by Linden Peterson In February of last year, German officials discovered and confiscated a massive collection of art from Cornelius Gurlitt. Including paintings, sketches and sculptures, the 1,406 works of art were looted by the Nazis when they were in power. Gurlitt’s father was an art dealer charged by Hitler to sell the art, but he horded it instead. Now, government officials are working to … Continue reading Nazi-Looted Art Found
by Bridget Richard Admit it, everyone loves a good painting, seeing the toil and strife of one artist turned into beauty by paint strokes on a canvas. However, that wasn’t necessarily the case for Radu Dogaru, Alexandru Bitu and Eugen Darie, three Romanian men who recently plead guilty in court for stealing seven different paintings from the Kunthsal Museum in the Netherlands last year. What’s most … Continue reading Paint Thieves Plead Guilty
By Abbey Knupp It would seem that being told through novel is not enough for the tall-tale-telling Edward Bloom, whose story has been transposed from book to movie to musical. The musical adaption of Big Fish, written by John August and accompanied by music from Andrew Lippa, hit the broadway stage October 6 and created quite a splash. August, who wrote the screenplay for Tim … Continue reading Broadway Bags a “Big Fish”
by Mitch Powers When I say the name Miley Cyrus, chills run down my back. If you are really trying to torture me say Nicki Minaj. These are just two examples of female musicians feeling the need to be weird to be famous. But thank goodness that this trend might finally be coming to an end. Lorde and HAIM are female artists, and part of a … Continue reading Opinion: Thank the Lorde
By Abbey Knupp After one year of silence, Banksy is back to spraying cities with his voice through the creation of street art. The first piece in his month long project, Better Out Than In, was posted on his website on October 1. The piece depicts one boy helping another reach a spray paint can on a sign that states: “No Grafitti.” Taking residency on … Continue reading Banksy is Back
by Emily Caruso New Zealand singer/song writer, Lorde, continues to climb to the top of the billboard with her first album Pure Heroine following her EP released in 2012, The Love Club. Her birth name being Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O’Connor, Lorde’s voice is powerful and moving for that of a sixteen year old in Pure Heroine and is being compared to Lana Del Ray. Listeners … Continue reading Album Review: Pure Heroine
By Abbey Knupp At the Electronic Entertainment Expo in July 2013, two of the biggest names in the video game circuit breached the surface of war upon the display of their newest platforms. Sony took to the stage with the Playstation 4 and Microsoft displayed the Xbox One. While Sony seemed to sweep the stage, anticipation for the Xbox One has grown to equal height. … Continue reading Video Game Evolution
by Mitch Powers September 24 marked the release of Drake’s third album, Everything Sounds the Same…Oh whoops, I mean Nothing was the Same. According to HotNewHipHop.com, “The record fully embraces who he is: a blend of rap, R&B and pop that is at the top of his game.” I can only assume the top of his game means that he is the best basketball player in … Continue reading Music Review: Drake’s Newest Album is Music For the Whole Family
by Mitch Powers To start things off, I like Jason Mraz; not as a musician necessarily, but because his hit song “I’m Yours” convinced every aspiring musician to go out and buy a ukulele. Even though most people only learned a few chords then gave it to their little brother and convinced him it was a guitar, I see the ukulele as so much more. It … Continue reading Opinion: Ukuleles Are For Everyone
by Abbey Knupp For the first time in 85 years, the world laid eyes on a full, previously undiscovered painting by the acclaimed French Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. The painting, Sunset at Montmajour, was revealed at the Vincent Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam on Monday, September 9, 2013. The painting will join the Van Gogh at Work exhibition at the museum on September 24, where it will … Continue reading Rediscovered Van Gogh Painting Authenticated
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