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Monthly Archives: January, 2013

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F Studio Visits: Lyndsey Marko

F visits SAIC artist Lyndsey Marko

Album of the Year Nominee: “Swing Lo Magellan” by Dirty Projectors

Bandleader-cum-guru Dave Longstreth seems willing to try anything in pursuit of a song.

Festival Nrmal: A Transnational Lineup

Normal has become an anticipated event among fans of the independent music scene in Latin America.

Madame Ovaries – Girls Episode 3 Recap

Hannah buys some coke from her junkie neighbor Laird and things get weird.

Movies to Watch (or Not to Watch) When Bored — “Dogtooth”

Netflix movie reviews by Abigail Ham.

Futura Was Lucky

First two articles on l3tt3r.com, and a new one to come next week.

Tiburcio Vasquez

An El Machete comic by Eric J. Garcia.

Soundtrack for an Escapist’s Make-Believe Beach Party

Put on your headphones and start up the light therapy. We’re going to make it.

Live at the Double Door — Kid Koala

vinyl discs and turntables will forever hold a soft spot in the hearts of every wannabe audio/technophile.

Dunham Has Plenty of Ideas-Girls Episode 2 Recap

Hannah is really bad at talking about U.S. race relations. Also, she does not read newspapers

New Season of HBO’s Girls Starts Out Strong

The first episode confronts diversity criticism and promises art world caricatures

Through the Eye of an Auteur

Visions of Race, Sex and Social Justice from Steve McQueen


Steve McQueen’s far-reaching and conceptually stimulating work was well represented at this retrospective. The exhibition spanned the entire length of his career, evincing his talent for the art of filmmaking and for probing legacies of social injustice. Overall, McQueen’s art is particularly endearing for its ability to disorient and reorient the familiar for the purposes of critique.

Book Review — “This is How you Lose Her” by Junot Díaz

The book becomes more than a story about infidelity.

Karen Irvine: Curator, Photographer, Artist

Irvine describes her unusual story that led her to curating and her responsibilities at the MoCP.

Movies to Watch (or Not to Watch) When Bored — “Melancholia”

“...bitches and planets and explosions is about as much premise as you need.”