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The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Wilco releases reflective new album

Wilco releases reflective new album

Alex LeRose September 21, 2016

Dads and rock fans everywhere can rejoice. Wilco’s 10th studio album, “Schmilco,” was released Sept. 9. While the album name suggests the kind of dad humor the band is known for, “Schmilco”...

Familial drama drives family to modern realities

Familial drama drives family to modern realities

Colin Kamphuis September 15, 2016

Everybody has felt fed up with society from time to time, and some may daydream about running away and starting a new life away from it all. “Captain Fantastic” is a story about raising a family...

Comedy and controversy mingle in ‘Sausage Party’

Colin Kamphuis September 8, 2016

Childish humor, drugs and sex make “Sausage Party” a typical irreverent comedy. Seth Rogen’s depraved animation, “Sausage Party,” tells the story of anthropomorphic food in a grocery store....

Indie rock band discusses how to be human

September 4, 2016

An indie quartet from Oxford, England has succeeded in creating an album that transforms somber and banal life experiences into groovy, harmonious songs. Glass Animals’ second album, “How to be a...

Netflix original series throws viewers back to the 80s

Netflix original series throws viewers back to the ’80s

Chris Leow August 31, 2016

The Netflix original series “Stranger Things” was a surprise summer hit. The series is set in the 1980s and is one huge throwback, calling to mind classics like “The Goonies,” and is seemingly...

 ALYSSA HANDELMAN

Beyonce serves lemonade

Erin Lucey May 6, 2016

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Or, if you’re Beyonce, you drop an unapologetic, guaranteed-classic album about all of the ways you’ve been wronged. The visual album “Lemonade”...

Fun in the sun

Fun in the sun

Bettina Cataldi May 4, 2016

Saturday was a sunny day filled with an abundance of body tie-dye, truffle fries, friends being escorted to the drunk tank and the highly-anticipated main musical acts Bison, Madalia and The Head and...

 ELISE MITCHELL

‘Huntsman:’ a good laugh

April 29, 2016

"The Huntsman: Winter’s War” is entertaining for all the wrong reasons.Despite the $170 million budget, the film is laughably ill-conceived and poorly executed.Even the film’s all-star cast, comprised...

Pike rewarded by Seth Rogen

Pike rewarded by Seth Rogen

Bettina Cataldi April 27, 2016

To hear the deep-belly laugh of Seth Rogen reverberate through a cinema is a privilege not many receive in their lifetime. Unless, of course, you’re a member of UVM’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Rogen,...

Electronic duo creates electric atmosphere

Allie Osorno April 22, 2016

Higher Ground overflowed with love and EDM April 10. Big Gigantic, the EDM power duo consisting of Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken, took the stage on their most recent visit to Burlington. The sold...

Brazilian band rocks local venue

Brazilian band rocks local venue

April 21, 2016

A little known, but highly influential Brazilian psych-rock band took a pit stop at the Monkey House on their way to Montreal April 9, only to rock the house to a crowd who had mostly never heard of them....

 MO QUIGG/The Vermont Cynic

Untold stories displayed in local cafe

Bettina Cataldi April 20, 2016

One local homeless shelter is attempting to change the community’s perception of homelessness. ANEW Place, a homeless shelter that has served Burlington for the past 34 years, is telling the...

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