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ACROSS
1 Contractor’s
detail, briefly
5 NYSE listings
8 Shade-loving
plant
13 Pull’s opposite
14 Sitting on
16 “That’s __!”:
“Piece of cake!”
17 Hebrew or Latin,
e.g.
20 Cpl., for one
21 Sundial number
opposite I
22 Kitty coat
23 Meetings of self-
improvement
seekers
29 Child of a boomer
30 With 31-Across,
flying exhibition
31 See 30-Across
32 More than fair,
less than great
34 Petting __
36 Composer Bartók
39 Form 1040 and
schedules
44 Right triangle ratio
45 “Impractical
Jokers” network
__TV
46 Most fit to be
drafted
47 Captures
50 Plus
52 “CSI” evidence
53 Doctor with a
pager
58 Itinerary word
59 Dubai’s fed.
60 Glamorous
Gardner
61 Most of the
Atlantic, to
Columbus
68 Allow to board
69 “Frozen” queen
70 Game with
rooms and
weapons
71 Natives for whom
a Great Lake is
named
72 Like a clever
devil
73 Outdoor faucet
attachment

DOWN
1 Massage facility
2 Joke with a
homophone, say

3 Top-left PC key
4 Trouser material
5 Elevate to
sainthood
6 Giants great Mel
7 Work a
crossword puzzle
8 “Macbeth”
cauldron stirrer
9 Buckeye State
sch.
10 Acronym for a big
mess
11 Prepare to
advance after a
fly ball
12 Mimics
15 Bridge
partnerships
18 S.A. country at
zero degrees
latitude
19 About to happen
23 Army vet
24 Vegas signs
25 Early spring
blooms
26 Easy run
27 Hanger near the
shower
28 Be a debtor of
33 Summer of disco
35 Cereal grain
37 Monday, in Metz

38 “Ben-Hur” setting
40 Dinner, e.g.
41 Like Superman’s
special vision
42 Flees
43 Indian flatbread
48 “It all happened
so fast” memory
49 Sudden burst
51 Operatic icon
53 Developing egg
54 Forty-__
55 Desert plants

56 Shoes that make
you look taller
57 Hidden downside
62 Soil-moving tool
63 Ques. response
64 Broadband
letters
65 Rock gp. with
winds and
strings
66 Moscow’s land:
Abbr.
67 Lay eyes on

By Joel Mackerry
©2017 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
01/23/17

01/23/17

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RELEASE DATE– Monday, January 23, 2017

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

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SUMMER EMPLOYMENT

I am currently 12 years away 

from turning 30. Perhaps that 
sounds 
like 
an 
outstanding 

amount of time, and while it is, 
I’m 18 years old. Time and time 
again, history has proven that 30 
years is more than enough time 
to change the world. Time and 
time again, we’ve had to watch 30 
years, such a young number, turn 
into a lifetime. We have seen this 
too many times in many artists 
who were able to produce life 
changing pieces of artwork before 
leaving this world suddenly — all 
before the age of 30.

My favorite book of all time, 

“Wuthering 
Heights,” 
was 

written by Emily Bronte, an 
English author who wrote only 
one novel before passing away 
in 1848 at the young age of 30. 
“Wuthering Heights” is now 
praised as a literary classic, 
despite its condemnation upon 
its original publication in 1847. 
The book was criticized for its 
vivid sexual power and passion, 
along 
with 
its 
controversial 

storyline during a time when 
villainizing men in literature was 
uncommon. It is one of the first 
stories ever published to follow 
a woman betrothed to one man 
and in love with another. Bronte’s 

revolutionary piece of literature 
paved the way for a new era of 
Gothic romance literature. One 
can only imagine what else she 
would have written had she 
survived the tuberculosis that 
took her from the world.

There are a multitude of 

examples 
of 
revolutionary 

artists passing away very young. 
Sylvia Plath, who died at age 30 
as well, also only published one 
novel (“The Bell Jar”) along with 
countless poems which have been 
compiled into poetry anthologies 
today. Her husband Ted Hughes 
claims she was working on 
another novel around the time 
of her death. Jimi Hendrix left 
us at age 27, poet John Keats 
was 25, Amy Winehouse was 27 
and Heath Ledger was 28. Such 
little time on Earth, yet what an 
impact they were able to make.

It’s difficult to think about 

how 
the 
world 
would 
be 

different if these artists were 
given more time to create their 
art. I wonder often what Bronte 
would have written next; if there 
would be a sequel about life 
on the Moors. I wonder if she 
would have rested her pen and 
written nothing more. I wonder 
if Amy Winehouse would have 
given us another album in her 
unmistakably raspy voice. If 
Heath Ledger would star in all 
the movies we watch or if he’d 
win 
another Oscar. 

