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kitchen supply
6 Mythical king of
the Huns
10 Kitchen spray
13 Flared dress
14 Ancient Greek
theater
15 Land in l’océan
16 *Sneaky blow
18 Some kitchen
appliances
19 Did a slow burn
20 Passengers in
flight, often
22 Cyberspace
marketplace
23 Snobbish
24 Chopper
27 Mount Hood’s
state
29 Prominent periods
30 Keep the censor
busy
31 The NBA’s Kevin
Love, e.g.
34 Alternative to
dis?
35 Easy mark ... and
a hint to the
starts of the
answers to
starred clues
37 Dressing
ingredient
38 High rails
39 Bassoon cousins
40 Vending machine
buy
41 “Absolutely!”
43 Kicked off the
flight
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47 Sweater outlet?
48 Island nation
near Sicily
49 Get in the game
54 Form 1040 calc.
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57 Nickelodeon
pooch
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on many a map
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quattro
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stand”
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Archibald and
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guest
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Andalusia
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5 (If) required
6 Together,
musically
7 Watch over
8 Director Jean-__
Godard
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eat!”
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brooding
11 Watchful
12 Embarrassing, as
a situation
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attraction
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Canals
23 10-time All-Pro
linebacker Junior
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25 Taken by mouth
26 *“Walkin’ After
Midnight” singer
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28 Rules, briefly
30 __ gin fizz
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33 Prince who
inspired Dracula
35 Loser only to a
straight flush
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Bride” composer
42 Away
43 Former U.K.
carrier
44 Mischievous boy
45 Snazzy-looking
46 Ready and willing
47 Love-crazy Le
Pew
49 “Absolutely!”
50 Give out
51 Scientific acad.
52 Architectural
S-curve
53 Fishing gear
56 Riled (up)
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Arts
The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com
It’s not you, it’s your
‘problematic fave’
By SOPHIA KAUFMAN
Daily Arts Writer
Honestly, we were all fine
with Jennifer Lawrence until
she made a rape joke.
OK, maybe not all of us. But
that was the first time I had
seen such an uproar on the
Internet about this infamously
GIF-ready,
cool-girl-epitome
celebrity. BuzzFeed reported in
May that a “Vulture” reporter at
the Cannes Film Festival party
overheard Jennifer Lawrence
say “I broke out my rape scream
for you!” to Alfonso Cuarón to
describe how excited she was to
see him. When this story blew up
on the Internet, some defended
her, citing past feminist remarks
as proof that she was OK or char-
acterizing the comment as dumb
but not offensive, but some were
outraged that she felt comfort-
able making that joke.
But despite those black-and-
white gut responses, I’d say the
vast majority of the reactions
that I saw on the web consisted
of people just chalking it up to
JLaw joining an ever growing
list of “problematic faves,” and
this is what intrigued me —
especially now, only a few weeks
after she has been commended
for speaking out against pay
inequality in Hollywood.
The term “problematic fave”
(sometimes spelled “fav”) feels
like it has been ubiquitous for a
couple years now, and it seems
like everyone is using it in more
or less the same way: to describe
a person in the public eye who,
despite being lovable in some
ways (“fave”) also holds or
expresses controversial opinions
or behaviors — “problematic.”
Some of the first examples of
popular problematic faves that
come to mind (other than Jen-
nifer Lawrence) are Lena Dun-
ham, Azealia Banks and John
Green. Dunham gets credit for
bringing women’s stories to TV
in a big way — but loses points
for whitewashing New York City
and not being inclusive (and also
for some of the more question-
able things she writes about in
her book). Banks calls out guys
on their misogynistic music,
but at the same time has used
and not apologized for her using
a very derogatory gay slur on
more than one occasion. Green
is interesting because people
who care about Young Adult lit-
erature usually have very strong
opinions about him — he’s either
adored or abhorred. He’s one of
the most popular and prolific
writers of our generation, but he
has been accused of being prob-
lematic for writing female char-
acters who fall into the Manic
Pixie Dream Girl trope.
These are just a few, but the
list goes on — Amy Poehler,
Trevor Noah, Taylor Swift,
Jerry Louis, Iggy Azalea, etc.
And sometimes, people who
start off as faves become prob-
lematic faves and then just
problematic. Take Miley Cyrus.
