…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 29, 2020 — 5A Unchained to curating a group of songs into an album, Shelton can release whatever he wants, whenever he wants. For better or for worse, it seems like we won’t be getting any new Blake Shelton albums for a long time … or maybe ever. Whether that possibility bums you out or makes you sigh in relief — keep in mind that Shelton isn’t going anywhere. In a...…
…It’s a Saturday night in the middle of nowhere. You’re driving down a dirt road (in a pickup truck, obviously) and passing cornfield after cornfield. Eventually you reach a massive bonfire where attractive young people are gathered. Tailgates are down. Speakers are turned up. Everyone is drinking. It’s a common image in popular contemporary country music. The light-hearted, quasi-romantic night in the backwoods. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 30, 2020 — 5A ‘Do I think aliens are real? No.’ The Daily sits down Cam York and Johnny Beecher to talk about hot dogs, Deflategate and Area 51 The Daily hockey beat used to run a video series during the 2011-12 season called “Quick Hits.” They were one-on-one interviews with players that covered everyday life and all of its funny moments. Now, it’s back in written forma...…
…2015’s era of bright, side- swept hair and Tumblr edginess is embodied in one famous figure: Halsey. Rising to extreme stardom with the release of her fantastical debut album, BADLANDS, she became a voice that many angsty teenagers clung to. Her music created an alternate reality, BADLANDS existing as a fake universe for teenage fans to get lost in. Her distinctive, almost warbling vocals have garnered both praise and cri...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, January 23, 2020 — 5 The lasting odyssey of ‘Uncut Gems’ FILM NOTEBOOK ANDREW WARRICK Daily Arts Writer “Everything will be OK” is the kind of thing we tell someone when one of two situations has occurred: Someone is irrationally caught up in a minute problem, or everything will absolutely not be OK. Yet, the new comedy from Australian comedian Josh Thomas (“Please Like Me”) walks...…
…I make a habit of avoiding movie theaters. Among other more important reasons, I really don’t enjoy other people telling me how and when to react. Misplaced laughter and overzealous reactions ruin a movie experience for me, almost as must as cliches and far-fetched storylines. The experience of watching “Uncle Frank” was an unfortunate mix of all of these. “Uncle Frank” is the type of movie that is sure to bring in crow...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 24, 2020 — 5 There are no Kinks in The Kinks, no Smiths in The Smiths, not a stroke in the The Strokes to be found. Perhaps then, to some surprise, front woman María of The Marías seems anything but out of place. María (who leaves off her surname in press) is the focal point of the band’s aesthetic, supplying the velvety vocals to the songs she co-writes, wearing the bob of b...…
…It’s been nearly a year since “Broad City” concluded its run, leaving a hole in the heart of anyone who watched — especially for Comedy Central. The apparent heir to this is “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” which should fit in just fine, once it settles down. After Awkwafina’s recent string of success in high-profile films like “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Ocean’s 8,” and after becoming the first Asian-American woman to win a Golden Gl...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 16, 2020 — 5A In a blow to Michigan’s 2020 defensive line, defensive tackle Michael Dwumfouor announced Tuesday afternoon that he had entered the transfer portal. “My time here at Michigan has come to an end, these past four years has been some of the best time of my life,” Dwumfour wrote in a statement posted to Twitter. “I’ve learned and matured so m...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 5 Rina Sawayama, ‘Minari’ and cultural ‘others’ Design byJessica Chiu Daily Arts Top Five: What to read, watch & listen to this weekend Each week, Daily Arts writers evaluate the latest movies, shows, books, music, games and more. They watch, read and listen for the next standout artistic trends and then write about what that means for us in the art wo...…
…7-Opinion Wednesday, January 20, 2021 — 5 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Artist Profile: SMTD senior Addison Tharp digitizes jazz Innovation in the performance community is not a new phenom- enon during the COVID-19 pan- demic, but what about here on campus? The School of Music, Theatre & Dance has a whole host of performers who have not stood by and waited for the pandemic to pass, and SMTD senior Addison Tharp is ...…
…Kiley Reid is interested in what makes us cringe. “As a writer I’m really drawn toward hyper-realistic, almost awkward dialogue and inner monologue,” said Reid in a recent phone interview with The Michigan Daily. “And I’m very drawn to characters who find themselves in positions of power and don’t really know what to do with it.” Accordingly, Reid situates her debut novel, “Such A Fun Age,” at the nexus of multiple tricky relatio...…
