The Camerata Orchestra Series, in its 18th season, will present "Russian Favorites" at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bloomington High School North Auditorium.
I've always been intrigued by America's fascination with beauty. Never mind that no two individuals have similar conceptions of what makes someone attractive -- we've gotten the art of "being pretty" down to a science. Fashion magazines are proof of that. Makeup, shaving kits and hair products are proof of that. With all this, we're supposed to find time to be a perfect student, perfect wife, perfect mother.
Patriotic dissent and free speech won big at the 49th annual Grammy Awards last Sunday. Four years after the Dixie Chicks were vilified, threatened and shunned for exercising basic freedoms, their voices -- both musical and political -- were finally honored with five Grammy awards.
Keep your arms inside the bus. Never touch a hot stove. Always peek over the fence before jumping over. The Socratic method be damned, it's the instinct for self-preservation that teaches children, adults and whole communities not to repeat the same mistakes twice. Unfortunately, some people learn too slowly and some people never learn at all. Cue the "nanny state."
As English professor Joan Pong Linton speaks on Homeric hymns, students in L142: Introduction to the Writing and Study of Literature eagerly answer the questions posed to them in the discussion. Both Linton and her students share the same interest in "Trickster Narratives, Trickster Narrators," which is the literary topic of one of this year's sections.
Simon Brooks won't soon forget the first time he performed on stage at the Musical Arts Center. The second-grader played a mouse in the IU Ballet Theater's production of the "Nutcracker," and he's not too shy to admit his steps didn't go quite as planned.
An iPod is not a conventional safety device. But for Fearless Charities, a new group comprised of IU students and alumni, Apple's MP3 player can make the difference between a shooting and a dance-off on the streets of Somalia.
Well, it's about that time. Time to predict a loss. I haven't done it this season, and tonight's tilt with Purdue will mark the 11th game this season I've written one of these Beyond the Arc previews.
The road isn't very kind to the IU men's basketball team. It hasn't been before -- the Hoosiers are 2-6 away from Assembly Hall this season -- and it certainly won't be Thursday. IU will travel through the ice and snow up to West Lafayette to battle in-state rival Purdue at 7 p.m. tonight. The Hoosiers' road ahead could provide their most crucial challenge. Tuesday afternoon, IU coach Kelvin Sampson stressed the importance of the team's remaining schedule this season, but also said the Hoosiers can't overlook the importance of their tilt with Purdue.
Those who know about the Hydra Head label associate it with the heavy, sprawling and inventive metal music that is conducive to head banging or other equally impressive movements that will allow your extremities to flail about or shift in some sort of complementary fashion.
There's a kind of blissful arrogance that comes along with titling the first track on your album "Thriller" with zero hint of irony. Fall Out Boy, composed of earnest singer/guitarist Patrick Stump, impish bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz and the other two guys who get less attention, namely lead guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley, embrace the idea that arrogance is bliss on their fourth LP, which is probably the best album of a young 2007 so far.
I skimmed the Jordan River Forum of the Feb. 8 IDS and saw several letters responding to a column on homosexual adoption by Abram Hess (“Fathers and mothers,” Feb. 1),
My head hurts a bit, but don't take that as a bad sign. Michel Gondry's "The Science of Sleep" kind of blew my mind. Those familiar with Gondry's previous works such as "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" or even the various music videos he's directed, will be appropriately prepared for his unique style.
It's been 19 years since "Coming to America," seven years since the Klumps and almost a month since Eddie Murphy earned an Oscar nomination for his role in "Dreamgirls." So, what is Murphy going to do next? Throw on a 'fro and get back to his outrageous, gross-out comedy roots with his newest flick, "Norbit."
I am very disappointed in the latest article by Abram Hess, “Fathers and mothers,” (Feb. 1), as it is filled with such hate and cruelty.
Students who want to catch beads and party the night away on Fat Tuesday don't need to travel to New Orleans because they can enjoy Mardi Gras right here in Bloomington. Local bars will host live bands, change their menus and hold special promotions for the celebration.
In regards to “‘Girls Gone Wild’ event canceled,” Jan. 25 Since when did America join the ranks of oppressive censoring nations such as Cuba, China and the former Soviet Union?
Upon release, "Hollywoodland" and "The Black Dahlia" had the unfortunate circumstance of squaring off with one another with only a week's separation in theaters -- two major films about two of the biggest deaths in old Hollywood. While "Dahlia" certainly made the bigger buck at the box office, "Hollywoodland" proved to have a better payoff when it comes down to the story and performances.
Did you have a happy Valentine's Day? No, of course you didn't.
The move to making an independent label has allowed Barenaked Ladies to have complete creative freedom in their choices for their recent release. You may remember seeing Barenaked Ladies Are Me reviewed just a few months ago and be wondering why they have another album out so soon. This is because Barenaked Ladies Are Men is the "second half" of the 29 total tracks of Barenaked Ladies Are Me.
