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(07/02/14 5:05pm)
This time of year is for reflecting on what it means to be an American. Part of that includes thinking about the two great American past times. No, we aren’t talking about baseball. We’re talking about eating ?and watching movies.
(06/25/14 7:48pm)
IU students are lucky to find free movie screenings at the Whittenberger
Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union and we have the Union Board
Films Committee to thank.
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Your move, GE.
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This Week's Weekend
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>We learn about the IU Bucket List the moment we first step foot on campus. We are tasked to fulfill this list of activities essential to the IU experience before we leave for our next stage of life.So, have you completed yours yet?The longtime favorite Art Museum light totem is finally back, meaning you can now resume your quest to complete your list. We’ve added some of our own suggestions of things to do in Bloomington this summer.Whether you’re here for a day, the summer or even orientation, why not knock a few items off the list?Your IU Bucket ListAt night, lie on the ground and watch the lights change on the side of the IU Art Museum.Spend a summer in Bloomington.Hike around Griffy Lake.Experience the Bloomington Farmer’s Market.Have lunch along the Jordan River.Watch “Breaking Away” and look for places you recognize on campus.Order freshly baked cookies during a late night conversation with friends.Taste culture at many of the international restaurants on Fourth Street.Relax near the fireplace in the Indiana Memorial Union.Find your favorite brunch location in town.Learn about controversial sex research at the Kinsey Institute.Find your favorite local ice cream parlor.Eat in the Tudor Room of the IMU.Connect with a professor outside of the classroom.Learn about culture at the Tibetan Buddhist Monastery.Look at the stars from the Kirkwood Observatory.Go bowling or see a free movie at the IMU.Get a glimpse of life in Bloomington by volunteering in the community.Score some free breadsticks.Support the local arts at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.Paint a Jordan Avenue bridge for a special event.Shake the hand of the Herman B Wells statue.Request and read an old manuscript in the Lilly Library.Kiss someone special in the Rose Well House at midnight.Study in the Arboretum on a sunny day.Play Frisbee in Dunn Meadow.Snap a photo in front of the Sample Gates.Take an interesting elective just for fun.Dip your feet in the Showalter Fountain."Weekend" summer bucket list additionsPeruse the IU Art Museum’s incredible collection. The Matisse exhibit is here until June 29.Attend a comedy show downtown. The Limestone Comedy Festival has already come and gone, but there are still shows at the Comedy Attic.Find your favorite Kirkwood food truck. Regardless of sobriety, anyone can enjoy these meals on wheels.Take a late night walk around campus. The firefly display will not disappoint.Take advantage of the IU Cinema. Both the films and venue are beautiful.Chow down at the Taste of Bloomington. It’s food and live music in our favorite town this Saturday June 21.Create a new campus running route. Enjoy fitness and beauty at the same time.Hunt for your new favorite study spot. It’s never too early and this campus is full of quiet nooks and crannies.
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The Light Totem has returned to IU
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Take a look at this week's Weekend section!
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>You may have already seen what befalls the women of Litchfield Federal Prison in Netflix’s second season of “Orange is the New Black.” But you might not know what is in the stars for this show’s batch of gleaming characters.As you do your time watching this series, we’ve served some sentences that map out which characters best exemplify which star signs.**No foreheads were licked in the making of this chart.****Okay, maybe one or two.AriesNatasha “Taystee” JeffersonThey perhaps have the most fire in their bellies.Aries are aglow with energy and burn with ambition.They have a fun personality and a great sense of humor.This comes in handy when keeping motivated and rushing to the aid of loved ones, to whom they are fiercely loyal.TaurusLarry BloomStubborn and full of stamina, they aren’t always the fastest to act.Taurus are practical and efficient but also generous and sentimental.Breaking bonds with others is especially hard on them because it causes them to rely on self-serving behaviors.GeminiPiper ChapmanYou can always predict that Geminis will work to adapt to their environments, even if it means becoming a seemingly different person altogether.What you cannot always predict are their emotions, which are usually subdued and come with flare ups that take everyone by surprise — even the Gemini.As negotiators and communicators, they know how to work with a myriad of people. Trusting them is an entirely different game.CancerLorna MurilloOne might think them fickle, but they’ll deny it every time.Cancers dwell on the domestic, favor tradition and make dutiful and sympathetic companions.They will hide their emotions from outsiders, and if they need their alone time, give it to them.LeoTiffany “Pennsatucky” DoggettLeos are vocal and confident with their opinions.They make impressive — and sometimes bossy — leaders, but their flair isn’t just for show.They are so