Not another Ferguson
More than 300 people showed up to discuss the edgy relationship between Indianapolis citizens and the city police force at a forum Monday night at Martin University, the Indianapolis Star reported.
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More than 300 people showed up to discuss the edgy relationship between Indianapolis citizens and the city police force at a forum Monday night at Martin University, the Indianapolis Star reported.
If you spent any time in a car during the summer you were likely thoroughly harassed by Meghan Trainor’s hit “All About That Bass.” It probably got to the point where you were so sick of it, you were begging for treble.
Grade: A-
Jennifer Lawrence has finally spoken out about the release of her nude photos in August.
Back in my day, when parents brought treats to class they were usually cupcakes with confetti ?sprinkles.
YouTube star Sam Pepper is under fire after posting an offensive prank video of him pinching women’s butts in public.
Grade: B-
Grade: B
I’m sure a lot of things come to mind when you hear the word “nude.” Perhaps first and foremost is a naked person.
“The Identical”
I think it’s time to talk about Joan Rivers.
“Gotham” Review
Lifetime is killing me. Like dropping a Mack truck on me, killing me.
‘If I Stay’
“When the Game Stands Tall”
Dress codes. We’ve all had to deal with them. We’ve all been victim to the hems-below-your-fingertips rule. Straps at least an inch wide.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Until this past year, I had never watched an episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Put your pitchforks down. I now watch it as religiously as the next guy.However, my late jump on the bandwagon resulted in me missing the careers of many great comedians, including “SNL” legend and “Bridesmaids” star Maya Rudolph. With the launch of her variety show, I’m hoping to make up for it.“The Maya Rudolph Show” kicked off with a hilarious opening number that poked fun at everything from invasive camera angles to Beyoncé and her hair fan.Rudolph even made fun of her own comedy, all while showing off her golden pipes and smooth dance moves.There to help Rudolph introduce her show were “Frozen” star Kristen Bell, “Will and Grace” legend Sean Hayes and fellow “SNL” retirees Fred Armisen, Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell. The skits were clever and didn’t fail to make me laugh. Rudolph, Bell and Hayes united to plot the sequel to “Frozen” through song. Rudolph and Armisen later played the couple who provides the voices of navigation systems.Their annoying robot voices were spot-on and complete with mispronunciation of names, horrible names and aggressive repeating of the same direction.The show included a musical number based on a pair of puns and a gaggle of sexual innuendos, and it stole my heart. As with every great variety show, there was a great musical guest.Janelle Monáe lit up the stage with an energetic performance of her hit “Electric Lady.”The special ended with an unimpressive dance-off between Rudolph and Samberg, who was dressed as if he had just moonwalked out of the 1970s. The ending wasn’t as amazing as the show built it up to be. But, overall, it was entertaining and the perfect way to introduce this generation to the genre of variety shows.Variety shows, such as “The Sonny and Cher Show” ruled television in the 1960s and ’70s.Excluding the success of “SNL,” variety shows in this era face a problem that often results in failure.Variety shows demand the attention of an audience with the risk of performing sketches that don’t appeal to them.In the ’60s and ’70s, audiences had fewer options, whereas today, we have hundreds of channels at our disposal, not to mention DVRs to catch up with and Netflix to which we sell our souls.But we can’t underestimate the brilliance of a comedian such as Maya Rudolph.Rudolph knows how to attract a large audience and keep it.She knows the kind of comedy she needs to perform to relate to various groups of people.In complete honesty, “The Maya Rudolph Show” is a lot like “SNL,” but you never have to worry about having a lousy host.Rudolph and producer Lorne Michaels know what they’re doing. They are prepared to bring this brand of old-style television to the 21st century.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In the past, the Editorial Board has done some impressive work on feminism and gay rights. This semester we’ve written impressively in-depth coverage about the IU Student Association. Now that this semester has ended we must wonder what issues the future editors, whoever those crazy broads are, will decide to sink their teeth into when some of us return in the fall. P.S. those crazy broads are Emma Wenninger and I. And for the fall, let’s talk diversity. The Editorial Board is a diverse group of people. But what we have in sexual orientation, political and musical diversity, we lack in racial diversity. I think I’m one of three non-white columnists. I’m not complaining. It’s actually convenient when I need a quick column. I can just say, “Let’s talk about being black this week. That’s something 95.3 percent of campus knows nothing about.” But I shouldn’t be the only one who can talk about black issues. In the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, there are more than 70 classes, ranging from African-American dance to a class about black liberation. These classes are open to all races. There are societies and clubs for blacks that are full of black people you can just go up and talk to. It is not difficult to find information on the struggles of black people or any minority, for that matter. It should not take a person of that minority to discuss an issue concerning that minority. A person’s opinion should not be disregarded or discouraged just because he or she is not a minority. We are all human. We share this planet, this country, this state, this campus. One community’s problem affects all the others, and we each have the right to speak up.Another big issue at IU is the place of the international student population on our campus.There were 8,293 international students enrolled throughout all IU campuses in fall 2013. The majority of these international students come from countries where their first language isn’t English. They must take an English proficiency test, and if you’re like me you’ve heard rumors about how pathetic the IU English proficiency test is. If these students don’t understand English as well as IU would like to pretend, it can affect them academically or get them in trouble with the law, as was the case of junior Qun Sun when the Office of International Services learned he was operating a business.Small leaks can cause big problems, problems that could be easily avoided with an effective system. These students deserve a better administration that they can trust to take care of them during their stay in the United States. And we plan to be on it. There are many other issues to complain about, but these are the two that I notice the most. And I look forward to delving deeper into these issues with a great staff of writers next fall. lnbanks@indiana.edu@LexiaBanks