…I think the phrase “lightning in a bottle” is overused. So, know that when I call Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” lightning in a bottle, understand that I mean it in the most life-altering, soul- affirming way. “Little Women” is a rush of wonder and youth, containing a kind of emotional depth that I search for in every movie. To boil its infectious and unforgettable zeal down to a single moment would do injustice do its living, breat...…
…A confused teenage girl sighs, “I think I might be broken.” Dr. Jean Milburn (Gillian Anderson, “The X-Files”) replies, “Sex doesn’t make us whole. So how could you be broken?” Though Dr. Milburn is speaking to one of the many students at Moordale Secondary School who comes to ask her advice, she’s really talking to you. This therapy session isn’t just for the sake of fiction. The message is clear and it’s meant for the view...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, January 9, 2020 — 5 Daily Arts Writer Emily Yang delves into her winter break reads in five capsule reviews. *** n+1, issue 35 This is the only literary magazine I subscribe to in print, in part because it’s relatively inexpensive and in part because the writing it publishes tends to be both sophisticated and politically astute. It’s slightly under the radar, but occasionally individu...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, January 13, 2020 — 5A If a show tells the same story as the one that it rebooted, then one might rightly ask why reboot it at all. By now, 1994 was 26 years ago. It’s often not the case that what was relevant in 1994 still holds up in 2020. Thankfully, “Party of Five” left 1994 in the past and caught up with 2020 in a solid, if somewhat bland, reboot. Instead of the white, middle clas...…
…Amid the revival of the movie musical, NBC’s new pilot “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” seeks to capture the camp of Broadway classics along with modern millennial cynicism. A slightly magical premise and some genuinely funny moments make this show stand out from more formulaic sitcoms. Zoey (Jane Levy, “Don’t Breathe”), owner of the titular “Extraordinary Playlist,” works as a coder at a San Francisco start-up and struggles ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 10, 2020 — 5 In my memory, Winter Break 2019 will always be defined by “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” While I watched some (far superior) movies like “Little Women” and “Knives Out” during this holiday season, my brain still can’t let “Skywalker” go. It’s a beautifully crafted, wonderfully performed, roller coaster ride of a waste of time. While there are imaginative pla...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 17, 2020 — 5 We all want to be remembered — there’s no doubt about that. If we didn’t, fame wouldn’t be so coveted and patent lawyers would be out of a job. But when it comes to making history, few of us are ever able to achieve anything “noteworthy.” Or are we? Terrence Malick’s (“Song to Song”) newest film, “A Hidden Life,” challenges the idea that, in order to leave a m...…
…Wednesday, January 26, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 2021 was the year artists pulled out the big guns. Some of the industry’s heaviest hitters released albums that will undoubt- edly become classics in the years to come. In addition, many new and lesser-known artists exploded onto the scene last year with groundbreaking releases. While in no particular order, here is a short list of what The Michigan Daily’s ve...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 19, 2022 — 5 Several months ago, my answer seemed to be “no.” After witnessing the catastrophic fail- ure of “Dear Evan Hansen” — a film which I hated, adapted from a musical I liked (or at least used to like. It’s difficult to listen to Ben Platt since seeing the movie) — I began to wonder whether a musical could go fro...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 12, 2022 — 5 Terms apply. Food delivery, entertainment, and more. EXCLUSIVELY WITH Student offers that will make your year. amazon.com/student The Michigan Daily …
…S T A T E M E N T In the last 24 hours, my six friends and I collectively sent 374 texts in a group chat coming up on its five-year anniversary. And this was a slow day. Calling Tinder matches “pen pals,” all-caps play-by-play reactions to the new “Matilda” movie, pictures of people we haven’t spoken to in years that seem to reappear all too often. Texts like “im wearing a headband” and “a grown man is sitting next to me on the ...…
…Wednesday, January 25, 2023— 5 S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Note: All names have been changed, and stories have been truncated when appropriate to avoid the possibility or implication of repeating the message relevant in each encounter. As a student at the University of Michigan, I’ve rarely witnessed overt homophobia on campus, though I know it exists. Still, I feel inexplicably unsafe in most spaces ...…
