FEATURED EVENT FILM Castle in the Sky (1986) Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m. Regal Fox Tower Theater $12.50, all ages Hayao Miyazaki’s classic animé film about a floating castle–island and…
Solar eclipse of the heart playlist
Total Eclipse of the Black Hole Sun I live for excuses for a Bonnie Tyler song. She is, after all, like a karaoke cheat code, and on Monday, Aug. 21,…
Summertime reading catch-up: Vivian Shaw’s ‘Strange Practice’
Strange Practice is Vivian Shaw’s debut novel. I was excited about the concept of the novel from the beginning, and then I found out she has an undergrad degree in…
Reflection in the wake of totality
After my misty eyes beheld eclipse totality, I am happy to weather the traffic, one homemade porta potty, and the dense-and-poorly-managed makeshift campground disaster all over again. It is worth…
On-campus events calendar: Aug. 22–28
FEATURED EVENT INDIE POP Haley Johnsen, The Domestics Friday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m. The Old Church $15–25, all ages This may be the first public performance by The Domestics since…
Solve for Why: Allie X’s Technology, Identity-Influenced Art Pop
It’s been three years since Beyoncé performed behind the word FEMINIST in larger-than-life lights. It’s been five years since 2011 was declared “the year of the woman” across entertainment media….
Off-Campus Events Calendar: Aug. 22–28
FEATURED EVENT INDIE POP Allie X Thursday, Aug. 24, 8 p.m. Star Theater $15, all ages The emblematic high-art pop star tours in support of her new album, CollXtion II, and…
A pretzel a day
Sometimes self-care means putting on The Great British Bake-Off, baking up a batch of pretzels from scratch, and also working on the weekly recipe because you really don’t want to…
Dutch baby pancakes
A good friend of mine introduced me to the Dutch baby pancake with an Instagram photo of one she’d made. When I asked her about it, she told me, “It’s…
Summertime reading catch-up: Sabaa Tahir’s ‘A Torch Against the Night’
Lately I’ve been finding more and more fantasy literature, usually in the Young Adult genre, that isn’t set in some cultural conglomerate understanding of Medieval Western Europe. Contrary to popular…
On-campus events calendar: Aug. 15–21
FEATURED EVENT DRAG QUEENS War on the Catwalk Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall $23–159, all ages Murray & Peter tour several of the most memorable cast…