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Author Albert Camus said, “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
"Live Life All In."
The Ancient Egyptians are most famous for their pyramids in Giza and their proud Sphinx. But there is more to these ancient people than their great artisanal skills.The ancient Egyptians had a profound obsession with immortality. It’s almost as bad as the current obsession with being young. Pharaohs building tombs to satisfy his or her need to immortalize himself or herself is comparable to middle-aged women receiving Botox injections. This is the very reason that the style of Egyptian art never changed. They followed a standard of beauty in their art. For this reason, all of their art is highly stylized and symbolic. Their art strictly adhered to a formula for representing the human figure. Nowhere can we find a naturalistic representation of the human body. Most sculptures of the pharaohs, usually men, have broad shoulders, narrow waists and with one foot forward. The closest that comes to a more naturalistic representation is Queen Nefertiti’s bust.
You know a band has imprinted on your soul when you remember the exact moment you first heard them. I was a freshman in college when I first heard “Lost in My Mind” by The Head and the Heart. I distinctly remember sitting at Starbucks, studying for my midterms on the downtown Phoenix campus. It was kind of a moment of clarity while my discombobulated brain feebly attempted to decipher “z-scores” in statistics. Hearing Charity Rose Thielen’s voice allowed me to reach a level of comfort I hadn’t yet achieved while being away from my house in Wisconsin.
About a week ago, J.K. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" series, admitted that Harry should have married Hermione. From the moment the story broke, the Harry Potter fandom erupted in debate. Did Hermione belong with Harry or Ron?
Author Mark Rayner said, “People who have so much of their personality invested in the Internet can’t really survive as whole individuals without it.”
It doesn't come as a surprise that the media affect our esteem and assurance, especially when it comes down to our birthday suits.
This week, the editors at State Press Magazine and the design team completed a third print issue. Compared to previous production weeks, this one was relatively seamless. I guess that goes to show that the third time's a charm and we've finally figure our sh-t out. We only had a total of two nights in the newsroom that lasted past 10 p.m. and last night we finished the pages by 8:30 p.m. I must admit, it was bizarre to not be scrambling to get things together in the last minute.
I feel like Bon Iver became a household name chucked into the indie music genre after the “Bonnie Bear” fiasco of the 2012 Grammy Awards. How sad. Fortunately, that most ironic and uproarious release of Justin Vernon’s songs to the masses did not deter from his music making or my obsession with it. Here’s a Tumblr post I created a couple of years ago that puts this into words:
I am always so fascinated by the idea that someone's artistic idea can inspire and transform into other media. This is often the case with songs influencing new songs, plays inspiring movies and even paintings spurring on movies.
I don’t know about you, but the music I listen to varies. Sure, some particular artists and songs will forever hold a special place in my heart, but one of the most exciting aspects of music for me has always been discovery. My heart races when I hear a song good enough to “Shazam” or read lyrics that resonate with me on a blog. I have a methodical approach to music-listening that was subconscious for a long time. I create playlists on iTunes according to emotional and spiritual phases of my life. These often end up satisfying me through semesters, seasons or even lengthy trips.
I am a self-proclaimed basketball dream, and football isn't my favorite sport. Thus, my excitement for the Super Bowl is mostly geared toward the halftime performance and the gluttonous amounts of food. I pay attention to the last 10 minutes of the game most years.
Internships are the bane of my existence.
January is always one of the oddest months of the year. It starts out with a fancy night full of promise and then, only a few days later, we find ourselves back in the monotony of life before the holidays. Our resolutions usually peter out after the first two weeks and we are left wondering if this year will really be all that different from the last.
I studied abroad in London last year at the University of Westminster, although it kind of feels like that never happened. I’ll occasionally get these flashbacks of taking the tube to class, walking with wet cobblestones under my boot, or gazing up at wooden beams from the bottom part of my bunk bed (yes — bunk bed). Even while I was there, things felt a little surreal.
Joey Hudy, a 16-year-old Herberger Young Scholars Academy student, always liked to make things before he even understood the definition of a maker.
For most Westerners, New Year's Day has already passed. It is 2014 after all. This is not so in Asia.
Some of the most important pieces of art came from the Near East. We can see that in the last post with the religious art from the Sumerians. A lot of what we see in this time period —themes, styles, ideas— will be carried on throughout history. People of the past-past, people of the more recent past and people of today are undoubtedly very similar. I would argue that they feel the same emotions and, to an extent, still have the same thoughts. What we value may seem to change but intrinsically they’re still exactly the same as what our predecessors value.
College is the pinnacle of freedom. Students get to create their own schedules and make choices for themselves. There's no greater feeling than being in charge of your own life. There's also nothing as stressful as making decisions that can affect you forever.
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