quick to act that you might not realize what they are up to until their razor-bladed toothbrush is at your throat.VirgoVee ParkerThey possess an endless supply of intoxicating charisma, and they know how to work a room and coax information out of those they charm.Virgos analytically lay out long-term plans, sometimes with the group dynamic in mind and sometimes with selfish reasons at heart.LibraPoussey WashingtonTheir symbol is scales, and, appropriately, they don’t react well when things are thrown off balance.It causes them to sometimes go to extremes to restore what they see as the higher order.Libras might hold back, especially when letting their keen intuition take in their surroundings.Affectionate and supportive, they are the underdog’s best friend.Scorpio“Red” Reznikov Misunderstood by many, this sometimes secretive type will orchestrate grand schemes without breaking a sweat.Lovers of competition, they almost never lose their cool.When bested, Scorpios will briefly lie low before making a renewed and bold strike.SagittariusSophia BursetSagittariuses are always thinking and always in pursuit.They often want many different things — sometimes things that conflict with each other.Therefore, they prefer to focus on a single goal and do whatever they can to accomplish it.They aren’t always patient and don’t like to feel tied down, but they make a wise friend if their space is respected.CapricornSuzanne “Crazy Eyes” WarrenConsidered outsiders for their creativity and philosophical inclinations, they don’t always take well to criticism.They find solace in systematic, orderly habits and helping others.If not effectively distracted, Capricorns become self-defeating.AquariusNicky NicholsThey are the easygoing, frank and sarcastic members of the zodiac.When on a mission, Aquariuses will find an unorthodox and crafty route to meet their goals.Without projects, however, they easily fall victim to lethargy.PiscesNorma RomanoPerpetually unassuming, this silent set of watchful eyes and attentive ears will amass more nuggets of knowledge than Litchfield has inmates.Sometimes door mats, they will nonetheless apply incredible determination and dedication when push comes to shove, especially when supporting family and dear friends.
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We're crazy about astrology
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A date with the NSA
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>While Disney has been whipping the dead horse of regurgitated stories more or less since its genesis, “Maleficent” marks an interesting departure from the usual with a tale worth retelling.This is Robert Stromberg’s first directing credit. And, yes, it shows. In terms of filmmaking, two of the highlights of this film are the aesthetics and Angelina Jolie’s performance as Maleficent. The latter does not needa good director in order to be incredible.Now, we can tip our devil-horned hats to Stromberg for making “Maleficent” a visuallycaptivating and magical cinematic experience worthy of the Disney franchise. The art direction and special effects are downright exceptional when it comes to drawing theviewer into a world where nature and its vibrant magics are central.This is the same professional who contributed to “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Catching Fire” and“Life of Pi” and won Oscars for art direction in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” and James Cameron’s “Avatar.” You read that correctly. He’s one of the reasons why“Avatar” is the sci-fi , fantasy world pornography that it is.So where making “Maleficent” a mystical wonderland is concerned, Stromberg is the right guy for the job. Otherwise, another director would’ve been the better choice,especially considering the film fell a bit short of the typical Disney panache that one experiences when watching “Frozen” or “The Lion King.”However, instead of catchy song numbers, “Maleficent” was able to hold its own with Jolie’s bewitching presence and the thought-provoking writing. I’m going to play achallenging game in which I try to think of people who would’ve been better cast than Jolie to play Maleficent. Time’s up! Look at that— I lost.The Maleficent of the 1959 “Sleeping Beauty” is a personal favorite Disney villain.It should be understood that only a very specific, contemporary performer can dothe job right. This role demands an actress who is powerful and passionate. It requires one who knows how to restrain herself to keep her intentions obscured. And, yes,she must be gloriously fierce.The christening celebration scene from “Sleeping Beauty” is featured in “Maleficent.”Many of the lines from the animated version of this scene were transplanted into Jolie’s live-action performance. This was an excellent way for the Academy Award-winning actress to prove she is the witch for the job. She redelivers, “Oh, dear, whatan awkward situation.” It is a chill-worthy line in which Jolie clearly revels.Of course, Jolie’s talents are also shown spectacularly when her re-imagined character demands tenderness as well as malice. I don’t want to ruin the various ways that “Maleficent” departs from its source material. However, head writer Linda Woolverton has cast a feminist revision that demonstrates why fairy tales can be relevant regardless of the age of the tale or viewer.Jolie’s performance, Stromberg’s creativity and Woolverton’s metaphor-rich experiment produces a notable concoction. They’ve drafted a celebration of the propensities of good and evil within a single body as well as the feminine mystique in underexploredterritory.