It’s also difficult to wonder 

whether their art would have 
had the impact on the world 
that it does because they are 
not 
around 
anymore. 
How 

many 
more 
people 
bought 

Amy Winehouse’s music on 
iTunes, purchased “The Bell 
Jar” or watched “The Dark 
KNight” because these authors, 
musicians and actors are no 
longer around? It has become 
more alluring to stare at these 
people on the screen, listen 
to their voices and read their 
words because it is known that 
they are never going to portray 
a character, sing a song, write a 
word again.

Unfortunately, we will never 

know what could have happened 
had these artists lived for 
another 10 or 20 or 30 years. We 
must simply take the art they 
were able to give to us in the time 
they had and celebrate it. It is 
our job to take all the inspiration 
pent 
up 
into 
every 
single 

gorgeous page of “Wuthering 
Heights,” every single ounce of 
soul bleeding between the lines 
of “You Know I’m No Good,” 
every shouted whisper filling 
the cracks of “The Bell Jar” and 
use them to make our own art. 
We will never know what could 
have been, but we do know what 
is and what these people left us 
are our most treasured gifts, 
even if they left us soon after.

ELI RALLO

Daily Arts Writer

Eli Rallo considers the longevity of art but not its creators
Art won’t die in the arms of the artist

COMMUNITY CULTURE NOTEBOOK

Japandroids’ 
third 
album 

Near to the Wild Heart of Life is a 
massive one, but packed into eight 
tracks. It’s at once a sprawling and 
cohesive listen, while each song 
still feels a bit different from the 
next. As sonically pleasing as the 
album is, it’s also boasts witty 
lyricism I found myself revisiting 
and reflecting on out of pure 
nostalgia. It’s an album that truly 
is accessible to fans of all genres. “A 
red ammo romance in the summer 
heat / in parks, on patios, and in 
the streets / Our mission: making 
moments into memories” is a line 
that simply demands old memories 
to bubble to the surface for listeners 
of any background.

On 
their 
third 
album, 

Japandroids 
have 
left 
behind 

their faster paced, lo-fi rock ‘n’ roll 
identity heard on 2012’s Celebration 
Rock for a more refined sound that 
reflects on natural songwriting 
progression. For a band consisting 
of 
only 
two 
individuals, 

Japandroids 
have 
impressively 

layered together sounds on tracks 
fit for full band performances.

As much as I hate to make 

the 
comparison, 
Japandroids’ 

progression as artists almost seems 
to mirror that of other alternative 
duo Twenty One Pilots — except 
Twenty One Pilots took a turn for 
a refined, faux-artsy aesthetic on 
their most recent release, while 
Japandroids decided to throw 
away their rules and continue to 
play to their strengths. Their songs 
are still about pursuing happiness 
and existing in contentment, while 
revamping and refining the way 
they put their sounds together into 
a work of art.

Contextually, Near to the Wild 

Heart of Life feels essential in 

today’s social climate. The chorus 
of the track is a rollicking shout 
for expression, with David Prowse 
singing: “And it got me all fired 
up / to go far away / and make 
some music from the sound of my 
singing, baby.” It feels like an album 
that not only matters, but entirely 
understands its audience. Much 
of the lyricism on the album falls 
under this theme — just existing 
in the world and having a right to 
existing how you want to.

The album’s little tweaks to 

individual 
songs 

make for a fresh, 
dynamic 
listen. 

“True Love and a 
Free Life of Free 
Will” is a track that 
sounds big, pulling 
from 
the 
indie 

acoustics similar to 
Noah and the Whale, 
and it expertly feeds 
into the unexpectedly shoegazey 
“I’m Sorry (For Not Finding You 
Sooner).” The album is distinctly, 
very much Japandroids, while 
utilizing genre influences that 
add a lot of depth to the entirety 
of its run. In an interview with 
Pitchfork, 
drummer/vocalist 

Brian King said: “We’re removing 
all the self-imposed rules that led 
to the songs and the sound of our 
whole career up until now,” and 
Japandroids showcase their fine-
tuned changes within their unique 
tone throughout the album.

The seven minute centerpiece of 

the album, “Arc of Bar,” recognizes 
Japandroids’ penchant for writing 
melodies that exude belonging, 
becoming perfectly catchy tunes 
for singing along with friends. 
You know that scene in “The 
Perks of Being a Wallflower” 
where “Heroes” by David Bowie is 
playing, and Sam is standing up in 
the back of the pickup truck while 
they’re driving through a highway 
tunnel? “Arc of Bar” flawlessly 

recreates the contentment of that 
scene. Like the rest of the album, it 
just feels so right.

Throughout the album, most 

of the melody is dependent on 
vocals, interspersed with funky 
synth lines that, again, add to 
the refined changes Japandroids 
weave into the album. Gang vocals 
on choruses add to the accessibility 
of the album, bringing the spotlight 
to the formidability of their 
songwriting capabilities. In the 
Pitchfork interview, King also said 

they’re 
“trying 

to figure out how 
to be intense in 
different 
ways,” 

a 
sentiment 

which 
perfectly 

manifests 
itself 

in 
the 
album. 

