Arts

Okenshields On Stage

Jeff Stein  —  Sep 1, 2010

Manning the Okenshields salad bar by day, at night Apia Awa becomes D.J. Double A, the turntableist for Ithaca's own The Gunpoets.

I Never Travel Far Without A Little Big Star

Peter Jacobs  —  Sep 1, 2010

Arts Editor Peter Jacobs takes us on his journey of being forced to come to terms with the fact that he may just like normal music.

Children By The Million Sing For Alex Chilton

Peter Jacobs  —  Sep 1, 2010

 

Big Star's life as a band may have been short, but their influence is legendary. Arts Editor Peter Jacobs walks us through key recordings that owe a big debt to the band.

Communicating Translation

Amelia Brown  —  Aug 31, 2010

This month, the Johnson Museum opened it's new exhibit, Tarjama/Translation. Co-curated by Cornell interim Chair of the Department of Art, Iftikhar Dadi, Leeza Ahmadi and assistant curator Reem Fadda, the exhibit features a variety of artists from the Middle East, each dealing with issues of translation, culture and displacement.

The Sun Interviews: Super Mash Bros.

Peter Jacobs  —  Aug 31, 2010

Saturday night, as Cornell flocked to prepare for the  free concert dance bonanza on the Arts Quad brought to us by Cornell Concert Comission, Peter Jacobs had a chat with headlining LA trio Super Mash Bros. They discuss music, parties and the joys of “bro-ing out.”

Put Down the Book. Pick Up the Remote.

Scott Eidler  —  Aug 31, 2010

 

New columnist Scott Eidler walks us through the present and future of the boob tube.

New Year, Vintage Tunes

Peter Jacobs  —  Aug 30, 2010

Along with (aptly named) Sweetheart and Free Energy, Titus Andronicus delivered Springsteenesque rock Wednesday night at Castaways.

The Quad Went Wild

Allie Miller  —  Aug 30, 2010

The Sun reviews the free Super Mash Bros. concert on the Arts Quad Saturday evening.

Looking for the Unexpected

Suzanne Baumgarten  —  Aug 30, 2010

Suzanne Baumgarten contemplates difference (and in the end perhaps similarities) between acknowledged artistic masterworks and the art found everyday.

Eat Carbs, Pray in Sanskrit, Love Strange Men

Lucy Li  —  Aug 27, 2010

Eat, Pray, Love is the epitome of a sappy, narcissistic self-help chick flick, and if you want to watch it for anything besides spiritual healing or laid-back popcorn entertainment you will probably be very disappointed. You have been forewarned.