Arts

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'Gilmore Girls' pop-up diners prompt coffee-fueled excitement

By Ellie Herman | Oct. 6, 2016

My roommates will be the first to tell you I’m not a morning person. I walk, or rather stumble, into the kitchen, grab a bowl of cereal and hibernate back in my room until the last possible minute before class, all the while hoping I don’t have to remember how to carry basic small talk until after I finish my painfully average cup of homebrewed coffee. Maybe it’s my addiction to coffee, hatred of mornings or unintelligibly fast-paced talking that led a friend of mine to tell me I remind her of Lorelai Gilmore, a lead character in the 2000 Warner Bros.

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Honest reactions to literature create meaningful realizations

By Aaron Durlauf | Oct. 6, 2016

I think for most of us, when we think back to high school, a big thing we think about is our aesthetic sensibilities.

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New Netflix series 'Easy' channels interesting concept, falls flat in execution

By Ben Golden | Oct. 6, 2016

If you are craving a binge resonant to the film “Crazy, Stupid, Love” but without the originality, wit or charm, Netflix’s new series “Easy” is the show for you.

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Pundamonium pun slam seeks witty 'champipun'

By Allison Garcia | Oct. 4, 2016

Once a month the High Noon Saloon hosts something so special, so spectacular and so clever that it makes you cringe. Puns are an acquired taste.

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Rivergazer, Japanese Breakfast, Porches bring personality and performance to High Noon

By Amileah Sutliff | Oct. 4, 2016

At this point, after going to three of their shows in the past five months, seeing Porches is a ritual: Brush your teeth, go to work, do laundry, go see Porches.

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British band The Wombats thrill Madison and embrace exhilarated audience response

By Ben Golden | Oct. 3, 2016

Last Saturday, teenagers waited anxiously as the doors of the Majestic Theatre were soon to open and feature the across-the-pond band The Wombats.

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Danny Brown shares his story in new album

By Logan Rude | Oct. 3, 2016

Oddball rapper Danny Brown has returned after three years with his new album Atrocity Exhibition.

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Bon Iver returns from hiatus

By Sam Marz | Oct. 3, 2016

It was a sunny, summer afternoon as I drove along rolling country roads back to my house. The radio was blasting alternative tunes from Milwaukee’s FM 102.1.

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Car Seat Headrest, Lucy Dacus, Trophy Dad bring charged sound to Majestic

By Amileah Sutliff | Sep. 29, 2016

Instead of standing in a pit of my youthful peers, so close to the stage that I could feel lead singer Will Toledo’s drips of perspiration, I marched up to the Majestic’s balcony and sat in what I usually refer to as the Designated Dad Area.

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Record Routine: Milwaukee's Sat. Nite Duets impress with novel sound on 'Air Guitar'

By Rolands Lauzums | Sep. 29, 2016

There’s always excitement when a local band you grew up loving starts to pick up steam on the national level.

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Film critics' opinions should be met with skepticism

By Sam Marz | Sep. 29, 2016

I consider myself far more of a film lover than a film critic. Whether a film is being announced or premiering in theaters, I genuinely want it to do well, because if there’s anything that I learned from watching, studying and evaluating movies, it’s that filmmakers put an incredible amount of effort and planning into their works.

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Kehlani releases new video for expected album

By Francisco Velazquez | Sep. 26, 2016

Kehlani brings back the assurance of self-love and pride with release of her new music video “CRZY.” The video is directed by Benny Boom and features a catchy beat and eye-popping visuals to match.

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Rhimes excites fans with season premiere

By Ben Golden | Sep. 26, 2016

‘Tis the season for Shondaland’s hit shows to return. “Grey’s Anatomy” and “How to Get Away with Murder” began new seasons Sept.22, and it’s finally beginning to feel like fall.

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Julia Jacklin brings up-and-coming indie sound to Madison

By Shaye Graves | Sep. 26, 2016

Australian artist-to-watch Julia Jacklin is a fresh voice in the music industry—so fresh that she has yet to release her first album.

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Dave Eggers' memoir is a heart-starting work of staggering self-awareness

By Aaron Durlauf | Sep. 22, 2016

Last fall, I took the semester off due to increasingly serious depression.

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'Sing Street' proves that cinematic brilliance remains alive and well

By Sam Marz | Sep. 22, 2016

The 1980s were something of a golden age for film. “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “The Princess Bride” and “The Breakfast Club” are only a small sliver of cinematic brilliance that came out of the decade.

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Sia creates moving 'The Greatest' music video in wake of Orlando shooting

By Francisco Velazquez | Sep. 22, 2016

Sia has a way of making herself the canvas that lives in multiple frames. She’s become what the music industry has lost since the emergence of digital media, an artist who is willing to sacrifice the glam of fame for the appreciation of the art.

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Margaret Glaspy, Bad Bad Hats prove power of raw talent

By Emily Gerber | Sep. 20, 2016

Just shy of 200 Madisonians huddled into the The Frequency Sunday night to soak up the singer-songwriter stylings of Margaret Glaspy, accompanied by the Midwest trio Bad Bad Hats.

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'The Night Of' questions the justice of the justice system

By Ben Golden | Sep. 20, 2016

“The Night Of” is an HBO true-crime miniseries about a man convicted for murder. The show aired this past summer and is a conventional setup executed in a nonconventional manner.

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Julia Jacklin discusses her accelerated breakthrough in the music industry

By Shaye Graves | Sep. 20, 2016

Just one year ago, 25-year-old Julia Jacklin was a factory line worker making essential oils in a Sydney suburb