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Love and Choices in the Sex Trade
November 13th, 2009Ah, the gloomy world of cinematic prostitution. The ups, the downs, the moustaches, the hearts of gold … all contributing to a seedy cinematic underbelly that’s been on screens across the globe for decades. Out of Austria comes Revanche, the 2008 film from Götz Spielmann. Read More
Documentary Warms Hearts in the (Ice) Cold
November 13th, 2009Ice Bears of the Beaufort opens with two distinct roars. The first is a roar of words, with text moving across the screen calling for action against human interference in the Arctic, as “the present is upon us.” The other roar is more literal. It’s the sound of the wind ripping through the Alaskan air, coupled with cries from what can only be the polar bears of the title. Read More
Bringing Home The Boss (and Neko!)
November 13th, 2009It’s never too early to start planning. OK, maybe it’s a little early. But still, you won’t regret beginning a little bit early to craft a musical experience for your ride to and from Cornell for Thanksgiving Break. Car rides are perfect for breaking out your favorite songs, the ones you’ve listened to a million times and to which you know every word. Read More
Williamsburg's One Man Band
November 12th, 2009While Ithaca has a vibrant and diverse music scene that is constantly shifting and changing, it’s nice to see artists return to Cornell. This Saturday night’s concert at William Keeton House, put on by Fanclub Collective, will mark the return of three well-loved musicians, and the Cornell debut of another. Read More
Live Local Music At The Shop
November 12th, 2009On a lonely Monday night, when many Cornell students were diving back into their homework or thinking about their post-graduation plans, a few made their way down the hill — to The Shop. A combination tattoo parlor-coffee shop turned nightclub, no, scratch that, intimate music venue, The Shop is one of the most intriguing enterprises ever to hit Ithaca. Read More
Hey, You! — Media Bandit!
November 12th, 2009How do over 3GB worth of music sound blasting from those earphones — did you steal those too? That’s not counting the 10GB+ worth of Heroes episodes you ripped off of DC++, your ever-growing collection of movies you downloaded from Mininova and your still leeching Windows 7 incomplete file. Read More
Test Spin: Weezer
November 12th, 2009“We watched Titanic and it didn’t make us sad,” lead singer Rivers Cuomo croons to his teenage girlfriend. The only problem with this scenario: Weezer has eight albums underneath their belt and Cuomo was certainly not a teenager in 1997. On their latest record Raditude, Weezer has embraced a younger, fresher sound with tunes that could have easily been sung by today’s younger generation. Read More
Splendor in the Grass or Mummies in Snuggies
November 12th, 2009Flashback: It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. The year was 2007. The place, here. And two newly sororitized girls awoke in a haze. Where specifically they were, we cannot say, and whence specifically they were, we cannot say either. Except that it was a Tuesday morning, they were outdoors (?) and sobriety managed to elude them. Nothing new. Read More
This Ain't Maroon 5: Real Estate Performs
November 11th, 2009Quick question: Did you know there was another concert besides Maroon 5 on Sunday night? To my surprise (and sadness, as I ripped up my A-Levine ticket), there was! In the quiet neighborhood that is College Ave., house number 106 held what turned out to be three incredible and fresh bands. Read More
"Be Prepared": Accessories, Rain Gear and Inspiration
November 11th, 2009Okay so. You have all these clothes, some fabulous, some good ol’ reliable standards and some that you’re not quite sure how you ended up with them. Now, how are you supposed to figure out what to wear? Read More