Yes. Pound for pound, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (Kung Fu Kenny, K. Dot, whatever you want to call him) does it better than anyone else currently living and breathing. Of course this is all subjective so I’m not going to front and try to act like the key authority figure in this field, but I can’t stand around acting like...
Canonical cinema rarely gets much richer than Ridley Scott’s 1982 film “Blade Runner.” Of course, by “Blade Runner” I refer to the “Final Cut,” Scott’s definitive version of the film whose themes are mirrored in the fragmented identity of its various renditions (for context, seven versions of the film are known to exist). The film, loosely adapted from Philip...
Paramore - Hard Times
This past week I managed to enjoy the newest single from the self-proclaimed, “genre-neutral” band (at least that's what lead singer Hayley Williams states on her Instagram bio) Paramore, “Hard Times.” I've always had a soft spot for the band since my high school days, and while their self-titled 2013 effort was at most just a...
Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week, Radar’s “Lit” pick is “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams.
Sometimes life throws a curveball your way and you just have to accept that you can do nothing about it. Douglas Adams’...
On the evening of Wednesday, April 19, the Bell Tower was surrounded by an array of art showcases ranging from canvas paintings to photography and even graffiti art in ASPB’s Arts Walk 2017 event. When I arrived to the event around 5:30 p.m., I was surprised to see only a handful of students at the art showcase. In my...
Here’s the thing about cult movies: They don’t (or, at least, they shouldn’t) try to force their way into cult cinema history. That’s why movies like “The Greasy Strangler” fail — cult status is earned, not simply given to anyone pushing out something that stands out for its strangeness. Notwithstanding its plain-as-day influences, “The Void” succeeds in echoing the...
Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week, Radar’s “Lit” pick is “literally show me a healthy person” by Darcie Wilder.
Darcie Wilder’s “literally show me a healthy person” is a novel. Sort of. Purportedly. It’s a book whose author’s stream of consciousness...
On Saturday, April 15, the Student Recreation Center was host to Dancesport at UCR’s annual Orange Blossom Ball, an amateur ballroom and Latin dance competition that exhibits talent from schools such as Arizona State University (ASU), USC, UCLA and of course, UCR, among others from across the country. I would be lying to you if I said I didn’t...
If I told you that I once saw Cold War Kids perform at my middle school’s cafeteria when I was in seventh grade, would you believe me? No? Yes? Well, it's true. See, on their 2006 debut, “Cowards and Robbers,” the indie rock band had a track titled, “Rubidoux,” named after a small town right next to UCR (now...
“Re:Zero”
I can picture the summer season now. Beachgoers having fun under the sun as they run amok celebrating the end of another school year. Feeling the chill of the ocean breeze as they traverse around the boardwalk. Or maybe, just maybe, staying at home and catching up on some of the hottest anime of the year.
Summer is when all...