May 3, 2012 When I started writing this column in the beginning of the year, it was a simple procedure: I wanted to write about stuff I liked, not necessarily what was being covered. When I was talking to my editors, the idea of Low Culture was rea...

May 3, 2012 On Tuesday, actress/singer/fashion designer/tuna expert Jessica Simpson gave birth to a nine-pound, thirteen-ounce baby girl named Maxwell Drew Johnson. “Maxwell” is Simpson’s fiancé]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 1.2869553 Arts & Entertainment fiancé DEVIN ALESSIO Arts & Entertainment http://www.jhunewsletter.com/arts-entertainment/new-vibrations-rufus-wainwright-1.2869552 FLORENCE LAU
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May 3, 2012 Rufus Wainwright, a Canadian-American singer-songwriter best known for his single “Hallelujah,” is back with a new album. Out of the Game is his seventh album, and perhaps his most “pop-like” work, along with hints of old rock artists...

May 3, 2012 Hey, I’m Devin. I’m the new Arts and ' Entertainment Editor for The News-Letter, and I’m pretty darn excited about that. I’m a pretty excitable person, especially if country or indie m...

May 3, 2012 Witness Theater, Hopkins’s student-run theater group, culminated its year with a Spring Showcase last Friday, Apr. 27 and Saturday, Apr. 28. The showcase featured five student plays and a Throat Culture Sketch Comedy Show. These i...

May 3, 2012 This single of the week, “Doom,” is brought to you by Brooklyn–based band New Beard. “Doom” is off their new album, New Beard City. New Beard is comprised of frontman Ben ]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 1.2869548 Arts & Entertainment frontman Ben RACHEL SCHNALZER Arts & Entertainment http://www.jhunewsletter.com/arts-entertainment/a-how-to-guide-for-surviving-finales-and-hiatuses-1.2869547 FLORENCE LAU
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May 3, 2012 Since it’s my last article for F(l)o Show for the semester, I thought it would be fitting to close with the very appropriate topic of finales. Specifically TV show finales, of course. Although a couple of shows have already aired their ...

May 3, 2012 There was a bustle rarely found on campus as the crowd walked into Shriver Hall for the Egyptian Sun Hipocalypse belly dance show this Saturday. There were children running a...

May 3, 2012 On Saturday, music fans from across the East Coast gathered at Merriweather Post Pavilion for the annual Sweetlife ...

Passion Pit’s concert was touted as the highlight of Spring Fair this year, and for good reason. Despite their relative obscurity — their previous album, Manners, peaked at 54 on the charts, and none of their singles have risen above 105 on the Billb...

By KATIE MALZBENDER For The News-Letter To say “standing room only” would be a lie because there wasn’t room to do much of anything on Saturday, Apr. 21 as the 1.2863654 Arts & Entertainment MALZBENDER For The News-Letter To say “standing room only” would be a lie because there wasn’t room to do much of anything on Saturday, Apr. 21 as the KATIE MALZBENDER Arts & Entertainment http://www.jhunewsletter.com/arts-entertainment/attacca-quartet-closes-evergreen-music-series-1.2863652 BARBARA LAM
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The Attacca Quartet played for an intimate audience at The Johns Hopkins Evergreen Museum and ' Library on Saturday, Apr. 21, wowing attendees with their performance of Leoš 1.2863652 Arts & Entertainment Attacca Quartet played for an intimate audience at The Johns Hopkins Evergreen Museum &' Library on Saturday, Apr. 21, wowing attendees with their performance of Leoš BARBARA LAM Arts & Entertainment http://www.jhunewsletter.com/arts-entertainment/hot-singles-on-the-internet-mechandise-s-satellite-1.2863651 RACHEL SCHNALZER
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This Single of the Week comes to you from the synth-pop band Merchandise, off of their new album that has been over a year in the making, Children of Desire, produced by 1.2863651 Arts & Entertainment synth-pop band Merchandise, off of their new album that has been over a year in the making, Children of Desire, produced by RACHEL SCHNALZER Arts & Entertainment http://www.jhunewsletter.com/arts-entertainment/f-l-oshow-will-your-fave-t-v-shows-be-back-for-fall-1.2863649 FLORENCE LAU
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As every avid television watcher knows, every fall, television networks engage their shows in a perilous game of Russian roulette that runs from September to May. The stakes are high; the winners go home with another season under their belt, and the lo...

Two weeks ago, my column was all about media (as in plural of medium) and why, say, TV is a different medium than film. Basically, the answer to that question comes down to senses and time. Film, for instance, is defined by actively engaging our sigh...

If you don’t know what Coachella is, then that’s okay, but I will judge you wholeheartedly for your lack of musical taste. Coachella is. . .the Coachella of music festivals. It’s a yearly Woodstock with more musical acts, more celebrities, more hipster...

Looking back at all my “Ting Talks” articles, I realize I haven’t really said anything of worth – nothing that hasn’t already been said by professional bloggers anyway. A more apt title for this column would have been “Ting Talks about Her Thoughts a...

This past weekend, junior Tamar Nachmany debuted her interpretation of Teibele and Hurmiz...

10 years since her last movie, Lynn Ramsay utilizes Hollywood talent in her dark, satirical film, We Need to Talk About Kevin, which exploits the façade-wearing citizens we deal with every ...

If you haven’t already noticed from reading my column this semester, I tend to watch pretty specific genres when it comes to TV shows: cop shows, fantasy, sci-fi, and . . . well, Smash. Yes, Smash ...