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With four years since Angelina Jolie’s last performance, our thirst can finally be quenched with this Hollywood matriarch’s latest brew. “Maleficent” opened May 30, and Jolie’s title character performance has been bewitching audiences since. Jolie is one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood, an Academy Award-winning actress and a well-known humanitarian.Her celebrity status and ability to shape shift across myriad roles earns her a transfixing retrospection.“Maleficent”Jolie reincarnated Disney’s fiercest villainess, Maleficent. Jolie commissioned the horns through a business that specializes in BDSM products, which is fitting because her talent dominates the audience’s awe in this film.“Tomb Raider”While filming “Tomb Raider” in Cambodia, Jolie was exposed to poverty that forever opened her eyes and heart to helping those in need. A philanthropist was born — she now donates a third of her income.The Leg SlitJolie caught many eyes at the 2012 Oscar Awards with her iconic leg slit dress. The look became meme-famous on the Internet and is now a fashion trend among elites at red carpet appearances.Breast Cancer PreventionIn order to combat a rampant family history of breast cancer, Jolie opted for a double mastectomy in 2013. Her prioritization of health rather than image is a beacon of body positivity to women and men.BrangelinaThe set of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” is the epicenter of the power couple that shook the world — or at least the tabloids. It was during this film that Brad Pitt and Jolie first met and acted with one another, promptly falling for each other in the process. The couple has six children but remains unmarried for personal and political reasons.“Girl, Interrupted”She already has a few Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild awards under her exceedingly chic belt. But in 2000. Jolie was awarded her first Oscar for her supportingrole to Winona Ryder as institutionalized Lisa Rowe in “Girl, Interrupted.” She opened her breathless acceptance speech before her friends and peers by saying, “I’m surprised no one has ever fainted up here.”"Changeling"Demonstrating fearlessness in asserting her versatility, Jolie took on the role of Christine Collins in an adaptation of the Wineville Chicken Coop case. The story follows a mother of a missing son who confronts the authorities after they return the wrong child. Her character finds herself in a women’s sanatorium and sheds light on the mistreatment of women and the insane in the 1920s.
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Feature: The Sorcery of Jolie
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The real Jolie has far more dimension
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A little assistance
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Limestone Comedy Festival passes swung around audience members’ necks this weekend as they prepared for a full night of throwing their heads back in laughter.The second annual Limestone Comedy Festival began May 29 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater with headliner Patton Oswalt. Before the first set, Comedy Attic host Brad Wilhelm gave his famous four rules for watching live comedy.The last was a mandate: “Laugh your fucking ass off!” For pretty much every moment of this three-day comedy extravaganza, I was either laughing, hooting, clapping or reveling in how incredible it was to bask in the same air as beloved comics. Headliner Patton Oswalt possesses humor that is quite fascinating, particularly in its eclecticism. He made two farting noises and banged the microphone stand on the stage in anguish.Yet he is unafraid to reference Thebes or compare his cold to “Victorian London,” saying he is “coughing up orphans and soot.” To demonstrate such disparate brows of humor would normally let someone simplify a comedian as enjoyable by all.However, Oswalt keeps generality at bay well beyond the entrance to the Buskirk-Chumley with his incredible craft of language and proton-accelerator quick wit. More than half of his set was improvised, which means even the most raw and unrevised of his comedy proves to be undiluted genius.Performances took place across several downtown venues such as the Bishop and the Comedy Attic. They provided audiences with live stand-up as well as the opportunity to listen to podcasts as they were recorded.But, most of my time was spent at the shows at the Back Door.While performances took place across several downtown venues, most of my time was spent at The Back Door’s shows. The zebra-striped walls were adorned with glittering paintings of unicorns, a breed of horse that regrettably remains closeted to this day.Despite the busy décor, nothing could distract from the comedians who all but hospitalized their audiences with their substantial talent. Erin Foley, a returning Limestone comic, opened with a story about how last time she performed there, she got drunk with the owners afterward and accidentally vandalized the mural in the women’s restroom. Foley thanked the three straight men who opened for her. Aware of their location, they incorporated jokes advocating for marriage equality.As a lesbian comic, Foley said they did a good job but hoped it would be okay if she weighed in on the issue, which was met with show-stopping applause.One of my personal favorites was the pint of pure talent named Rachel Bloom, who performed musical comedy about petty break-ups, her obsessive-compulsive disorder and the origin behind the Internet video “Cake Farts.” Carmen Lynch had a charming and quiet girl-next-door quality to her, provided this girl next door was a little older and might kill your cat if she had the chance.Sasheer Zamata of “Saturday Night Live” combined comedy and drama with Tony-worthy tears in the midst of tales of broken beds and her parents’ love of “Star Trek.”Cristela Alonzo, creator of a soon-to-debut ABC television show, expertly addressed marginalization of Latino-Americans and other groups with commitment and hilarity.When wordplay extraordinaire Emo Phillips performed, I got to hear jokes I had first heard and loved in middle school.This brought tears to my eyes, and it reminded me why there is nothing quite like live comedy.As comedians took the stage for three days straight and filled each venue with laughter, it became clear live comedy can never be replaced.
