Jazz and the Heart of the Matter: “The Divas Ride Again”
On Sunday, I wrote about ASU professor Andrew Barnes and his lecture on West Coast Jazz. As much as I enjoyed Professor Barnes’s lecture, something about it did strike me as off — namely, its failure to mention any female jazz musicians or singers. Considering women’s undeniable impact on jazz as singers alone, I felt [...] Read the full story
Playboy, Charlie Brown, and West Coast Jazz
I’m always a sucker for someone who has a complete, encyclopedic knowledge of one specific topic. When I was 14, I met a girl who knew everything there is to know about whales — she’s my best friend to this day. My little sister can tell you anything you’d ever need to know about vintage [...] Read the full story
Friday Night Conundrums and the Phoenix Art Museum
Here’s something that I’ve found to be true for myself, and most people I talk to: you can only go to so many Friday night frat parties before the world starts to look like a pretty ugly place. While that’s easy to recognize, what can be more difficult is finding something genuinely fun to do [...] Read the full story
The Art of Hair Pollution
I have to be honest here — I know almost nothing about hair. Ask me what I’m looking for in a haircut, and my answer will fall somewhere between “uhh” and “shorter”. I get my hair cut once a year, and I dread it every time. I’ve always suspected that the root of my discomfort [...] Read the full story
Adieu, To You and You and You
With the close of the semester also comes the end of this blog. I started writing this as a way to challenge my readers and myself to understand and integrate the cultural opportunities that the Phoenix metropolitan area provides. As learned from experience and observation, stagnant thought creates repetitive action, but having had the opportunity [...] Read the full story
Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!
Based on the premise of deception, disguise, and seduction, it’s no wonder that the Lyric Opera Theatre’s performance of Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) has been so popular. Considered one of the great operatic masterpieces, the ASU production of Pierre Beaumarchais’ work has so far been very well-received. Though ASU has showcased [...] Read the full story
Giving Thanks: Why Stop Now?
Three days after Thanksgiving I’m sure most of you are thinking, ‘How can Thanksgiving be over? I still have so much thanks to give!’ I know, it can be hard to contain your gratitude until next November. While waiting for next year’s holiday, here are other cultures’ celebrations you can observe in the meantime: Sukkot Beginning [...] Read the full story
A Stammtisch To Remember
When I read that the ASU German Devils club was having a Stammtisch last Thursday night at Rula Bula on Mill Avenue, I looked up a translation to find out what this meant. The German to English translation dictionary I looked through defined it as ‘crackerbarrel,’ and since this was still beyond my vocabulary, I [...] Read the full story
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