…2B — Thursday, January 12, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Lion’ flawed but evocative UofMixtape: Cold Open Oscar bait is a funny thing, isn’t it? The notion of film for the purpose of awards attraction is troubling, not only because the film’s quality may be affected by studio or distributor attempts to make it more palatable or moving, but because the entire content of a film is dependent on...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, January 12, 2017 — 3B This week Daily Music writers look back at — and reconsider — less modern pieces of music. On his 2005 track “The Food,” Common wonders aloud about sincerity in rap, questioning “if it’s for the art or for the dough.” It’s a critical distinction, staying away from the material mindset, and it’s one that was echoed just a year later by fellow Chicagoa...…
…4B — Thursday, January 12, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This week Daily Music writers look back — and reconsider — less modern pieces of music. In elementary school, Sunday mornings were known as golden mornings to me in a way that stood completely independent of the weather outside. Golden mornings existed nowhere else but my kitchen, where my parents liked to lounge after eating a la...…
