Arts & Culture

Sound Off

Sound Off is a continuing column in which we pose different artists the same series of crucial questions. Casey Mecija is both singer/songwriter and one…


Amundsen’s Cold Recall

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen becoming the first person to reach the South Pole, the Royal Norwegian embassy in…


Movie Review: Anonymous

In theatres this month, the movie Anonymous explores the idea that the Shakespeare we know and love is, in fact, a fraud. Diehard Shakespeare fans…



Things I’ve loved

Things I’ve Loved is a celebration of things from the near or distant past, either overlooked or forgotten by the unforgiving eye of popular culture….


Ten great things

Dan Mangan (Nov. 1 @ the Garrick) — Depending on when you read this column, this first entry may be the most difficult to attend….



Peepshow in the Exchange

Early this fall the Exchange District BIZ (Business Improvement Zone) launched a new program, Pop-up Art, turning unoccupied store fronts into temporary art galleries. The…


Essentially a Playlist

In the last Essentially A Playlist, we took a trip to the moon courtesy of Pink Floyd and the deluxe remastered editions of their complete…


CD Review: Bjork, Biophilia

Biophilia is the eighth full-length studio album from avant-garde darling Bjork. Ten tracks released with accompanying individual apps for each of the songs turn the…