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Certain moments make me question whether or not pursuing a career as a journalist is worth the trouble. This occurred a couple of days ago after British GQ revealed that their September issue would feature the members of the boy band One Direction. Each of the band’s five members would be featured individually on their own cover, with quotes from their interviews below their faces and a subhead related to the quotes. Bandmember Harry Styles' subhead reads, “He’s up all night to get lucky.” Zayn’s quote reads, “They will build statues of us.” The top comment for the post on GQ’s website that revealed the covers sarcastically congratulates GQ for “making Harry look like a total slut,” as well as making “Zayn sound way cockier than he is.” Apparently, GQ received quite a bit of hatemail/hatetweets in regard to their “unfair” portrayal of the boys, because they even posted a follow-up note that featured some of the most ridiculous, rage-filled responses to the covers. Twitter user @bangingniall_ tweeted, “HARRYS COVER SAYS HE UP ALL NIGHT TO GET LUCKY. @BritishGQ YOURE MAKING HIM SOUND LIKE A WHORE.” (I decided to remove the last sentence of the tweet for gratuitous profanity, but you get the point.) Hilariously, none of these fans seemed to assign any of the blame to the bandmembers themselves, who were fine with discussing these subjects publicly. Many decided to only blame GQ, and even threaten them with violence (including castration!). On a much more serious note, Rolling Stone recently came under scrutiny for featuring Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bomber, on its cover. CVS and Walgreens refused to sell that issue of the magazine. A large public uproar against the cover arose, which frankly, I didn’t agree with. Rolling Stone, and specifically Matt Taibbi, who wrote the piece on Tsarnaev, has long been a respected leader in investigative journalism, and has written about social issues for years. They once featured Charles Manson on the cover. Many claimed that the picture was a “glamour shot” that “portrayed him as a rock star.” But do people really think kids will see this picture and suddenly idolize the bomber? The shot was actually a selfie, used in several other news outlets, which connects to the central idea of the piece and the scary truth about the “monsters” in our society. Tsarnaev was a person, like you and me. He wasn’t a social outcast or a big, scary villain like you see in the movies. It’s easy to call him a demon and sweep his entire identity under the rug. It’s far more difficult, but also worthwhile, to examine his past to see what led up to the terrible things he did.

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INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY BY KATRINA HALFAKER You’re probably thinking, “International Friendship Day? What holiday won’t Hallmark make up for the sake of the mighty dollar?” Well, hate on Hallmark all you want, but this holiday on July 30 is pretty rad. It’s a holiday made especially for friendships, the types of relationships you have to earn, nurture and foster. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Sibling Day are all fine holidays, except not everyone has parents or siblings in their lives. International Friendship Day is the most applicable to society, and the most politically correct. Besides that, it’s a day when you can show appreciation for people who might not even live in the same country as you. Social media have enabled us to express ourselves and come into contact with individuals we would never have had the opportunity to meet so readily in the past. With the advent of Skype and Tinychat, we not only get to talk to people who might be far away, but we can also see them. Complain all you want about server errors and distorted images, it’s revolutionary. So, what should you do this July 30? You can send e-cards, post on your friends’ Facebook walls, text good wishes, call to say hello, exchange tokens of affection or hang out together. Making and gifting friendship bracelets is a common way to celebrate, but you can do whatever you want. There are no rules. Just let your peeps know they are fundamentally awesome and valuable.

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» Champaign-Urbana: After living in and around Champaign-Urbana for the past 17 years, I’m saying farewell and moving to New Orleans. I have no job yet, only a possibility for continuous freelance work and a single friend, my girlfriend. Nevertheless, I’m excited for what’s to come, yet sad to leave my home. Except for living the first six years of my life in Texas, I’ve never lived anywhere other than Illinois. I’ve been landlocked and equally isolated from the three nearest cities, and I’ve loved every second of it. I was never the type to hate living in a small town, nor was I one of the suburbanites who long to get back to “the city” (or their approximation of it anyway). Some call this town boring or simple; I think of it more as modest and unpretentious. I’ve always loved CU’s unique mixture of staunch republicans, salt-of-the-earth farmers, academics too smart for their own good, international citizens and the most Urbana of liberals. I feel completely at ease conversing with people from any and all walks of life thanks to our town’s diversity. As I was recently biking home from hanging out with longtime friends, I ate one last 2 a.m. diner stack at Merry Ann’s. The first time I ate the CU culinary landmark was my second night on campus as my older brother and his friends welcomed me to campus. I thought it was a fitting closure to both my collegiate career and my time in CU. I’m going to miss everything about east central Illinois and always look back fondly, even down to the rite of passage known as detasseling. Luckily I still have plenty of friends and family here to keep bringing me back. Champaign-Urbana’s a town full of winners, and I’m pulling out of here to…also win. Let’s hope. Wish me luck.

