A sneak peek at tonight’s ‘The Hyper Network’
Students will get the chance to talk with industry professionals about social media networking both on and offline tonight at the “The Hyper Network.”
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Students will get the chance to talk with industry professionals about social media networking both on and offline tonight at the “The Hyper Network.”
One can easily balk at the concept behind “Free Birds.” Two intrepid turkeys go back in time to get all turkeys off the Thanksgiving menu.
Relationships are untidy; filled with heightened emotions, illusory expectations, heated passions and loneliness. However, the shyness and coy guarded glances throughout Abdellatif Kechiche’s “Blue is the Warmest Color” are filled with offbeat timing and thieving peeks.
School Of Communication ambassadors organized a get together at “SOC Spooktacular” on Oct. 29 with popcorn and a film screening of “Halloweentown.”
With Halloween upon us, not everyone has an affinity for walking around neighborhoods for two hours collecting free candy.
The band Braids, a tight knit trio of friends from Calgary, Canada consisting of Austin Tufts, Taylor Smith and Raphaelle Standell-Preston, has a natural, somber electronica with searching lyrics as their trademark sound. The band, who released their first album “Native Speaker” in 2011 and is now on its current sophomore album “Flourish // Perish,” curates a rigorous tour that enables them to play current songs off their albums and also acts as a testing ground for newer material.
Roger Ross Williams’ documentary “God Loves Uganda” is many things: a cautionary tale, an expose on the dangerous brew of corporate Catholicism and big business and a look inside some of the most influential political and moral forces inside Uganda. Williams’ film is like a true life “Elmer Gantry;” where itinerant evangelists trek to Uganda and seep into most facets of daily and political life.
School of International Service Associate Dean Patrick Jackson ventured out of his office and into light conversation with students on Oct. 23 in the SIS Atrium over “Sushi and Tea.”
DJing requires delivering a constant river of diverse musical styles to create an effortless union between sound and rhythm. For Chanel Verdult, a sophomore in the School of Communication and College of Arts and Sciences, this is an inescapable chase of a lifetime.
Currently, the common thread for a remake production is that it’s a “re-imagining” and that it will be closer to the source material than before. However, these remakes comically fall short and are sometimes do not include everything.
Let’s face it, sometimes D.C. can feel like a small town disguised as a big city. With the District spanning just shy of 70 square miles, it is easy to feel like you’ve experienced most of the nooks and crannies the capital has to offer. But all it takes is a venture outside of Tenleytown to find your scene. Here are the Scene staff’s top five scenes in and around D.C.
Elliot Bergman is one half of the island-inspired duo Wild Belle. The Bergman siblings— Elliot and Natalie— hail from Chicago, where Elliot picked up influences ranging from Fela Kuti to John Coltrane. After Elliot’s Nomo project, he eventually teamed with Natalie to create the band Wild Belle. Their first single “Keep You” became a huge success, shortly followed by their first studio album “Isles” in March. Ever since, Wild Belle has been on the road with artists like Toro Y Moi and are now headlining a tour of their own.
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Former New York Times investigative reporter turned filmmaker Peter Landesman began as a painter before he moved into the fast paced world of journalism. After he began writing projects for Tom Hanks about Watergate, Hanks gave him the idea to make a film about the historic day of Nov. 22, 1963 when JFK was assassinated. Landesman’s new film “Parkland” tracks four days after Nov. 22, telling the story from all sides.
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Lorde- Pure Heroine Lord, oh Lorde! There’s something amazing happening in New Zealand, and I’m determined to find out exactly what it is. Lorde, the moniker for 16-year-old Ella Yelich-O’Connor, had me worked up all summer long, but this album was totally worth the wait. “Pure Heroine” shimmers in infectiously catchy pop music galore, but it’s also dark and edgy at the same time. It’s the kind of album that will have everyone dancing around in circles for hours, and then crying as soon as they’re alone in their bedrooms. The album dives in with the synthesized single “Tennis Court,” followed by “400 Lux” and the beloved breakout ballad, “Royals.” Though the tone of Lorde’s voice drags on the drearier side, it rings with sweet conviction. And while the lyrics are simple, they convey the complexities of the average teenager struggling to transition into adulthood. Lorde cries out about violence in the media on “Glory And Gore” and whines about her “all work and no play” lifestyle on “Still Sane.” The closing track “A World Alone” seals the album with a gentle pulse accompanied by a profound message about dealing with judgements from two-faced friends, haters on the Internet and the critical world at large. “Let ‘em talk, ‘cause we’re dancing in this world alone,” she sings with optimism. Lorde is the definition of alt, and that’s why I like her so much. For a teenager, she seems more mature than most of her competitors in the music industry. “Pure Heroine” beats the odds. RIYL: Kimbra, London Grammar, Lana Del Rey, Yuna – Sydney Gore
Welcome to the Zooville School for Very Smart Animals, where each and every student discovers the power of learning and friendship.
Keith Urban- Fuse Country star and “American Idol” judge Keith Urban treads a fine line between traditional country and modern pop on his eighth studio album “Fuse.” The album’s eclectic sound reflects contributions from producers as diverse as pop prince Max Martin, country stalwart Dan Huff and rocker Butch Walker. “Fuse” is somewhat disorganized but largely enjoyable, with Urban particularly excelling on the sentimental songs that bigger country stars like Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan regularly struggle with. In fact, Urban is very much an antidote to the faux-rough aesthetic of the genre’s dominant male stars. As duds like “Love’s Poster Child” and “Good Thing” demonstrate, he’s more believable as a heartthrob than a horndog. Perhaps Urban works best with a foil: duets with Eric Church and Miranda Lambert represent album highlights. RIYL: Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton – Mark Lieberman
After working with big-hit directors Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan and Rian Johnson as well as acting in “Inception” and “(500) Days of Summer,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt decided to tackle his own project. His new film “Don Jon” focuses on sex addiction, skewed perceptions of love and weightlifting.
Words sprung to life as thousands of book enthusiasts flocked the the Mall at the Library of Congress’s National Book Festival on Sept. 21-22.