(05/29/14 3:45pm)
Feature: "Funny Woman"
(05/29/14 3:37pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Women aren’t as funny as men.Did that get your attention? Whether or not you agree with this statement, it is undeniable that those six words represent one of the most debated issues in the funny business.One of the best places to look for signs of life in the feminine comedy landscape is among the graduettes of “Saturday Night Live,” NBC’s celebrated live comedy show and one of the longest-running programs on television.While many of the women below were fine-tuning their humorous craft before being hand-selected by creator and producer Lorne Michaels, the iconic New York stage has played a significant role in their success following their tenure at “SNL.” These laughable ladies have also all had their own television careers since graduating from Lorne’s tutelage. Take a glance at these stat sheets of selected silly performers who happen to be women.You might come to see that there aren’t funny genders, just funny people.Julia Louis-Dreyfus“SNL” Career: 1982-1985Louis-Dreyfus was the youngest female cast member to join “SNL” at a thumb-sucking age of 21 years and 8 months.Makes you feel pretty inadequate, right?She met co-creator Larry David, a writer at “SNL,” who later cast Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the famous and equally sardonic Elaine Benesin in the wildly successful “Seinfeld.” Nine seasons later, when “Seinfeld” came to an end, Louis-Dreyfus and her costars drifted around the entertainment world in a Bermuda Triangle of unsucessful films and television shows. Louis-Dreyfus, however, was the first to break what had been dubbed the ominous “Seinfeld” Curse.She played the voice of queen ant Atta in Pixar’s “A Bug’s Life,” and had a critically acclaimed recurring role in “Arrested Development” before starring in her own hit comedy show, “The New Life of Old Christine.” Now she’s the lead in “Veep,” a political comedy, for which she has raked in even more praise.With a Golden Globe, four Emmy Awards and six Screen Actors Guild awards among myriad nominations, Louis-Dreyfus represents a long and highly successful comedy career.Tina Fey“SNL” Career: 1997-2006Tina Fey is perhaps the only one who could rival Louis-Dreyfus’ success. She currently has eight Emmy awards for comedy writing, acting, producing and guest performing, as well as two Golden Globes and five Screen Actor Guild awards for her labors in the world of TV comedy.Fey has also been a trailblazer in her own right as a woman in the comedy sphere.She was the first female head writer of “Saturday Night Live” and the youngest ever recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Beyond “SNL,” she created the critically adored TV comedy “30 Rock” as a look into the world of live variety show television. She was co-host to the Golden Globes with Amy Poehler in 2013 and 2014.Their incredible dynamic and celebrity status as beloved comedians played a key role in making both broadcasts the best viewed in recent years.Fey recently celebrated her 44th birthday but has already attained immortality. She will be forever known for her satirical “SNL” appearances as vice-president candidate Sarah Palin. She’s also not to be forgotten for her writing and her role in the comedy shrine must-have, “Mean Girls,” which is both quotably hilarious as well as a keen commentary on the issue of bullying.Beyond her management role in “30 Rock,” she has continued work as a TV producer, now overseeing a new NBC series “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” which stars Ellie Kemper of “The Office.”Her life and insights are beyond impressive and are worthy of further investigation. We suggest you check out her New York Times best-seller “Bossypants” or the Fey-narrated audiobook, which received a Grammy nomination.Maya Rudolph“SNL” Career: 2000-2007Daughter of music industry power couple Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph, Maya Rudolph had the background and natural ability to demand a space on “SNL” based on vocal ability alone.Thanks to her singing talents and chameleon-like ability to take on an incredible number of characters regardless of gender, age and race, Rudolph has been seen executing dozens of celebrity singer impressions hilariously. We’ve seen her as Beyoncé, Diana Ross, Jennifer Lopez, Liza Minnelli, Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand and so many others.Beyond attentive mimicry, Rudolph has brought hilarity to the screen with outrageous performances, partially thanks to the character-heavy emphasis of the Groundlings comedy main stage in Los Angeles. Rudolph has spent much of her career following “SNL” providing both humorous and heartfelt performances in films like “Away We Go,” “Bridesmaids” and “The Way, Way Back.” She was a prominent character in the NBC parenting comedy “Up All Night,” but the show was short-lived.However, she hopes to