Faraz Rizvi
“More than spoken word” lights up The Barn
The Barn, at first glance, seems like nothing more than a ramshackle, old shack. It is unfathomable to think that countless artists — some...
Write-Off: Bob Dylan does not need to be a poet to deserve the Nobel...
In 2012, the permanent secretary of the Nobel Committee, Horace Engdahl, made a controversial statement that “American literature is too isolated, too insular,” prompting...
In Retrospect: 51 years of “A Love Supreme”
“All Praise Be to God to Whom All Praise Is Due.” — 51 years ago, these words graced and encapsulated a weakened and broken...
“Birth of a Nation” is a flawed, but mesmerizing film
Generally, film reviews are pretty standard: A writer gives an argument for why a certain film is worth watching or not, and then rates...
Fils du Sheol: Anouar Benmalek on memory, violence and fiction
Anouar Benmalek is not a very famous name in the United States. For most people on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, the name...
Cellar Door Books provides a home for writers and readers alike
Right off Canyon Crest, tucked away in a corner of a small shopping center, across from a bubbling water fountain and a series of...
RADAR Sessions: Kaliah Hekima
Kaliah Hekima, a fourth-year art major and creative writing minor, sits across from me: She is reserved, but definitely not shy. After conversing for...
Riverside Philharmonic shines into 2016-2017 Season
For most students, the term “classical music” conjures up images of fancy men and women with monocles, as if classical music is fundamentally foreign...
Herzog’s new documentary explores the digital world
Over the last few decades, German director Werner Herzog has been making some of the most compelling documentaries of our era — documentaries which...
The students behind the curtain: ASPB Concerts Team
Every year at the beginning of fall quarter, a mass of students crowd into the UC Riverside quad to see the beguiling attractions available...