Arts & Culture

CD Review : Yeasayer, “Odd Blood”

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Leah Werier
Yeasayer’s Odd Blood has been one of this year's the most highly anticipated indie albums. It follows the Brooklyn psychedelic rockers' creative and experimental 2007 debut, All Hour Cymbals, in which full harmonies and...
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Grrrls, Grrrls, Grrrls

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Leah Werier
“Riotgrrrl is because we are angry at a society that tells us Girls = dumb, Girl = bad, Girl = weak,” wrote Kathleen Hanna in 1991, as part of The Riot Grrrl Manifesto....
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Bruises, blood and welts

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Leah Werier
A screen-shot of an electronic waiver is displayed. It allows a viewer to state, with a click of a mouse, that he or she is of legal age and consents to viewing whatever material...
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‘Let the wild rumpus begin’

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Leah Werier
In only 10 sentences Maurice Sendak crafted a story involving adventure, mischief and — most of all — partying. Where the Wild Things Are, already one of the best-known picture books, was recently given...
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Local Lookout : Ian La Rue and The Condor

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Leah Werier
The California condor, one of the world’s rarest bird species, has a long and troubled history. At one point the Condor was so close to extinction that the United States government captured the remaining...
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Alphabet Group

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Leah Werier
Picture books are called picture books for a reason; their pages are filled with often-fantastical graphics aimed to appeal to a young people's imaginations, while sentences run subtly at the bottoms of the pages....
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Local Lookout : The Lytics

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Leah Werier
The Lytics are a local hip hop treat; their music is energetic, lively and optimistic. Their catchy songs range from the electro-inspired dance beats of “Smoke! Pretty Young Things,” to the more mellow “Big...
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