The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

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

More Than Cowboy Boots and Guitar Solos

March 8, 2007

"For me it's more than cowboy boots and guitar solos. It's about striking a chord with the listener, with myself, with Celia; a chord that pulses and pokes at feeling, soul, dance, love and laughter" Avi...

Fair and Balanced? Culture Jam Presents Outfoxed

February 28, 2006

SPARC (Student Political Awareness and Responsibility Coalition) continued its Culture Jam film series this week with Robert Greenwald's Outfoxed. The documentary focuses on the Fox cable news channel,...

New Music Influenced, Not Copied

February 28, 2006

I often compare music snobs to that friend of yours who gags at the sight of your entrée at a restaurant, simply because it is not his personal preference. First of all, liver and onions is grossly underrated,...

Goya’s Los Caprichos Opens at The Fleming

February 21, 2006

From February 16 to May 14, Los Caprichos, (The Caprices, suggesting whims or desires), etchings by 18th Century Spanish artist Francisco Goya, will be on display at the FlemingMuseum. The University...

Illustrated Versions of Medieval Hell at UVM

February 21, 2006

In UVM's Fleming Museum's latest exhibit, Michael Mazur's prints depicting scenes of Dante's Inferno are featured alongside their corresponding canto of the landmark poem. The first part of Dante's...

Spreading the Jam

February 21, 2006

On Tuesday February 14, the 2nd installment of this semester's `Culture Jam Film Festival' was held. According to Isaac Grimm, the festival's supervisor, the goal of Culture Jam, which takes place every...

Today’s Music Echos the Past

February 21, 2006

In a recent review of Ryan Adams' latest album, 29, the critic passed the album off as a successful effort of "modern classic rock," (new genre: modern oxymoron) but not before throwing in this chilling...

Faculty Art Shown at Colburn Gallery

February 14, 2006

Since the Fall 2005 semester, four art professors have been putting their work on display at the Francis Colburn Art Gallery on the second floor of Williams Hall. The works of art range from abstract...

We are Scientists = We are Reproductions

February 14, 2006

p>The three guys from Southern California follow in the footsteps of retro bands like The Killers and Interpol. Although, unlike The Killers and Interpol, listening to their album is like listening to...

Soulvation Army: Burlington’s Musical Militia

February 7, 2006

Soulvation Army does not take second-hand clothes donations. Nor do they feed the homeless hot soup on a single-digit day in Burlington. They do, however, perform an important social function: funk...

A Million Little Skeptics

January 31, 2006

As I sat in at my desk and cracked the cover of a brand-new textbook, I was mildly aware of someone entering my room. I glanced over, and upon seeing that it was a friend of mine from down the hall, returned...

Vermont Musician Michael Franti

January 31, 2006

"As I've traveled around the country and traveled around the world, I've realized that there's millions of us who believe that we should do everything in our lives to create peace, and that we'll be more...

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