. Don’t get caught in one with only a bikini and a sarong to your name.3. Your checkbook Stuff gets stolen or lost on spring break. Don’t be stuck completely without money. Stash your checkbook somewhere safe, just in case.4. Aloe vera gel You’re probably winter-pale, and you’ll probably stay in the sun (glorious, glorious sun) for a little too long that first day or two. Bring aloe for your burns. 5. Ibuprofen Bring your pain reliever of choice. We may not endorse it, but we realize there will be many, many hangovers next week. 6. A reusable water bottle Try to drink at least one bottle of water for every alcoholic beverage you have. We don’t want you to end up dehydrated and in the hospital. 7. Body lotion and facial moisturizer You’re going to get dried out on the beach every day. We’re talking real lotion, folks. Bring facial moisturizer with at least SPF 30. 8. At least one nice outfit It could turn out that the hottest new restaurant requires nicer dress. Or you might meet someone you want to look nice for. Pack more than junky shorts and tank tops. 9. A disposable camera There’s nothing like taking photos on the fly and giggling at them a few weeks after break when you’ve finally gotten around to developing them. Instant memories.10. A boombox or speaker Make some CDs for your old boombox or bring an iPod player — most will take batteries. You can’t be sure your hotel will have a sound system, so it’s good to have a backup. Party on the beach!
(03/07/13 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Sadly, you’re not jetting off to the beach, but you wouldn’t be caught dead hanging around the ghost town Bloomington will become. Instead, for spring break you’re headed home, to a familiar land where fridges are fully stocked and the floors don’t reek of stale beer and day-old Pizza X. Sure, being home isn’t always easy. Parents feel like they still need to monitor your every move, and the confines of your bedroom will slowly but surely begin to close in. But it isn’t all that bad. Here’s a list of things you may want to consider doing while you’re home over break, lest you get suckered into watching hours upon hours of Lifetime movies with your mom — unless that’s your thing. Visit your old high school, middle school or elementary schoolYes, it’s as lame as it sounds. But there must be some good reason you haven’t considered. Maybe you have a sibling and you could take them lunch. Nothing could be cooler to them than their college-aged big brother or sister bringing them some swanky meal, like sushi or Chipotle. Or perhaps you haven’t seen that one teacher who you really connected with in a while. Dropping in would be a nice reminder of how much you’ve progressed since graduating and where you still plan to go. Seeing tiny playground equipment that used to look so huge is always a nice bit of nostalgia. And let’s be honest: being a suave college kid around scads of pimply teenagers does make you feel pretty good about yourself. Find a show you’ve never seen on Netflix and watch the whole seriesSurely there’s that one TV show you’ve never watched that everyone has always told you need to check out. Or maybe you’re like me and you pretend you’ve seen “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” so people won’t judge you. Either way, see what Netflix recommends for you and knock out season after season to avoid doing anything productive. Work on the spring break beach body you don’t needSure, you won’t be hitting the sand and showing off your flat, oily stomach, but that’s no reason not to hit the gym or go for a run. Take the time away from classes and boozing to cleanse your system and start spring off on the right foot. Running around your neighborhood is a lot less intimidating than trying to keep up with all the inhumanly attractive, eternally energetic marathoners casually running around campus. Actually read a book for pleasureWith all the reading we have to complete for classes, students rarely have time to read for fun. Spring break is the perfect time to lock yourself in your room and read that novel that’s been gathering dust on your desk for months. If nothing else, read “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” for the ninth time. Plan a day visit to a big cityAssuming you’re cooped up in the suburbs, get together with your friends and road trip to the closest major city. Shop, see a show, explore a museum or find a hole-in-the-wall dive with great food. Pretend you’re a cool city slicker/actual adult.Reorganize your bedroom and closetNothing says spring cleaning like taking the time to change it up in your bedroom at home. Seeing as you’ll spend plenty of time in there avoiding your family, you may as well take that Fall Out Boy poster off the wall and find a new corner for your bed. Also, donate anything to Goodwill with Hollister or Aeropostale across the chest. You’ll thank me later. Find your center Now is the perfect time to spend copious amounts of money on yoga sessions at your nearest studio. While approximately $15 per single session normally may seem high, just think of all the money you’re saving by not buying souvenirs and plane tickets. Yoga is a great way to increase flexibility, relax and feel at peace. Afraid you won’t be able to keep up? Just stay in child’s pose the entire time – yes, this is acceptable – and take some time to clear your mind. Just try not to fall asleep. Plus, at the end of most sessions, most yoga studios rub your neck with lavender oil and offer free tea, so your $15 is totally worth it.
(03/07/13 3:20am)
DIY: Travel journal
(02/28/13 5:00am)
Weirdly attached to your pet? Can't take your pet to school with you? Make them into a pillow! Sort of!
(02/28/13 5:00am)
Weekend’s got the top five trends that showed up on womenswear runways at New York Fashion Week.
(02/28/13 12:01am)
PILLOW PETS!!!
(02/21/13 4:25am)
DIY: tin can desk organizer
(02/21/13 4:18am)
tin desk organizers
(02/21/13 4:07am)
Sometimes I wonder if professors plot out certain weeks of the semester to schedule copious amounts of work.
(02/14/13 5:00am)
Make your own delicious Valentine's Day chocolates!
(02/14/13 2:54am)
Delicious chocolate!
(02/07/13 3:43am)
Supplies for your pillow mist.
(02/07/13 1:56am)
I’m from a family with weird sleeping patterns.
(01/31/13 4:22pm)
DIY breakfast!
(01/31/13 7:48am)
Grab a few of these energy bites— not a Pop-Tart — next time you’re in a rush for the most important meal of the day.
(01/24/13 5:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In the midst of freezing temperature and little daylight, Foxygen’s “We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic” is a glimpse of a warm summer night, despite the mouthful of a title. After receiving Pitchfork’s title of Best New Track for “No Destruction,” Foxygen set a high bar for themselves to meet. This duo lets their laidback California attitudes shine through on this nine-track album and proves that 2013 may have potential to live up to the standards set by 2012.From Bloomington’s own label Jagjaguwar, Foxygen looks back to sounds of bygone eras. The band clearly shows influences from artists of the 60s and when vocalist Sam France moans out “there’s no need to be an asshole” in “No Destruction,” he effortlessly delivers these jabs in the drawl of a young Bob Dylan. This is an album Lou Reed, Paul McCartney and Dylan could’ve released had they been born a few decades later.As the album progresses to “Shuggie” and “Oh Yeah,” the songs jump a few decades and resemble more closely Devendra Banhart’s endearing freak folk. The smooth psychedelic undertones, however, can only be credited to The Beatles.Yet while the album pulls heavily on sounds of times past, nothing about it sounds old. Songwriters Sam France and Jonathan Rado deliver lyrics that innocently mock the carefree attitudes of 60s youth and the result is an album that sounds fresh. They sing of California — as well as the locals’ favorite illegal pasttime — with its innocent and not-so-sweet love. And while “No Destruction” and “Shuggie” don’t tell stories of successful relationships, the songs travel along in the nonchalant spirit of a flower child.Only toward the end of the album does the duo feel out of control when they delve further into freak folk and psychadelia, losing the easeful tone that held the album together. Foxygen closes the album with “Oh No 2,” a track full of nonsensical lyrics and eerie voice-overs that slowly progress to controlled chaos. At the end of the song, the duo quickly pulls together the clamor with a harmonious piano melody that makes you forget about the awkward noise preceding it. After a quick 36 minutes, the album seems to end just after beginning.“We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic” may be one of the first albums of 2013, but it’s an album we’ll keep coming back to all year.