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(02/25/14 12:00pm)
Out of darkness sprang new life. It came in the form of the Renaissance. The Renaissance gave a breath of fresh air into art. It fostered scientific knowledge, humanism and nostalgia for the classics. It began in Italy, around the 1400s, and eventually caught fire and spread to the rest of Europe by the 16th century. However, today’s blog will be focusing on the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” or more commonly known as a few of the Italian Renaissance masters: Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.
(02/25/14 5:00am)
Childhood memories have an enormous impact on my life that often slips through the cracks. One of my favorite things about growing up in my family is the road trips we would take every summer across the country. While my fellow classmates would brag about luxury cruises and trips to Disney Land, I would talk about the crazy, tumultuous adventures my family partook in as we drove from Wisconsin to the Florida Keys or Washington D.C. There always seemed to be something special about being in such close quarters with my parents and sister for an extended period of time with nothing but each other, gas station snacks and mixed tapes to keep us amused.
(02/24/14 2:35pm)
Life is about participating. Memories are all well and good, but there's nothing like being in a moment you know will never exist again outside of your own mind.
(02/24/14 5:19am)
Rows of neutral painted houses line the streets. Each house blends in with the next, creating a sea of suburbia.
(02/22/14 5:52pm)
SPM BBL Acoustics + Interview from The State Press on Vimeo.
(02/20/14 12:00pm)
The Middle Ages covers a large span of time—from the 5th to the 15th century. In terms of major events, the Middle Ages started roughly after the fall of Rome and ended with the beginning of the Renaissance. The Middle Ages began with a period more commonly known as the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages was marked by the death of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 565. This time period was a point in history where civilization was at a low: people didn’t live long, life was exceedingly difficult and religion was the answer.
(02/20/14 5:00am)
Do you remember your first MySpace song? I remember mine. I was sitting in my grade school’s “computer lab,” which for my seriously tiny, private Catholic school entailed a small room filled with the beige plastic boxes we once knew as computers. Of course, we were supposed to be working on some project that probably involved a lot of floppy disks and clip art instead of dipping our toes in social media for the first time. After I chose some painfully emo selfie with too much black eyeliner and a lime-green font, it was time for the moment of truth. I picked “Cute Without the ‘E’” by Taking Back Sunday. “And will you tell all your friends / you’ve got your gun to my head / this all was only wishful thinking.” Yeah, my 13-year-old, completely provided-for self with a functional family liked to pretend she had it rough.
(02/19/14 2:32pm)
My senior year of high school may have been better titled as, "The Year of John Malkovich." As the protagonist of both films, "Of Mice and Men" and "The Glass Menagerie," he seemed to appear when our class thought we saw the last of him.
(02/19/14 2:20pm)
College students carry the label, "Young and Dumb."
(02/18/14 12:00pm)
It’s absolutely true. At the height of its success, the Roman Empire stretched from England to Egypt and from Spain to southern Russia. The Romans were adept at adopting aspects of different cultures and incorporating it into their culture and society, as well as their art. They were especially addicted to the Ancient Greeks. So much of Roman artwork was heavily influenced by the Greeks – Emperor Nero, alone, imported over 500 bronze statues from Delphi. Even artists would create replicas of the original Greek statues. But, eventually the Romans began forming their own style. Their style still incorporated elements of the Ancient Greeks but instead of focusing their art on being intellectual and idealized, like the Greeks, it focused on being secular, functional, organized and efficient. This focus can be thought of as their philosophy.
(02/18/14 5:00am)
I’ve only recently gravitated toward artist collaborations. I think a pivotal point was when I first heard the song “The Baddest Man Alive” by The Black Keys featuring rapper, actor and producer RZA. It was made for the movie “Man With the Iron Fists,” and I admit, the idea of one of my favorite rock bands teaming up with a rap artist didn’t initially sit well. But that’s one thing I’ve grown to appreciate most about collaborations—the unexpected yet perfect synthesis of genre-jumping. It’s an art.
(02/17/14 8:10pm)
In a world of harsh critics, it's no wonder that so many famous authors have shielded themselves with pen names and pseudonyms. Most notably, and recently, J.K. Rowling published her book "The Casual Vacancy" under the pen name Robert Galbraith
(02/17/14 5:00am)
Muhummad Ali said, "Friendship is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
Networking is the bread and butter of college. That may
sound impersonal and opportunistic, but the friendships we make in college
prove beneficial to our adult lives. We meet a wide range of people during our
four years in university.
(02/16/14 6:00pm)
I used to have a negative outlook on Valentine's Day. Bah humbug, single awareness day, the whole litany of bitter remarks.
(02/13/14 12:00pm)
What perfect timing! There is no better way to honor the great Olympic games than by spending some time with the game’s founding fathers: the ancient Greeks. Aside from the Olympics, the ancient Greeks are best known for their unparalleled excellence in art, architecture, poetry, drama, philosophy, government, law, logic, history and mathematics. They set so many of the standards that are seen throughout history as well as in today’s society, especially regarding the arts. Greek history is divided into several different periods: Geometric, Orientalizing, Archaic, Aegina, Early, High and Late Classical, and Hellenistic. As you can see, there is a ton of art from this time period. There is no way we’ll be able to cover all the time periods. So instead, we’ll be focusing on three areas: vase painting, sculpture and architecture. I will be choosing a few pieces for each category that, in my opinion, best represent ancient Greek skill and brilliance.
(02/13/14 5:00am)
My dad introduced me to Kings Of Leon when I was in high school. They’re one of those bands that some recent fanatics might not realize have been around for quite a long time. In fact, this Tennessee garage rock band has been making music since 1999. In a sense, I think they’ve more or less coined the phrase “Southern rock,” or at least evolved it into a more tangible genre with country and blues influence, heavy guitar and scruffy facial hair. Swoon.
(02/13/14 3:38am)
I will be the first to admit that Valentine's Day just seems to be a lesson in commercialism, where businesses make money selling chocolates and stuffed bears. However, I do see the value in a day dedicated to expressing love and friendship. And, I really appreciate the color red.
(02/13/14 3:34am)
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.”
(02/11/14 5:00pm)
"Live Life All In."
(02/11/14 12:00pm)
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.