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MCA’s On Stage: Resonance ‘Tremor’

How Samita Sinha’s ‘Tremor’ explores complex emotions through Indian vocal traditions

Art and Culture Calendar, June 27-July 10

A round-up for the summer season.

Art and Culture Calendar, June 12-June 19

A round-up of exhibits, installations and films for the week of June 12-19.

Netflix’s Latest Misses the Mark – Insatiable vs. Sierra Burgess is a Loser

Netflix provides a service much more impactful than delivering or streaming movies: gatekeeping the perceptions of beauty in women and young girls.

Gloss-ee-yay

Two F editors embark on a dewy adventure.

29 Rooms

Is it art? If it isn't, what are they selling?

The Cultural Complexities of a Symbol Raise Questions About Equal Treatment on Campus

An installation piece in the SAIC BFA Show piqued controversy when the artist, Jae Hwan Lim, replaced a Buddhist swastika with an open letter.

‘Embrace of the Serpent’ in Unconventionally Brilliant

A film about the past, the future, colonization, climate change, and humanity itself.

A Festival of Lights: SAIC Celebrates Diwali

An annual Hindu celebration makes its way to MacLean

Poetic Interpretation No. 2: The Shithole

Ethan Kaplan explores The Shithole.

Threshold Thought

New exhibition opens at SAMUEL.

A Portrait of the Artist as Herself

Kanthy Peng explores openness and identity in new SUGs exhibit

Brazil on a Plate

Many cultures mingle in farofa, a Brazilian side dish with a long and fascinating history.

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

Much more than teepees or totem poles

We are much more than teepees and totem poles. We are not all the same. And no, we are not gone. This small article cannot even begin to address the multi-faceted questions surrounding Native America and all of its issues, from genocide and holocaust to the invisibility and cultural insensitivity of today, but it’s a start.