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Silver Screen editor Tristan Au and Life staff members Olivia Kozlevcar and Spenser Hoover are joined by Life Managing Editor Isabella Goodman to discuss the new release Candyman, as well as their thoughts on the best and worst executions of CGI. Tristan apologizes in advance to those named Renesmee.
“I’m really hoping that this show will let folks process and really feel where we’re at right now,” said Rebecca Bailey, the stage manager for the Department of the Performing Arts’ newest production, “Too Much Unhappy.”
Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
Picture this: You and your best friend start a company together. Sure, your friend can be conceited, but he’s also a genius, and you know that you’re both doing something important that supersedes ego. You two have started a company called Facebook, and it’s taking over the country. So you’re willing to overlook some of his worse qualities; it’s all cool.
Junior Grace Hasson, a literature major focusing on creative writing, with a minor in music, recently published “Into the Orange Grove,” a collection of poetry where self-reflection meets fantasy.
In a time when the coronavirus has completely upended life, including the movie industry, the movie “The High Note” offers a nice escape from reality. This is a world where you can still attend concerts, meet cute someone by bumping into them at the grocery store (masks not included) and go to parties without thinking of the health hazard.
During Black History Month, the Life section published a series of stories highlighting various forms of African and African American art in Washington, D.C.
American University alumnus Sam Sheline climbed Mount Everest as a part of the Perpetual Planet expedition series, as part of an effort to better understand the effects of climate change and make educational films for students.
D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh urged AU students to get involved in local politics at an event honoring her on Sept. 25 in the Doyle-Forman Theater, hosted by the AU Public Relations Student Society of America, the Kennedy Political Union and the School of Communication. Cheh was this year’s recipient of the second annual Icons of D.C. award.
The National Gallery of Art will host their first fall event on Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. NGA Nights, previously known as Nights at the Edge, is a series of community events that take place after hours in the East Building of the National Gallery of Art.
On her days off, Karen Zacarías spends most of her time with her kids, reading and walking her dogs. On days when she’s working, she is in rehearsals for her latest play, writing and rewriting and staying up all night talking with producers and directors.
Indie singer and internet personality Conan Gray performed at U Street Music Hall on Friday, March 29. The concert was a part of Gray’s Sunset Tour, which began in Seattle, Washington, on March 10 and will end in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 13.
While the film and media arts program in the School of Communication has only been around for about 40 years, the young program has managed to produce award-winning alumni, including SOC alumnus Charlie Wachtel. Wachtel earned his first Academy Award on Feb. 24 for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.”
D.C. artist Ravi Raman will host the second night of his free pop-up art exhibit at Toolbox Pilates Art Studio at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 1.
Kacey Musgraves performed to a sold-out crowd at The Anthem on Jan. 24, giving D.C. a chance to experience her “Oh, What a World” tour firsthand. Her one-and-a-half hour set brought her glittery country-pop album “Golden Hour” to life, leaving the audience mesmerized.
Last spring, School of Public Affairs professor Lara Schwartz and several students saw a need for a space that is focused on understanding civil discourse and its role on AU’s campus. They launched the project this fall after a successful pilot.
