Album review: This is How You Smile by Helado Negro
Helado Negro This Is How You Smile RVNG Intl. Score: A+ If you’re only interested in listening to one new album this month, it should be Helado Negro’s This Is How You Smile, a...
Category: Arts
Comprehending homelessness in India with The Song of Kahunsha
By Karina Zapata, Arts Editor Kahunsha, or “the city of no sadness”, is a place that 10-year-old Chamdi created in his head. In Kahunsha, children aren’t abandoned and the world is colourful and bright. Raised...
Opinion: How The Vagina Monologues changed my perspective on feminism
By Sarah Green, Contributor When I first saw the word “vagina” printed on a hot pink book cover, I was immediately overwhelmed by a sense of uncomfortable curiosity. Casually scanning my surroundings, I made...
Why we should celebrate Jane the Virgin’s respectful inclusivity and final season return
By Karina Zapata, Arts Editor Finally, we are able to say the beloved five words: Jane the Virgin is back. The CW’s show is scheduled to premiere Season 5, its final season, on Wednesday, March...
Album review: Tasmania by Pond
Pond Tasmania Spinning Top Records Score: A Constantly peaking and dropping with reverb wrapped vocals and cutting synths, Australian psych-rock elites Pond create an atmosphere of dizzying cosmic-soundscapes on Tasmania. Often more of an...
Album review: After its own death/Walking in a spiral towards a house by NIVHEK
NIVHEK After its own death/Walking in a spiral towards a house YELLOWELECTRIC Score: A- In terms of contemporary experimental output, Grouper’s Liz Harris is virtually unmatched. Reaping the acclaim from a slew of stunning...
Oscar-winning documentary, Period. End of Sentence., opens up the dialogue for period poverty in India
By Karina Zapata, Arts Editor We have all heard stories of women in developing countries whose lives are turned upside down the minute they get their periods. But the Oscar-winning short documentary, Period. End...
What can Split help us understand about dissociative identity disorder?
By Karina Zapata, Arts Editor Split, directed by the award-winning M. Night Shyamalan, came out in 2016 and was all the craze, enveloping the internet with countless memes involving Ms. Patricia acting as their drunk...
Album review: What Chaos is Imaginary by girlpool
girlpool What Chaos is Imaginary Anti- Score: A- Undeniably hypnotic in its dream-like approach, girlpool’s third LP, What Chaos Is Imaginary effortlessly floats from sunny openings to sonic storms throughout its 14 tracks. With...
Album review: Quiet Signs by Jessica Pratt
Jessica Pratt Quiet Signs Mexican Summer Score: B+ Fans of resurgent folk artist Vashti Bunyan rejoice, for the logical next step in sprightly falsetto-folk is the California-based Jessica Pratt, with her latest album Quiet...
