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After starting House of Cards on Netflix, I had an urge to rush off and visit DC. That, and my best friend, Alexa Pereda attends Georgetown and always tells me about her fabulous life she has created there with her friends.

| October 22, 2014

Bill Dambrova paints body imaginations

Last Friday, during the Third Friday art walk, MonOrchid hosted local artist Bill Dambrova's solo show "The Body Remembers What We Forgot," on display until November 1.

| October 20, 2014
The State Press

The MusicPhile: Current Obsessions

I wanted to quickly share with you some reflections on a small handful of my current obsessions. These songs have managed to stick with me over the years.5.

By Katie Self | October 6, 2014

The MusicPhile: An Introduction

Urban Dictionary defines “musicphile” as “a person who thoroughly enjoys listening to a wide selection of music and varied musical genres.” While it is not something tangible, an object one can see or touch, music affects our brain.

By Katie Self | October 1, 2014
The State Press

Appreciating the weird, loud and odd

It happens to me most often when I'm sick, when my room is filled with tissues and medicine is thrown everywhere, and when I feel as if I am physically incapable of getting up to grab my laptop to watch Netflix.

| September 30, 2014
Isabel Allende, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Magical realism embodies classy sensuality

Sensuality can sometimes be considered too risqué or taboo for public media. Readers can argue that "Fifty Shades of Grey" has a sensuous tone, but I'm talking about literature a level below the handcuffs and whips. What I'm referring to is the detailed imagery of passion, where the sex is not even described in more than one sentence. Yes, I get a tad uncomfortable when reading descriptions of a couple's private moment.

By Marie Rabusa | September 24, 2014

AAA's semester exhibit questions reality and imagination through community arts

Upon closer inspection, the paintings, drawings and multimedia works that pepper all eight floors of the UCENT reveal a thriving community of artists with a lot to say. From elementary school art classes to independent local artists looking to sell, the variety of images and interpretations provides a comprehensive overview of the creativity existing in our community.

| September 24, 2014

Life outside the screen, continued

“4.2 billion people access social media sites via mobile devices with 189 million Facebook users being ‘mobile only’” – Albert Costill Whether you love it or hate it, it’s apparent that social media is here to stay and it’s becoming increasingly essential to have contact with it and cultivate your online presence.

By Kassidy Mcdonald | September 23, 2014

Who commissions public art?

State patronage has been an important part of the art world since the beginning of time, and continues to play an important role in public art commissions today. Here's what the process looks like.

| September 22, 2014

How to be inspired

Ideas create ideas, it just takes a bit of time and a a lot more than a half-second glance.

| September 18, 2014

Embracing your oddities

A$AP Rocky says, “I have gold teeth, I have braids, I'm wearing Rick Owens moon boots, I have rips in my denim, a biker vest, I love artsy girls, my favorite artists are Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon." He's obsessed with being different. I would like to say that I have never been a typical Alamo Heights girl.

| September 17, 2014

Modernizing classic art creates compelling messages

These artists pay homage to master artists who influenced development and essentially shaped the art world we know today. But they also imbue these works with a striking aesthetic, creating something can at once be classically beautiful and dynamically compelling.

| September 15, 2014
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