be back and successful in the NBC programming lineup by re-introducing the prime-time variety hour. “The Maya Rudolph Show” aired May 19 to many elated fans of her work. It received mixed reviews, particularly concerns regarding if the variety show has a place in modern television. However, it also left audiences and critics both hoping to see more of Rudolph before making any final conclusions.One of the biggest positives of the program was how much Rudolph was able to showcase her skillful music-comedy blend.Amy Poehler“SNL” Career: 2001-2008As a “Saturday Night Live” anchor of the Weekend Update alongside Fey and later Seth Meyers, Poehler has been far from polarizing when it comes to determining whether or not this comedian has talent.Like many other “SNL” greats, Poehler spent some time performing at Chicago’s Second City, the comedy Mecca, as well as ImprovOlympic. It was during this time that Fey and Poehler first met and developed their friendship. Poehler departed from her friend’s side to co-found the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, an improv comedy stage in New York.While at “SNL,” she enjoyed a lucrative and noteworthy career like the comedians above. She was a capable and ambitious writer, undaunted by the opinions of her male coworkers. She also had a position of high respect for maintaining a versatile and memorable performing presence.Not long after departing from “SNL,” Poehler became the lead in “Parks and Recreation,” a series in which Poehler plays the passionate and amiable local government official, Leslie Knope.While she is considered one of the academy’s currently most under-recognized comedians in television for her work on “Parks and Recreation,” Poehler can instead find tranquility in her other projects. She has begun to dabble in producing with her leadership in recent Comedy Central hit “Broad City.”Poehler has also empowered young women beyond her character Leslie Knope. Her Tumblr “Smart Girls at the Party” is a blog collection of interviews with impressive young women. It has won acclaim in the form of a Shorty Award and contributed to her recognition in the 2011 edition of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.” She is, of course, on our list of Most Influential People in the World of Comedy.
(05/29/14 3:25pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Deciding which single to release cannot be a decision taken lightly.After spending painstaking months composing, writing and recording, the time comes when the musician and label need to determine what music from the completed album will gain traction with both devout fans and new listeners. The song needs to be the vow for a good album to come. It should be the combined promise to listeners of the artists’ consistent style and of their musical growth.Kimbra, the New Zealander made famous as the featured artist in Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” has carefully presented “90s Music” for our consideration, and it is bursting with the fullness of promises.With “The Golden Echo” being released later this summer, “90s Music” is familiar, but only because listeners will be able to revel in Kimbra’s characteristic inexplicability. This song follows Kimbra’s trend of producing a sound that are difficult to place in a genre. R&B and soul seem so stylistically distant from electropop, yet the two areconjoined in a confident fusion in Kimbra’s portfolio.This could not hold more true in “90s Music.” The varied passages of this song areaccented by the heavy bass and overall emphasis on the rhythm. Meanwhile, the shrill vocal chanting and synthetic elements captivate the listener while defying the pitfalls of sustained repetitions of voice, instrument and digital sound.The vocals are also interesting, with the editing being very reminiscent ofpopular radio giants. Kimbra is showing great maturity in this roll-down-your-windows-and-drive tune. Her vocals indicate her experiences gained after months of performing on the road.This song includes collaboration with Matt Bellamy of Muse and Mark Foster of Foster the People, which also foreshadows “The Golden Echo” well.Kimbra said she has enjoyed working with many fantastic and talented figures in the music industry, as she has worked tirelessly on this coming-to-ears-near-you work.With a more popular sound and the direct influences of peers, one might think Kimbra is not much in this equation. Stop your worrying right now; “90s Music” is undeniably a Kimbra song.Her ability to deliver a hypnotic, soothing south in the midst of an unhinged arrangement sets her apart from anyone in the mainstream or even its tributaries.Of course, the main unifying force of her work is its effect. If you aren’t convulsing along to this song, you should check into the nearest hospital, because you clearly no longer have a heartbeat.
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These SNL Alumnae demand to be taken seriously.