…According to author Claudia Rankine, the inception of her book-length poem, “Citizen: An American Lyric,” began with the question: “How did that happen?” Something of an investigation, the poem opens with secondhand prose poetry cataloguing the lived experience of racism among Rankine’s friends and colleagues. “I just wanted to see if people were sensitive to the fact that every day in small ways, they were themselves engage...…
…MEDIUM SPICE SALSA. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Tuesday, January 17, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com EASY AS 1 2 3. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com News The Leaders and the Rest WHAT: This exhibit will examine who belongs at the University of Michigan and who draws its boundaries by showcasing student expression, politics and culture. WHO: LSA Bicentennial Theme Semester WHEN: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: H...…
…Americans. “Reading on Martin Luther King Day is always for me, an honor, because it puts me conversation with one of America’s greatest leaders, and not only a great leader in terms of Civil Rights, but for me he is a great leader in terms of human rights. He’s an example to us all,” Rankine said. It is more than fitting that Rankine read on MLK day, as her work deals with the profound urgency of the country’s increasing ...…
…G rowing up in Midwest Ohio, celebrities existed only on movie screens. They were enigmas, and I thought of them more as the characters they played than who they actually were. However, every January, I got what felt like an inside glimpse of Hollywood: the Golden Globes. I loved watching the red-carpet entrances on TV, complete with awkward interviews, extravagant dresses and a feeling that the people I watched in my...…
…“Live by Night,” the latest film from writer-director-actor Ben Affleck (“Argo”), stumbles in its opening minute. In a sepia montage of his World War I service, Affleck’s Joe Coughlin reveals that his experience in the terrible European war taught him not that violence is bad, but that he should fundamentally distrust rules. That’s really all we know of Coughlin, besides his Irish origin and that he has a police chief for a fathe...…
…6A — Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In 2009, The xx emerged into the world with the minimalist dream that was their self-titled debut; xx was an album stripped down to its bare bones, the startling intensity of Oliver Sim’s and Romy Madley Croft’s voices cracking every song open to its core. This bleached vulnerability helped contribute to the album’s attention-grabbing novelty but...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 17, 2017 Michigan 91, Nebraska 85 A chance wasted The Michigan hockey team had an opportunity to reignite its season this weekend in Minneapolis, but fell short against Minnesota. » Page 3B Short on time The Michigan men’s basketball team needs to find its identity before beginning a difficult month. » SportsTuesday Column, Page 2B Before tip-off Saturday afternoon, bef...…
…2B — January 17, 2017 SportsTuesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan loses weekend series in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS — After a turnover by Minnesota, junior forward Brendan Warren charged from center ice toward the ninth-ranked Gophers’ goal on a breakaway. But at the same time as Warren’s shot was blocked by Minnesota goaltender Eric Schierhorn, Gopher forward Tommy Novak hooked Warren, giving him a penalty sho...…
…MINNEAPOLIS — The zamboni swept around the rink Friday morning, slowly clearing any shreds of ice that had been loosened by the skates of a hockey team minutes before. The machine’s unmistakable droning filled the arena, bouncing off the maroon and gold colored seats and rising to the rafters where countless banners hung from the ceiling, detailing the program’s history. After a while, the zamboni disappeared, entering the bo...…
…4B — January 17, 2017 SportsTuesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan finds new physicality, claims victory against Nebraska After an 85-69 blowout loss to Illinois, the Michigan men’s basketball team left Champaign battered, bruised and with what now appears to have been a wake- up call. The Wolverines were bullied inside the paint by the Fighting Illini’s duo of forwards, Maverick Morgan and Kipper Nichols — who sco...…