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Last week, Slate published a column that ruffled my feathers.Reiham Salam wrote a column with the headline, “Is It Racist to Date Only People of Your Own Race?”The publication is kind enough to tell us the answer right below the title: yes. A title like that is bound to attract a ton of attention, which was probably the intention of the editors.Salam talks about OKCupid’s new way of filtering potential dates using questions. The controversial one is “Would you strongly prefer to go out with someone of your own skin color/racial background?”Salam goes on to express his surprise at the number of people who actually answer the question — in particular, the number of people who answer yes.He chalks it up to in-group favoritism but never explicitly calls same-race dating racist.Whether the title of the column is because of lazy editors who don’t properly read through the copy submitted to them or desperate editors trying to increase readership, I must attempt to respectfully disagree with it.Dating someone of the same race is not racist, nor is having preferences toward people of your race.My mother was harassed throughout high school for dating black men. She was labeled a “nigger-lover” and even people in our family looked down on her.But when I ask her why she chose to face discrimination when a single white boy would have saved her so much trouble, she always responds, “Because I prefer black men.”This was not just some rebellious phase my mom went through. In the 20 years I’ve been alive, I have only known my mom to date one non-black man.And even as a child, my mom had more interest in black men on television than the white ones.My mom’s preference is not the result of in-group favoritism. She’s not black, and she certainly didn’t grow up around a lot of black people.For the longest time you could count the number of black people in our hometown on two hands.There is simply something about black men my mom finds more attractive, and she’s not afraid to admit it. Yet, most would not call her racist for this preference because it results in an interracial relationship. But it’s the same kind of discrimination.If gearing toward only your own race is racist, than gearing specifically toward another race is just as racist because you’re discriminating all the others.In the same vein, my having crushes on only white boys while growing up was not racist.In-group favoritism would support that preference because I was raised solely by my white family, who I look like and am most comfortable around. But I am under no illusion that I look like my family. My hair is far too coarse, my nose too wide and my skin too dark for me or society to ever consider me white. But I still prefer white people. We don’t scream at people for being close-minded bigots when they express a preference for blondes to brunettes.And we don’t call people who only date the opposite gender homophobic.Race is just one physical attribute among many that attracts interest. It is not something that can be controlled by the subject or the beholder.The fact is you like what you like. And you shouldn’t have to adjust your preferences to please an oversensitive society.lnbanks@indiana.edu@LexiaBanks
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Disney has been producing some amazing work through its independent film label, Disneynature. Since 2008, Disneynature has been adding an artistic flair to the way we view our planet through documentaries such as “Earth,” “Oceans” and “Chimpanzee.”Disneynature’s newest installment, “Bears,” follows Sky, an Alaskan brown bear who has just become a mother to two cubs, Scout and Amber. The audience tags along as the family leaves the safety of hibernation to face a year of tough survival in the Alaskan wilderness.John C. Reilly provides the narration for “Bears.” It’s easy to blow off Reilly in the face of his infamous roles in so-stupid-they’re-funny comedies like “Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights.” But Reilly has also proven himself a true artist in films such as “Criminal” and his Oscar-nominated film “Chicago.”Reilly brings a balance of humor and sophistication as he speaks about the bears, to the bears and sometimes as the bears.In a film with main characters who have two facial expressions — mouth open and mouth close — and the dialogue consists of grunts and angry growls, music is essential. George Fenton provides a number of orchestrated pieces to adjust the mood in each scene. He uses a range of instruments to portray different moods — saxophones when the bears are feeling romantic, slow banjo riffs when the bears are lazing around a field, loud drums and quick string instrument progressions when the bears are fighting.From a production standpoint, the film is a gold mine. The cinematography is nothing short of brilliant. “Bears” is full of beautiful wide and long shots glorifying Alaskan landscapes. There are equally amazing closeups of the bears as they eat, play and fight.The clarity and intimacy of the shots are so astounding they’re almost distracting. I found myself wondering how the cameramen were getting their shots rather than caring about what the bears were doing.My answer came during the ending credits of the documentary, which had shots of the camera crew filming. There were times when they were literally just feet from these 600-pound animals, which added extra elements of danger and inspiration to the film overall.What should be further admired is the editing. The documentary took place during the course of a year, from the time the bears wake from hibernation to the time they begin their trek into the mountains to sleep again. All that time is condensed into 77 minutes.If you’re not a fan of documentaries, “Bears” isn’t for you. The storyline is somewhat compelling, but its association with Disney kills any worries that everything won’t work out OK. And no matter how adorable the bears are, they aren’t exactly interesting characters. After 30 minutes there’s nothing to hold your attention. You’ll leave with a head of useless bear facts and an urge to pet something fuzzy.