Rain doesn’t dampen SpringFest fun
Eleanor Webster, Staff Writer
May 1, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Culture
Glitter-covered UVM Program Board members scanned tickets as the crowd filed in to Jeffords parking lot. SpringFest 2018 started at 2 p.m. April 28. It was sixty-five degrees and sunny as a sea of students milled around the stage. They waited in anticipation for Adventure Dog, UPB’s ...
Review: “A Quiet Place” captivates audiences
Allie O'Connor, Culture Columnist
April 27, 2018
Filed under Arts, Culture, Reviews
My ears were ringing the moment the credits rolled, a distant hum that stayed with me as I caught the late-night bus back to campus. Though I’d seen the movie with friends, the feeling of isolation and fear throughout the film stuck with me. It wasn’t the jarring scares or the sight of bloody monsters t...
Hit rapper deserves criticism
Dahlia Maleh, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Culture
Music media and its consumers are facing a moral dilemma: whether they can continue to separate artists from art. XXXTentacion’s 2018 album title, “?” fits for how he should be looked at as an artist: with question and caution. To call the Florida rapper problematic is an understateme...
Gender studies professor comes to UVM
Jean MacBride, Staff Writer
April 25, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Culture
Queer, trans, binary; some people call them buzzwords, others a liberal conspiracy, but to Jack Halberstam they are deeply personal. Halberstam, a professor at Columbia University, gave a lecture April 19 at the Davis Center. The visit was sponsored by the English department and the James and Mary B...
Recommendations: podcasts to listen to
April 25, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Culture
With finals approaching, you might want a podcast to listen to while you're hunkered down in the library. The Culture staff has got you covered with four podcast recommendations. Check the Culture section weekly for our staff's latest picks. Song Exploder Hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway Hunter McKenzie’s...
Adventure Dog to open for SpringFest
Eleanor Webster, Staff Writer
April 24, 2018
Filed under Artist Spotlight, Arts, Culture
Wires snaked around the feet of the band as they walked into their rehearsal space, a chaotic basement littered with craft beer cans, amps and drum kits. Amps were pulled up to sit on as senior Andrew Tonra, guitarist and vocalist of Adventure Dog, began to speak. Adventure Dog won UVM Program Bo...
Women dealers change weed culture
Autumn Lee, Staff Writer
April 23, 2018
One UVM student is out to change the stoner stereotype from bong-ripping bros to be more friendly towards women. Olive, a pseudonym, first sold psychedelics when she came to UVM, then began selling weed when she realized she could smoke for free, she said. She has since stopped smoking because it ...
Review: “Blockers” falls flat on plot, brings feminism
Hunter McKenzie, Culture Columnist
April 19, 2018
Filed under Arts, Culture, Editor's Picks, Reviews
If you enjoy feminist perspectives and John Cena butt chugging beer, “Blockers” might be the film for you. “Blockers” stars Leslie Mann, John Cena and Ike Barinholtz, and follows three parents as they try to prevent their daughters from losing their virginities on prom night. Although it...
Creating magic with scent: a look into Alice & the Magician Cocktail Apothecary
Kailey Bates, Video Editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under Culture, Editor's Picks
Brothers Aaron and Sam Wisniewski are the founders of "Alice and the Magician," a cocktail apothecary that creates powerful elixirs and mists that spark imagination and elicit scent memories. In this video, they serve up their magical cocktails at Stella Mae's Anniversary Bash and talk about the process....
Burly chefs pledge to serving local
Addie Beach, Assistant Arts Editor
April 18, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Culture, Editor's Picks
Rich chocolate, creamy soups, French pastries — all of it local. It doesn’t take much of a walk down Church Street to get a sense of what the Burlington food scene and its chefs have to offer. One of these restaurants is Revolution Kitchen, which specializes in vegan and vegetarian food. ...
Culture Staff Recommends: Books
April 18, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Culture, Reviews
Summer is only a few weeks away and beach reads will soon be a necessity, so the Culture staff has five book recommendations for you. Check the Culture section weekly for our staff’s picks. “Bluets” by Maggie Nelson Autobiography, $12.63 Hunter McKenzie’s pick This gorgeous, experime...
Q&A: Four student artists talk creativity on campus
Sarah Robinson, Staff Writer
April 17, 2018
Filed under Artist Spotlight, Arts, Arts Regular, Culture
Student artists can be found all over campus. Culture writer Sarah Robinson sat down with a few to talk about their work and get their take on the arts at UVM. First years Riya Padukone and Keerthi Onkaram are dancers from New Hampshire. They grew up together and are roomates. Onkaram specializes in classica...