…This is the companion piece to “Scratching the surface of ChatGPT.” After introducing myself to ChatGPT, its functions, capabilities and restrictions, and brainstorming how I could present discussions ChatGPT raises in an interesting way, I came to the conclusion that I was able to interview this Artificial Intelligence. Every single word of ChatGPT’s response is intentional due to how it forms its responses, and this interview wi...…
…6A — Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By John Guzzetta ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/29/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/29/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 ACROSS 1 Like much desert terrain 5 Constructed 10 Modeling material 14 Latina toon explorer 15 Bay of Beng...…
…6A — Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Jared Tamarkin (c)2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/22/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/22/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, Janury 22, 2020 ACROSS 1 Construction guideline 5 Pitfalls 10 Bible book that chronicles the conversion of Paul 14...…
…6A — Thursday, January 30, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Dan Margolis ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/30/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/30/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020 ACROSS 1 Healthful berry 5 Sommelier’s concern 9 San Antonio cagers 14 Bananas 15 “... the __ blackness of t...…
…Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Frank Virzi ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/27/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/27/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, January 27, 2020 ACROSS 1 Tibetan monks 6 Rise up against authority 11 U.S. interstate, e.g. 14 Grind, as teeth 15 Amazon Echo Dot’s voice service 16 West end? 1...…
…6 — Thursday, January 23, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Bruce Haight (c)2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/23/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/23/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020 ACROSS 1 Spunky 8 Longest-serving Japanese prime minister 11 Ave. crossers 14 Steel foundry input 15 Traction...…
…6 — Friday, January 31, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By David Poole ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/31/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/31/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, January 31, 2020 ACROSS 1 Really big show 6 Sharp bark 10 Software product with a cup-and- saucer logo 14 Addresses 15 M...…
…6 — Friday, January 24, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Paul Coulter (c)2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/24/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/24/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, January 24, 2020 ACROSS 1 Draft category 5 Crisply played, in mus. 9 Qatar’s capital 13 Inflammation treatment 15 Apple product 16 ...…
…In the current rap arena, simplicity is key. Few people want to spend hours laboring over a heady underground release with a fine-tooth comb. The people want bangers, and they want them fast. The only way to keep up with the demand is to strip the songs down so only the essential elements remain. Those best equipped to dominate the current climate are those operating in the realm of “derivative rap.” That’s not to say they imitate...…
…6A — Thursday, January 16, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wagner gaining coaches’ trust Months ago, during Michigan’s media day, associate head coach Phil Martelli raved about freshman forward Franz Wagner. “He’s just different,” Martelli said on Oct. 17. “I suggest, if you’re on the fence or there are tickets available, get your tickets. You’re gonna want to see this kid play.” Fans soon learned they’d have t...…
…Dreams submerge one into an altered state of consciousness. So does music. The two become one in Two Saviors, Buck Meek’s new album. It is tinged with sadness and regret but suffused with light. Steeped in nostalgia and setting, Meek invites you into a slice of his memory. The album feels like a love letter written upon waking up from a dream: a little confused, a little unclear in its language but thoughtfully done — that is, if ...…
…I waited a few days after watch- ing “Pieces of a Woman” to write about it. I wasn’t even sure if I was going to be able to write anything more about it than the non sequi- turs I’d typed into the notes app on my phone: “milk but no baby,” “spit- ting out an appleseed,” “unfinished bridge.” I wasn’t sure if I wanted to get in the middle of the cultural conversation about the death of the artist, delve into the twisted feel- ing in my ...…
…Let’s get this out of the way: I write negative reviews about music because I hate music, and you should hate it too. After all, what is music if it isn’t something to dump on? Taking what people love, analyzing it piece by piece and ripping it to shreds to invalidate their enjoyment is what I thrive on. I just want to take your favorite album and show you why it’s so terrible until you hate it yourself. What, you thought I list...…
