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Combining the art exhibits with the natural wilderness surrounding the festival, Eaux Claires transforms into a wooded paradise for all things art, literature and music.

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?What to expect at Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival 2018

By Logan Rude | Jul. 2, 2018

Foster Farms lies just outside the city limits of Eau Claire, Wisconsin on the north bank of the Chippewa River.

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?Summer 2018 TV Preview

By Monique Scheidler | Jul. 2, 2018

If you’re like me and see summer as an opportunity to watch as much television as you want, I’ve got you covered.

Men I Trust's music, as well as the performers, made listeners feel comfortable, like they were happily jamming to friends of their own at a show in some guy’s basement.

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Men I Trust bring dream pop, funky melodies to Madison

By Sammy Gibbons | Jul. 1, 2018

The ideal way to listen to indie pop band Men I Trust involves lying in the grass looking up at the sky as it shifts from blue to pink to purple during the sultry golden hour and then getting up and dancing — just you and your headphones.

The club has meetings every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Room 131 of the Teacher Education Building.

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UW’s Game Design and Development club gives students a place to play, create, share

By Brandon Arbuckle | Jun. 12, 2018

The city of Madison is home to many successful video game studios. Raven Software has helped develop entries in the “Call of Duty” series, while PerBlue signed a deal with Disney to make mobile games for the media juggernaut. For those who aspire to work in the industry, UW-Madison’s Game Design and Development club gives students the opportunity to make games of their own.

"Solo" is an entertaining ride, but it doesn’t tell us anything we couldn’t have already guessed about the classic Star Wars character.

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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ is an action-packed entry starring the galactic gunslinger

By Dana Brandt | Jun. 5, 2018

When audiences were first introduced to the character of Han Solo back in 1977, his past was a mystery. All Han had was his ship, the Millennium Falcon, his co-pilot, Chewbacca, and a series of claims about himself and his ship that may or may not be true. This all changed when the Star Wars franchise released its 10th film: “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” which tells the history of everyone’s favorite smuggler.

Kazuo Ishiguro is an acclaimed author, but "The Buried Giant" shows that his writing can lack profundity.

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?‘The Buried Giant’ will make you wonder why its Nobel Prize-winning author won the Nobel Prize

By Martin Rakacolli | May. 27, 2018

You’re perched atop Vilas Hall on an edge of the rooftop. The campus sprawls out beneath you, stray pedestrians going about their day. A perceptive woman notices you. The two of you wave, and then the woman returns to her business. It takes a while, but when classes end you’re still up there. The doors open and the sidewalks start to fill. Give it about 30 seconds. Then, after the crowds of people make it difficult to see the sidewalk below you, take the pebble you brought with you and throw it.

Rupi Kaur's poems remind us that great things can still be found within heartbreaking moments.

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‘milk and honey’ is an honest collection of poems from Rupi Kaur

By Lauren Souza | May. 26, 2018

Poetry can be an acquired taste for some people, a type of love-hate relationship. I’m sure we all can recall those times in English class when we had to come up with haikus and other short poems that made no sense: You either got it or you didn’t.

Featuring irresistible beats and optimistic lyrics, Dirty Computer is a groovy record with a lot to say.

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Janelle Monae's ‘Dirty Computer’ is sleek, fun, courageous

By Carl Zabat | May. 26, 2018

Janelle Monae has always been on the fringe of breaking into the mainstream. She sang with the band Fun. on “We Are Young” — which topped the Billboard 100 for six weeks in 2012 — and she acted in not one, but two Best Picture nominees in 2016.

Ariana Grande's next album Sweetener is set to release sometime this summer.

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Summer 2018 Music Preview

By Carl Zabat | May. 25, 2018

On the heels of countless outdoor concerts and festivals, summer is a great time for artists to release new music. While many artists may announce and release albums within a matter of days, and other artists may tease new music without a certain release date for months, there are a number of albums we can expect before summer’s end.

Madison Esports is a club for competitive and casual players alike.

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From one ‘League’ to many: A look at the Madison Esports Club

By Brandon Arbuckle | May. 4, 2018

Less than two weeks ago, 680,000 concurrent viewers watched Richard “Ninja” Blevins play “Fortnite: Battle Royale” on Twitch, a new record for the video platform. It was a record Blevins had already broken back in March, when 628,000 watched him play the same game with rap mogul Drake.

