Fine arts
Darwin dreams of the future of science
By: Molly McGuire
2009 is an important year for Darwin enthusiasts and natural history scholars. It marks Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his most influential work, “On the Origin of Species.” As part of the celebration at the University, a cast of students and faculty are performing an original play, “Darwin’s Dreams: The Struggle for Existence,” at the Exhibit Museum of Natural History tonight, Saturday and Sunday.
Whitney Pow: Food, life, senses and memory
By: Whitney Pow
This past weekend I went to New York City for 36 hours for a museum studies class. While I was there I ate at Lombardi’s, the self-proclaimed “first pizzeria in America,” and tried the white pizza, which was sauce-less, dotted with giant florettes of ricotta and drizzled with garlic-infused olive oil. I ate soft pine-nut-studded pignoli and tri-colored, chocolate-lined rainbow cookies at Ferrara, a patisserie in Little Italy.
Tonight at Hill, the Indian American Student Association puts on a cultural spectacle
- Clif Reeder/Daily
By: Kavi Shekhar Pandey
“Vistaara,” this years IASA culture show, showcases the efforts of 250 participants who have been practicing their routines since September. The show spotlights various dances that encapsulate aspects of Indian culture.
Whitney Pow: Crafting museums' identities through logo, design and architecture
By: Whitney Pow
Two days ago I went to the unveiling of the new William E. Upjohn Wing of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology where, among the ceramic cuneiform tablets, marble heads of conquerors, samples of honey mead and baked ancient Egyptian bread, there was something new: The Kelsey had an updated logo. The logo was a depiction of a fragmented Roman mosaic in the collection, placed prominently on the wall near the entrance. It was large, looming and prominent, declarative of the renovated museum’s new identity.
Basement Arts gets cozy with its genitalia in 'Me and My Dick'
- Courtesy of Basement Arts
By: David Riva
“Me and My Dick” tells the story of classic nerd Joey Richter and his best friend and notable body part Dick. Together, they desperately want to lose Joey’s “V-card” with the most beautiful Jew in the entire school.
The Rude Mechanicals bring fresh perspective to a Shakespeare classic
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By: Molly McGuire
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the Rude Mechanicals’ production of "Richard II" is that it takes a play that could be so easily dominated by one character and turns it into an ensemble piece, with standout performances by even the actors with the smallest roles.
Whitney Pow: Diving into a digital book
By: Whitney Pow
The other day I read James Joyce’s short story “Araby” on my iPod Touch. The first time I read it, I was 15. I was in a high school English class taking in the words from the grimy printed page of a hand-me-down textbook — one with “J LOVES P” scrawled on the page ends. And now, as a post-teenager, I’ve taken it in again, this time in a café on the screen of a portable device.
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