The Grammys have had everyone mulling over popular music culture for the past few days. Another year has come and gone with little surprise and even less recognition for many great artists. It's a...

With The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music gracing campus Feb. 9-11, concerts, paper sessions and installations were abound, transforming winter term reading period into electro-acoustic music immersion weekend. ...

By now, many students have heard the rumors about a former Lawrentian who played guitar with a guy named Justin Vernon. That Lawrentian]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 1.2781561 Arts & Entertainment Lawrentian who played guitar with a guy named Justin Vernon. That Lawrentian Peter Mohr Arts & Entertainment http://www.lawrentian.com/arts-entertainment/book-review-david-benioff-s-city-of-thieves-1.2780288 Natalie Schermer
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Sometimes all you want to read is trash. An uncomplicated story with easy-to-follow chapters. A romance novel or some kind of thriller with ridiculous plot twists and hilariously stereotypical characters. Something that reads like a movie: easy to foll...

In reality, music is no more than just some notes printed on a page. The content does not take on any real meaning until someone comes along to interpret it, turning it into resonant sound. This is a job that Jaclyn ]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 1.2780286 Arts & Entertainment Cameron Carrus Arts & Entertainment http://www.lawrentian.com/arts-entertainment/a-e-goes-abroad-remembering-ornette-coleman-s-visit-to-portugal-1.2771141 Sam Lewin
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Portugal was an incredibly closed society in 1971. The country was ruled by an entrenched dictatorship in power since 1932, which used a ruthless political police force, PIDE, to restrict personal fr...

Animation is often regarded as a second-class medium among the visual arts, generally seen as a universally juvenile method of storytelling. Meaningful storytelling and creative aesthetics now ...

Lawrence welcomed Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider to Harper Hall on Monday, Feb. 6 as the fourth installment of the University's 2011-2012 ...

In just a matter of months, Lana Del Rey has transformed herself from a struggling New York musician named Elizabeth Grant into the most polarizing indie-pop icon in America today. ...

Last Sunday, the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra brought a packed chapel to Hollywood with their concert 'LSO Goes to the Movies.' The concert fea...

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Part of the reason I chose to study abroad in London was the cultural bounty the city has, particularly in my academic disciplines of English literature, art history and film. I am also, as my articles for this section make plain, a music nerd and - the g...

There are a lot of reasons for me not to like 'The Art of Racing in the Rain.' It's heavily focused on auto racing, as in NASCAR and Formula 1. Not exactly my thing. And the protagonist is a middl...

On Friday, Jan. 28, Lawrence's Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble took the stage for their first concert of 2012, 'Heroes and Explorations.' Broadly titled, yet 1.2760628 Arts & Entertainment Explorations.' Broadly titled, yet Paul Smirl Arts & Entertainment http://www.lawrentian.com/arts-entertainment/a-e-goes-abroad-time-traveling-through-portuguese-jazz-history-1.2760290 Sam Lewin
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Last summer, I went to Portugal in the 1970s. What!? That statement is logically impossible, but as I listened to Portuguese jazz musicians, audience members, promoters, and critics describe life un...