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Take Note: "Booksmart" is Here to Redefine High School Movies
Olivia Wilde's directorial debut follows a high-achieving high school senior, played by Beanie Feldstein, on her quest for the "real" high school experience.
April 17, 2019
szmagazin
Muse Redeems Itself Live at the United Center
At the final American show of its Simulation Theory World Tour, Muse delivers a performance beyond words.
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April 15, 2019
Netflix
Now With International Fame, "Kim’s Convenience" Strikes Again
The new season of "Kim’s Convenience" offers insightful depictions of Korean-Canadian family dynamics in episodes seasoned with humor and drama.
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April 15, 2019
Adrian Mandeville
Ex Hex Proves That Nostalgia Is Still Cool
It’s clear that the group has relaxed into a more garage-rock tone, but their technical skills and ’80s aesthetic keep the act from becoming too disheveled.
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April 15, 2019
IMDb
“High Life” Takes the Low Road
Doc Films recently hosted a screening of Claire Denis’s "High Life" as well as a Q&A with the renowned French director.
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April 12, 2019
SASA
Mission Accomplished—SASA Performance a Bold Success
SASA celebrated the many cultures of the University’s South Asian community with an exciting night of music, dancing, and a hopeful message of acceptance, unity, and diversity.
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April 11, 2019
Renee Wah
Andrew Bird Spreads Wings at Green Mill
At the Green Mill, musician Andrew Bird delighted listeners with an evening of fresh tunes, old favorites, and classic jazz standards.
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April 8, 2019
The Arts Incubator
Still Here: Torture, Resiliency, and the Art of Memorializing
Fulfilling the final promise of the Reparations Ordinance, artists display designs for a public memorial at the Arts Incubator.
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April 8, 2019
AMC Theatres
The Wide-Eyed Wonder of "Shazam!"
With "Shazam!", DC delivers strong, family-friendly fare that is equal parts entertaining and lighthearted.
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April 4, 2019
3:AM Magazine
Hari Kunzru on the Modern Distortion of Truth
As part of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s experimental lecture series, novelist Hari Kunzru spoke about the “values and ethics of truth.”
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April 2, 2019
Maroon Staff
Exhibit A
What to do and where to go this month.
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April 2, 2019
University Theater
Fun Home Opens Its Doors in Logan
Fourth-year Emily Lovett brought out the deep tragedy of her character’s ruinous marriage in “Days and Days,” while first-year Lara Sachdeva portrayed a tender moment of excitement and self-discovery with aplomb.
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March 30, 2019
Marvel Studios
The Standard Badass Superhero of Captain Marvel
It is an enjoyable film that, while relying heavily on the established tropes and feel of the MCU so far, will not leave comic book movie fans unsatisfied.
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March 21, 2019
Princeton University Press
Professor Austin Carson Spills Secrets About Spilling Blood
Professor Austin Carson explains the politics behind secrecy in covert operations, ultimately concluding that it is a strategy in a power-grab for escalation control.
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March 15, 2019
Fine Line Features
Hedwig Creator Brings Songs, Stories, and the Wig to Chicago
John Cameron Mitchell unpacks the creation and enduring significance of “Hedwig” on stage.
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March 15, 2019
Fatimah Asghar
Fatimah Asghar and Parul Sehgal on South Asian Stories
Asghar certainly does not shy away from politics in her writing––she mentions the Muslim travel ban in her book––but she notes that it does not stem from wanting to be political or to attract attention.
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March 11, 2019
Natalia Rodriguez
The Strange and Metatheatrical "Don Gil"
Though the audience mostly remained separate from the action of the story, the characters seemed almost constantly aware that there was a large crowd of people watching them and occasionally interacted or messed with audience members as they saw fit.
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March 11, 2019
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