A few years ago she was a cham-
pion for women owning their
sexuality and breaking out of
the mold. But now, it seems that
every time the camera is back
on her, she’s saying something
inappropriate — like calling
Snoop Dogg her “real Mammy”
during a VMA sketch.
Even the term “problem-
atic” itself bears scrutinizing.
Sometimes it’s used to sig-
nify something as insensitive,
uncomfortable,
non-inclusive
or obviously biased. But it has
also
become
an
occasional
stand-in for more condemna-
tory words, like racist, sexist
or homophobic. This discrep-
ancy invites the question: Does
using the term problematic fave
mean we’re accepting that peo-
ple can’t be perfect? Or does it
mean that we’re excusing inap-
propriate, insensitive or even
unacceptable behavior?
And who gets to decide?
It’s worth noting that all of
the people I listed as problem-
atic faves are entertainers in
some form or another. These are
all individuals who have an open
relationship with the American
public — fans and haters, alike.
Whether they think of them-
selves as role models for their
fans or not, they still rely on
the public for their continued
success, as we rely on them for
entertainment. It’s a symbiotic
relationship; their constituen-
cies have given them a responsi-
bility, whether they want or are
equipped for it or not.
I’m
not
saying
it
isn’t
complicated — it is. I’m still
unsure of the best way to deal
with these past difficulties. For
example, Trevor Noah has been
painted with the problematic
brush for tweets that he posted
from 2011 and 2012. While
some of them are gross, are we
supposed to assume he can’t
change? Despite having similar
definitions
for
problematic
fav, everyone seems to have a
different opinion on how far
back we are allowed to pull
for evidence that someone is
problematic
when
analyzing
their place in society.
To
be
more
optimistic,
maybe the use of problematic
indicates a positive trend in
society. If people who are
uncomfortable calling someone
out as racist or sexist or
homophobic — or legitimately
can’t see an action or remark
as indicative as being one of
those things — then their use
of the term problematic could
be an introduction to opening
up conversation. At least they
recognize that something is
wrong. And this is especially
useful when we’re talking about
our own personal problematic
faves: grandparents, neighbors,
parents
of
the
kids
we
babysit, professors, university
presidents, roommates, etc.
I think that the widespread
use of “problematic fave” sig-
nals that yes, we accept that
people can’t be perfect and they
can produce interesting or qual-
ity art while not being paragons
of intersectional social justice.
But at the same time, calling
someone a problematic fave is
acknowledging that we have
given them a platform — and
we’re holding them to certain
standards when they’re speak-
ing from it.
TV NOTEBOOK
MUSIC NOTEBOOK
Falling in love
with T-Swift’s
‘Fearless’
By SELENA AGUILERA
Daily Arts Writer
Contrary to popular belief, I
wasn’t always this cool – I mean,
at least if you think someone who
listens to music older than they
are and wears “hipster” glasses
with band shirts everyday is cool.
You would never be able to guess
that my first favorite album ever
was … Fearless by Taylor Swift.
That’s right, I was totally down
with the T-Swizzle when I was
10 years old. She was my savior
and for some unknown reason,
my dumb 10-year-old feelings –
whatever those were – would be
nurtured whenever I popped that
CD into my purple radio.
I wish I could tell you that my
actual first favorite was some-
thing from Green Day or Led
Zeppelin or The Temptations –
anything other than an album by
the sweetheart of country pop –
but I can’t. Fearless was the first
album I spent my own money on,
it was the first album art I taped
on my wall and it was the first
album I knew every word to. Oh,
the nostalgia.
For some reason, I grew up
around girls who matured faster
than I did. They all started to look
13 early, and I just started looking
13 when I turned 16. The curse of
a young face is awful until you’re
30, probably. But, anyway, my
friends got the attention from
every boy I had a crush on and
I would go unnoticed. My little
pre-mature heart couldn’t handle
it, and Taylor Swift was the only
one I could empathize with.
I remember specifically when
I had a crush on my friend Avery.
He was the heartthrob of fifth
grade. We were the best of friends,
but he liked Andriana because
she was the first girl in my class
to wear a bra. Every boy loved her.
She wore bows in her hair and her
mom even let her wear mascara.