…6A — Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Kevin Christian ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/15/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/15/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 ACROSS 1 Minor misunderstanding 5 Long part of an arrow 10 Pride Month letters 14 Sticky pod 15 Gra...…
…6A — Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Chase Dittrich (c)2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/21/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/21/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 ACROSS 1 Sound of disbelief 5 Feature of some debit cards 9 Ford Fusion, e.g...…
…6 — Thursday, Janurary 9, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Christopher Adams ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/09/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/09/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, January 9, 2020 ACROSS 1 Coffee holder 4 “Top Chef” host Lakshmi 9 Droop 12 Tapped-off remnant 13 Thread holder 14 T’ai __ 15 Club condiment 17 “Fiddler...…
…6A — Monday Janurary 13, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Matt McKinley ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/13/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/13/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, January 13, 2020 ACROSS 1 Hanks who plays Mr. Rogers 4 Spanish houses 9 Watched secretly 14 Dr.’s group 15 Scarlett of fiction...…
…6 — Tuesday Janurary 14, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Roland Huget ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/14/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/14/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 ACROSS 1 Watering hole 4 African language group 9 Suddenly took interest 14 Québec street 15 Future oak 16 W...…
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…6 — Friday, January 17, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By David Van Houten ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/17/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/17/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, January 17, 2020 ACROSS 1 “__ Is Betta Than Evvah!”: 1976 R&B album 5 “Disgusting!” 8 “The Real...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 6 — Wednesday, January 26, 2022 The Orange Bowl game was playing on a television behind me, visible through a reflection on a picture frame. Though I couldn’t make out the details of the players, or their movements, I turned and looked back at the screen hanging over the bar periodically, watching with disappointment as Georgia’s score increased at an exponentially greate...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 6 — Wednesday, January 19, 2022 S T A T E M E N T Read more at MichiganDaily.com The Sex Lives Of College Girls And Also Dani DANI CANAN Statement Correspondent So lately I’ve been thinking about sex; or rather, thinking about why I don’t think about sex. I started watching “Criminal Minds” for the plot, but stayed through all 15 seasons for actor Matthew Gray Guble...…
…“I just want to fast forward to the part of my life when everything is okay,” Issa says to her reflection in the mirror. It’s a statement that we can all get behind. Life has its trials and tribu- lations. Oftentimes, it feels like there’s no possible way to get through the storm. But the series finale of HBO’s “Inse- cure” is proof that things do eventually work out in the end; we just have to stop standing in our own way. Created ...…
…Wednesday, January 18, 2023— 6 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com S T A T E M E N T Going public with picky eating Content Warning: Mentions Disordered Eating It shocked my parents when their little girl, the kid who frowned at “Spongebob” boxed macaroni and cheese and lied about having a peanut allergy to avoid peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, tore apart a small filet of smoked fish, leaving behind only a plate of bones. ...…
…S T A T E M E N T Wednesday, January 25, 2023— 6 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com More details about inauguration events and tickets will be available soon! myumi.ch/inauguration President Ono’s Inauguration Poster Session Award Students Can Receive Up to $5,000 to Pursue a Project During President Ono’s inauguration on March 7, a poster session at Stamps Auditorium will give U-M students the opportunity to present and discuss ...…
…Opinion Wednesday, January 11, 2023 — 6 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This November, voters in Michigan approved Proposal 1, which changed the legislative term limits for the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan State Senate and greatly expanded the financial disclosure rules for state politicians. These are two very important changes that will help to ensure ethics and accountability in Lansing. Prior to...…
