Arts Blog
Arts Playlist: Songs for a Rainy Day
Cozy up, make yourself a cup of tea, perch yourself next to a window, and enjoy.
Top Five Artsy Hobbies for Social Distancing
Here’s a list of the top five artistic hobbies to help you stay connected and keep boredom at bay, while also social distancing.
Unpopular Opinion: In Defense of ASMR Eating and Mukbang Videos
ASMR eating and Mukbang videos have become all the rage these past few years, and I am not ashamed to say that I have jumped on the bandwagon.
Movie Trailer Breakdown: ‘Candyman’
While the coronavirus pandemic has postponed the film’s release to September, the “Candyman” trailer offers clues as to how this iteration of the story will play out.
Unpopular Opinion: ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Have Better Lyrics
“Dear Evan Hansen” holds a secure place in the musical theater canon. But its unconditional critical celebration paints an incomplete picture, glossing over the areas where musical theater has room to grow.
Career Retrospective: Fiona Apple
In the two and a half decades since she released her debut album, Apple has become a pop music legend despite rejecting celebrity culture and avoiding the spotlight.
Arts Playlist: Songs for a Classy Quarantine
This jazz-adjacent playlist is for those days when we’re in need of something to break that rut and make us feel a little bit better about ourselves — and a little bit classier in our sweats.
Top Five: The Best Quarantine Haircuts of All Time
Why waste precious time asking yourself if you should get bangs when you could consider any one of these more dramatic possibilities?
Arts Playlist: Songs to Embrace Your Quarantine Loneliness
Blast these songs as you stay inside to linger in your newfound loneliness or reflect back on the good old days, when the furthest distance you had to traverse to see your friends was from the River the Quad.
Music Video Breakdown: ‘Break My Heart’ by Dua Lipa
As she encounters the first (and incredibly irrelevant) man in the video, Lipa’s world tilts and the scenery collapses into a brightly colored dinner-club-performance-space hybrid.
'March' Madness Bracket: Beyoncé’s Extraordinary Discography
The real winner of this bracket is anyone who gets to listen to hours of countless Beyoncé hits in their efforts to fill it out.
What the Hell Happened: Fans Call for Ezra Miller to be Fired over ‘Choking’ Scandal
Ezra Miller is a name perhaps most synonymous with cult-classic movie roles and jaw-dropping red carpet fashion appearances — but for the past week their name has circulated on social media for a less than stellar reason.
Art Theft is Optimism
I know this is not how art heists work, but I like the thought of the robber taking his van Gogh back to a flat in Amsterdam, maybe hanging it above his gold enameled fireplace. He can appreciate it, wine in hand, while he self isolates.
Music Video Breakdown: ‘Your Best American Girl’ by Mitski
Today, a second look at the song’s powerful music video is in order — and nearly four years later, its themes and motifs have never been more influential.
Arts Playlist: Songs for Spring
The ten songs in this playlist capture springtime in all its vibrant, unpredictable glory, so give them a listen for an auditory burst of fresh air.
Unpopular Opinion: All Rom-Com Sequels are Bad
Let the stories end where they end, and let the audience imagine the perfect future that awaits our protagonists.
What the Hell Happened: Why are People Drawing Fruit on Instagram?
Interestingly enough, an unexpected consequence of this phenomenon was its ability to reveal people’s surprising creativity.
Music Video Breakdown: Vietnam Raises Coronavirus Awareness on ‘Ghen Cô Vy’
Instead of “Happy Birthday,” why don’t we all start singing “Ghen Cô Vy” in front of our bathroom mirrors?
Unpopular Opinion: 'Love is Blind''s Premise is Terrible for Real Relationships
This notion is constantly repeated throughout the show — either make a permanent commitment or walk away completely.
Music Video Breakdown: 'The Box' by Roddy Ricch
Through a hodgepodge of action scenes, the video reflects the classic and contemporary hip-hop themes of Ricch’s song.
Music Video Breakdown: ‘Falling’ by Harry Styles
Styles stops playing only to cradle his drink, as he sings about having “no one to blame but the drink in [his] wandering hands.”
Music Video Breakdown: Taylor Swift's 'The Man' Critiques Double Standards
“The Man” brings this double standard to life as Tyler is applauded as a womanizer, while Taylor was demonized for dating around.
Career Retrospective: I. M. Pei
Bold and brilliant, embedded into a mountain or rising to define a skyline, Pei’s versatile modernist structures at once inspire both awe and controversy.
Top Five: Disney Channel Original Movies That Defined Your Childhood
Several DCOMs rose above the persistent mediocrity of made-for-TV movies to become true cultural landmarks of our generation.