Then there was me, with my dino-
saur shirts and ugly glasses. I had
never personally identified with
a song more than when I listened
to “You Belong with Me,” because
Andie wore “high heels” and I
wore “T-shirts.” I thought I was
the only girl to know Avery – like
really know him – and Andie just
wanted him because she wanted
to make everyone else jealous.
How rude. Like, didn’t she know
me and Avery were in love?
Avery and I were in the prime
of our relationship. We had just
confessed that we “like liked”
each other when Andie decided
she absolutely had to have him, so
“Forever and Always” became my
favorite song. My heart exploded
when I heard Swift sing, “This
thing is breaking down we almost
never speak / I don’t feel wel-
come anymore.” It was like Swift
understood what a 10-year-old
heartbreak felt like.
Every song on Fearless like
“Hey Stephen,” “Breathe” and
“White Horse” spoke in volumes
about childish unrequited love,
and I couldn’t get enough of it.
So, now you know my secret.
Let’s keep it between you and
me, OK?
By DREW MARON
Daily Arts Writer
In 1979, a group of college
students from Michigan State
University visited a cabin in the
woods.
What
happened
next
changed
the horror
genre
forever
with
the
1981
classic,
“The Evil
Dead.” Made on a shoe-string
budget, “Evil Dead” catapulted
star
Bruce
Campbell
(“Burn
Notice”) and director Sam Raimi
(“Spiderman”) into the spotlight
and has since been cited by no less
than Stephen King as one of the
defining horror films of all time.
Over 30 years later, series hero
Ash Williams and the creative
team that brought him to life
return in “Ash vs. Evil Dead.” The
Starz original series continues
the
story
of
the
franchise,
ignoring
the
well-meaning
but unfulfilling 2013 remake
directed by Fede Alvarez (“From
Dusk Till Dawn: The Series”).
It’s
difficult
to
express
the sheer joy in seeing Raimi
come back to the franchise,
bringing with him the gleefully
cartoonish sensibility for which
he is known. The key to the
show’s success, however, lies
with
Bruce
Campbell,
who
combines old-school coolness
with
slapstick
humor,
but
keeping just enough madness to
make the whole thing scary.
The story picks up three
decades after “Army of Darkness,”
with
Ash
reading
from
the
“Necronomicon Ex Mortis” after
a night of smoking pot and fooling
around. Ash’s carefree attitude
with the series’ iconic Book of
the Dead is one of the few weak
points of the pilot. As funny as it
is to imagine Ash doing something
so thickheaded as use the Book of
the Dead to impress a woman, it’s
surprising that he wouldn’t be a
little more careful after the tome
murdered all of his friends and
ruined his life.
The series doesn’t do much to
fill in newcomers to the franchise
— then again, if you haven’t seen
the “Evil Dead” films, maybe you
deserve to be confused.
As much as the series has to do
with the franchise’s past, Raimi
and team still find a way to tell a
fresh story with some new faces.
Ray Santiago (“Dexter”) co-stars
as Pablo, Ash’s friend at the elec-
tronics store where he works,
while newcomer Dana DeLoren-
zo stars as fellow store employee
Kelly Maxwell who can more
than hold her own against Ash’s
old-fashioned bravado. Also star-
ring is Jill Marie Jones (“Sleepy
Hollow”) as a disgraced Michigan
State Trooper whose early scene
involving the death of her partner
at the hands of Deadites provides
the episode with one of its more
frightening sequences.
“Ash vs. Evil Dead” feels like
an anomaly — a show so unabash-
edly old-school in its sensibilities,
yet so interesting in its poten-
tial. To have the same creative
team behind the original films in
charge is an undeniable asset to
the series, making sure its con-
tent transcends simple fan ser-
vice. Those who are unfamiliar
with the world of “Dead” might
be turned off by its idiosyncratic
style and old-school tastes. That
being said, these qualities are
precisely what makes the show
feel so different from the rest of
the pack. “Ash vs. Evil Dead” is
delightful; a gory, unfiltered awe-
someness that brings fans back to
the wonderfully twisted world of
Deadites, boom-sticks and never
tiring of hearing Bruce Campbell
say, “groovy.”
‘Ash vs. Evil’ is a
groovy TV sequel
B+
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STARZ
Vote for Pablo. And his mustache.
So unabashedly
old-school, yet
so interesting in
its potential.