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Nora McGreevy | Wednesday, April 24, 2019
In the Middle Ages, a group of composers in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame invented a new kind of sound: polyphony. Compared to the monophonic Gregorian chants of years prior, this new music consisted of multiple overlapping voices moving in distinct yet interwoven melodies. The innovation resonated throughout Western music read more→
Dessi Gomez | Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Eight days, eight hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds, that is the time standing between April 26 and the moment I sit down to write this article. The countdown to Taylor Swift’s next comeback has begun. The “Reputation” era was epic, don’t get me wrong. But the next Taylor read more→
Mike Donovan, Ryan Israel and Nia Sylva | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Whenever you’re tired of living in this modern world and you need some form of entertainment that doesn’t exist on a screen, turn to a board game. Board games promote old fashion values like healthy debate, capitalism and world domination, and are the perfect way to spend hours with read more→
Mike Donovan, Nora McGreevy, Jake Winningham and Ryan Israel | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Scroll through Twitter, go to a party, listen to a top hits playlist: whatever you do, you’ll probably come across “Old Town Road,” the viral hit from newcomer Lil Nas X (Montero Hill) carving out a niche between genres and defying the implications of its own success. “Country trap” read more→
Martin Kennedy | Monday, April 15, 2019
The third installment of Netflix’s original series “Santa Clarita Diet” was released in late March, starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. A comedy about a normal, upper-middle class family living peacefully in Santa Clarita Diet comes with a strange and apocalyptic twist: Barrymore’s character, Shelia Hammond, is an undead read more→
Alexander Daugherty | Monday, April 15, 2019
The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg survey the audience as they settle in for Anton Juan’s stage adaptation of “The Great Gatsby.” When the show starts, an unsettling short film, depicting fragments of 1920s culture in the United States, projects over Eckleburg’s gaze. The lights slowly rise over a read more→
Jim Moster | Friday, April 12, 2019
It’s no secret that Notre Dame’s art scene lacks extensive visibility. Everyone knows a handful of household names like the indie artist Felix Rabito, but who conjures up the canvases in the Duncan Student Center and organizes the creative events advertised in [email protected]? First-year student Shae Himmelberger personifies one read more→
Patrick Witteman | Thursday, April 11, 2019
Natalie Mering, who performs under Weyes Blood, is no stranger to the music industry. “Titanic Rising,” her newest, most stunning offering, is the fourth LP that she has released since her full-length debut in 2011. What distinguishes this album from the other three is that “Titanic Rising” was released read more→
Tajae Thompson | Thursday, April 11, 2019
Continuing their success from their recent world tour and their latest comeback with the mini-album “Square Up,” BlackPink is solidifying their position as a top act not only in South Korea but overseas as well. BlackPink is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2016, with “Boombayah” and read more→
Ryan Israel, Mike Donovan and Brian Boylen | Wednesday, April 10, 2019
With the eighth and final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” premiering Sunday, the question remains: When all is said and done, who will sit on the Iron Throne? If you haven’t caught up by now, it’s too late — spoilers are coming. The Night King is the clear favorite read more→