Japandroids have 
toned down their 
in-your-face, fast 

tempo rock tracks while keeping 
their emotional intensity. They’ve 
found subtle ways to continue 
to make music that demands 
attention in their evolving style, 
one that isn’t overtly positive or 
loud, but always hints at hope.

The final track, “In a Body 

Like a Grave,” opens with this 
insane gut punch of a line: 
“Christ will call you out / school 
will deepen doubt / work will 
sap the soul / hometown haunts 
what’s left.” In a beautiful list 
of common human experiences 
— from religion to moving away 
from home — Japandroids 
effectively encapsulate the heart 
and soul of their new album. It’s 
wonderfully human to the core, 
a sentiment that might seem 
corny, but in practice, makes for 
music that is desirable to listen 
to. It’s human to need belonging, 
and Japandroids extrapolate this 
need into an album that is almost 
entirely enjoyable from front to 
back.

ANTI-

Japandroids members Brian King and David Prowse

Japandroids explore a new humanity

DOMINIC POLSINELLI

Daily Arts Wrtier

Near to the Wild 

Heart of Life 

Japandroids

ANTI-

Just 
last 
week, 
it 
was 

announced that Louis Vuitton 
and Supreme were to collaborate 
for Louis Vuitton’s A/W 2017 
collection. This was something 
that 
I 
simultaneously 
never 

expected to happen, but also saw 
as inevitable.

Streetwear has gone from a 

subcultural movement to the 
mainstream. While his name may 
not ring a bell to some, James 
Jebbia has taken streetwear’s 
golden child, Supreme, from 
the shadows to the forefront of 
fashion. Supreme is one of the 
most popular brands in the world 
at the moment, and there are 
few brands with as much staying 
power as Louis Vuitton. The 
French fashion house is the type 
of brand that many young people 
grow up aspiring towards, while 
Supreme is the type of brand 
that a young demographic has 
flocked to over the years. What 
better way to tie the younger 
audience to a brand like Louis V 
(and the opposite, as well) than a 
collaboration between these two 
brands?

From 
duffle 
bags 
and 

backpacks to box logo tees and 
jackets, this collection features 
items to attract frequent Louis 
Vuitton customers and passionate 
Supreme 
supporters 
alike. 

Supreme is a brand known for 
boasting severely excess demand 
on many of their releases: Box 
logos 
and 
collaboration 
tees 

sell out in seconds and then 
go up on sites like Grailed at a 
five-times markup. I imagine 
this collaboration won’t be any 
different.

Thinking about how much a 

box logo Supreme tee with the 
LV monogram will resell for 
simply blows my mind. Hell, I’d 
bet that the baseball bats with 
the monogram grip will fly off the 

shelves too. While there are many 
people who buy Supreme because 
they have grown up in skateboard 
culture, there are so many 
people who buy Supreme for the 
exclusivity, and there really isn’t 
another word that describes Louis 
Vuitton better than exclusive.

The 
reason 
why 
this 

collaboration makes so much 
sense to me is the motivations 
behind the consumers of each 
brand. For those who don’t know, 
when Supreme releases a box logo 
tee, things tend to get a bit out of 
hand. While some profit-seeking 
individuals buy them to resell 
online, the reason why the people 
who decide to wear them are so 
passionate about getting their 
hands on a box logo is the fact 
that it represents the pinnacle of 
the brand’s exclusivity. Wearing 
a box logo is a way of displaying 
one’s location in the hierarchical 
ecosystem of Supreme consumers. 
Maybe it’s because it tells others 
that the $500 profit that could 
have been realized by selling 
the shirt online means less than 
being able to wear the shirt, or 
that spending $600 on a T-shirt 
doesn’t mean anything. I think 
that a Louis Vuitton bag says 
something very similar.

Maybe I’m a bit jaded, but I 

doubt that everyone with a LV 
bag simply adores the monogram. 
Instead, I think that many people 
have the bags because of the 
inaccessibility. 
The 
decision 

systems that customers of both 
Supreme and Louis Vuitton utilize 
are very similar, and while the 
brand’s demographics may not 
completely align, this may be 
the kind of collaboration that 
is worth taking out a payday 
advance for an avid Supreme 
fan.

Louis Vuitton and Supreme: An 
unexpected but promising love story

LOUIS VUITTON

Supreme x Louis Vuitton model

NARESH IYENGAR

Daily Arts Writer

Hell, I’d bet that 

the baseball 
bats with the 

monogram grip 
will fly off the 

shelves too. 

STYLE NOTEBOOK

ALBUM REVIEW