J. Cole's newest record discusses topics such as the weight of addiction and finding love through social media.

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J. Cole’s 'KOD' contains quick-witted commentary on grounded themes

By Edgar Sanchez | May. 2, 2018

Mere days after announcing its inception, J. Cole dropped the unexpected album, KOD (an initialism for Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed and Kill Our Demons). After his hotly anticipated — though largely disappointing — 4 Your Eyez Only record dropped last year, many have been critical of both the rapper’s fanbase and his legitimacy as “one of the greats.”

"Vacation in Hell" is bogged down by hit-or-miss features and an overall lack of wordplay.

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Flatbush Zombies' 'Vacation In Hell' is an inconsistent, yet irresistibly catchy record

By Edgar Sanchez | May. 2, 2018

Rap trio Flatbush Zombies have been carving their way through the soundwaves with trippy personas and outgoing personalities since 2010. Thanks to a flurry of hard-hitting mixtapes that capitalized on the group’s acid-laced rhymes with ear-grabbing instrumentals, the trio added a breath of fresh air to the rap game.

"God of War" is out now for PlayStation 4.

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‘God of War’ breathes new life into the long-running PlayStation series

By Marty Forbeck | May. 1, 2018

“God of War” was one of those series back on PlayStation 2 that delighted in being an oddball and benefited from it. It sits up there with “Silent Hill,” “Ico” and “Shadow of the Colossus” as one of those staples that was willing to be a bit more experimental than its contemporaries, playing with mechanics other developers hadn’t before.

While newer fans may not necessarily understand the inside jokes and complex relationships of the characters in “Avengers: Infinity War,” they can still appreciate the film's impressive action sequences and charismatic villain.

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?'Avengers: Infinity War' successfully balances sky-high expectations with its own creative integrity

By Alex M. Jankovich | May. 1, 2018

Since October 2014, when Marvel Studios first announced its third Avengers installment, its community of fans and the rest of Hollywood has been anticipating this ambitious endeavor.

The skill of the University Theatre players makes this play as inspiring a call in 2018 as it was in 2000, and one that many in our society would do well to heed.

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?‘Laramie Project’ challenges audience to find empathy in the face of prejudice

By Andrew Bahl | May. 1, 2018

At a time when our political climate is as divided as ever, where a comedian’s routine at an otherwise unremarkable Washington, D.C.

Maxine Hong Kingston's novel examines the struggles of being a woman and a minority.

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‘The Woman Warrior’ is a triumph in feminist literature

By Lauren Souza | Apr. 26, 2018

“The Woman Warrior” is taught in many high school and college classes, serving as a contemporary classic which enforces the idea of feminist criticism that traditional patriarchal structure is not the only form a reader should view.

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Performing arts programs on campus struggle to receive ASM, university funding

By Camille Paskind | Apr. 25, 2018

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, there are over a thousand organizations for students to pursue their passions.

While Sex and Food doesn’t have the same mystique as old projects from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, it is still wildly entertaining.

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s new record instrumentals encourage interaction, while lyrics inspire introspection

By Logan Rude | Apr. 25, 2018

When Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s song “Ffunny Ffrends” mysteriously popped up on Bandcamp back in 2010, it was a random, ownerless track.

The cast of LINES: A Theatre LILA Invention from left to right: Laetitia Hollard, Yadira De La Riva, Olivia Dawson, Lachrisa Grandberry, Aidaa Peerzada, and Mercedes White.

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‘LINES’ showcases various obstacles people of color have faced, different lines that connect, construct their lives

By Elise Goldstein | Apr. 24, 2018

Out of the eight different show times that the Theatre Lila is presenting the play “LINES: A Theatre Lila Invention” at the Overture Center, I was fortunate enough to gain perspective from it on Saturday night.

The book is rich with imagery and metaphors so that readers can nearly smell the boiling stews and see the last morsel of food left politely on the serving platter by the dinner guests.

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?‘Like Water for Chocolate’ is an invigorating read, addresses relevant themes of sexuality, feminism

By Grace Wallner | Apr. 19, 2018

Laura Esquivel’s “Like Water for Chocolate” is a magical, vivid and tragically romantic novel that tastes as satisfying as its delectable featured recipes. The novel is especially meaningful today, with major themes including female liberation and female sexuality.