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-8 posts tagged "2020"
Gabriel Niforatos | Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Dear 2021, I’m writing you a bit early this year, so forgive me. You cannot blame me for wanting you to come with all haste. It would be a yawning redundancy to recount the distresses of 2020 to you. Few, if any, could have predicted the extent to which the entire globe would be riveted
Jake Winningham | Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Earlier this week, I wrote a Viewpoint column where I argued for the Academy Awards to be given out five years after the fact. Here, I put that theory into practice as I take the nominees from five years ago — the 2015 ceremony, honoring the best movies of 2014 — and reassert, repick and
Patrick Witteman | Thursday, August 27, 2020
Phil Elverum, the front (and only) man of The Microphones, has spent the last two decades pioneering the lo-fi, indie-folk genre. He painted a sonic picture of the Pacific Northwest on projects like “The Glow Pt. 2” and “Mount Eerie,” catapulting lo-fi to the forefront of indie music. Before reclaiming The Microphones moniker he used
Patrick Witteman | Thursday, August 20, 2020
Protomartyr has never shied away from tackling issues that plague American society. The Detroit post-punk group’s first few albums explored the Flint water crisis, the opioid epidemic, war and political unrest –– among other topical American struggles. The band’s new album, “Ultimate Success Today,” comes at a difficult time in our shared history –– new
Jim Moster | Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Behind every work of art hides an artist, a method and a motive. For example, Vincent van Gogh painted “Starry Night” using oil on canvas in order to … well, to what? Wikipedia suggests he wanted to capture the beauty outside his asylum room’s window. Sorry, Wikipedia, but motives are inherently opaque. Even van Gogh
Jake Winningham | Friday, February 7, 2020
With the 92nd Academy Awards rapidly approaching, it’s time for me to complete my Trophy Hunter series with a final Oscar ballot. This is the first time that I’ve been able to watch all 53 nominated feature films and shorts prior to Sunday’s ceremony, and I’ve decided to celebrate with a full rundown of each
Mary Bernard | Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Social media is an intrinsic part of news consumption today. As The Observer’s Social Media Editor (and now, one of the Assistant Managing Editors), this reality is not lost on me. Last semester, 15% of our online viewership came directly from clicking a link on social media, and that number continues to increase. My team
Jin Kim | Monday, February 4, 2019
We’re barely a month into 2019, but judging from the news cycle in recent days you’d think it was 2020. Indeed, with ambitious Democrats lining up to announce their bids for the White House, 2019 is starting to look a lot like the new 2020. But if it feels way too early to be talking