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laudio (Fran Kranz) rises up solemnly from the pool, his face covered by snorkeling gear. Don John (Sean Maher) and Conrade (Riki Lindhome) slither up from the water like the evil eels from The Little Mermaid to whisper in Claudio’s ear. They tell him that Don Pedro (Reed Diamond) has not been trying to convince the beautiful Hero (Jillian Morgese) to marry Claudio, but in fact Don Pedro has been endearing himself into Hero’s favour. Claudio angrily storms off. This scene from Joss Whedon’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (2013) exemplifies everything that is perfect with the film: a balance between the comedy (a man befitted in a ridiculous snorkeling getup in a pool, the villains creepily appearing out of the water beside him) with the drama (Don John trying to further his plan to mess up Claudio’s hopes for marriage). Much Ado About Nothing follows the events and romantic plots that occur in Leonato’s (Clark Gregg) home when Don Pedro and his esteemed guests come to visit. As an authentic romance springs between Claudio and Hero, situations quickly grow complex as a result of Don John’s machinations and as the non-eel-like characters conspire to have Beatrice and Benedick fall in love. Joss Whedon worked the same magic on Much Ado About Nothing as he did with The Avengers in that he took something that was already established and brought his stylistic wit and vision to it. While the dialogue is mostly unchanged from Shakespeare’s play, those who feel like they’d

fall behind with the Shakespearean dialogue can keep up with the story based on the actors delivery of lines. Another way that viewers can stay along is through the action. Whedon modernized Much Ado About Nothing, allowing for cars, cell phones, pool parties and iPods. The ways in which Whedon adapts it brings a sense of fun and fey delight to party scenes, with acrobatic tricks set to a song in the original play, modernized and ethereally sung by Maurissa Tancharoen and Whedon’s brother, Jed. This is not the first time Whedon has collaborated with his brother. In fact, most of the cast in Much Ado About Nothing is like a “best hits reunion” of actors from Whedon’s popular television series and films. Perhaps the most delightful pairing is Nathan Fillion and Tom Lenk as Dogberry and Verges, two well-intentioned but dimwitted police officers. They play the token fools in the film, and though their roles are small, they execute their comedy scenes with adorable camaraderie and lines that deliver some great laughs. While the film does provide enough laughs and drama, there are a few places in which the film could have been stronger. While the cast worked together well and had a good chemistry, the acting may have gone a bit overboard at times, especially the physical comedy which verged slightly towards slapstick and heavy-handed. Alexis Denisof in particular seemed to go a bit overboard in the scenes where he exemplified how foolishly enamored Benedick is with Beatrice, his voice

taking on a weird purring tone. I also wasn’t too sure what Beatrice’s excessive drinking throughout the film was meant to imply. It seemed as if Beatrice rarely went through a scene without pouring herself a drink. I half expected the drama at the end to be an intervention. This isn’t to say that everyone else wasn’t having their fair share of the sauce, and it may even have been a cultural nod toward the casual way wine was consumed in olden times, but when so many things are updated, it didn’t seem particularly necessary. Whatever the motivations behind it, the massive alcohol consumption and overacting proved distracting enough for me to notice, but not come close to letting it ruin the great parts of the film. The film subtly posits a question to the audience: Can something old and academic like Shakespeare still be entertaining and relevant today? The film was limited in it’s release, and will have left The Art Theater by Aug. 2, so really, only those with a desire to go seek out a Shakespeare will go see it. Regardless, for those who see it, it shows that these stories are timeless. You could set them on stage at the Globe Theatre in London centuries ago, you can film it in Joss Whedon’s house in 12 days and it will still inspire the same laughs, the same sighs, the same urge to root for a rom-com happy ending. Whether it’s a guy in a snorkel or a guy with a scabbard at his waist, whether it’s put on by William Shakespeare or Joss Whedon, Much Ado About Nothing is a story that can touch all audiences.

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High Cross Art Studio’s painting exhibition by Kyong Mee Choi and Timothy Ernest Johnson BY CLAIRE SCHROEDER

ast weekend, Urbana’s High Cross Art Studio played host to a painting exhibition. The exhibition, a 40 North 88 West event, presented works by Kyong Mee Choi and Timothy Ernest Johnson, who are both academic figures and fine arts devotees. The exhibit featured 25 pieces by Choi and 41 pieces by Johnson. Acrylic paints are Choi’s materials of choice. “I can utilize the techniques of both watercolor and oil,” he said. Choi also incorporated additional materials, such as glue and rope, and manipulated the colors “to create shapes that suggest a concrete image.” Johnson, on the other hand, considers watercolors to be his medium of choice. “Once water is present on the paper, it cannot be fully controlled,” he said. “There is an indeterminate element to how things turn out that is mysterious.” In addition to the variety of materials presented, the exhibition also offered a variety of themes. Both painters turned to different forms of inspiration and sought to display numerous subjects.

Twelve of Choi’s paintings followed the theme of Tao Te Ching, which is one of the major texts of Taoism. Choi has followed the same theme in the past, using it to write a multimedia opera. Apart from those 12 paintings, Choi presented different themes with the remaining 13 paintings. Johnson’s paintings tended to relate with one another in structural ways. “In one group, there may be a color palette, textural approach or design idea that runs through them all,” he said. “In another group there may be a stylistic or conceptual idea that they all share.” The structural connections between various paintings reflect Johnson’s source of inspiration for his art, as he said he has a “fascination with how paint and water behave on paper, and how this behavior can be guided and/or shaped to produce truly compelling images.” Neither Choi nor Johnson is new to the field of fine and visual arts. Choi said that he learned calligraphy at a young age, but rediscovered his passion for the visual arts while he attended the University for his doctoral work in music composition. He said that painting and drawing became

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“one way for me to explore another form of artistic expression, and I came to realize how much I like this field.” He began taking his creations more seriously, and had his first formal exhibition in 2006. Johnson has also been working on his visual

works for a long time. Some of his paintings on display in this exhibition have been painted within the last year, however. Others have been painted in the last few years, but the oldest piece on display was over 20 years old.

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Talking with ‘Freud’s Last Session’ director Tom Mitchell BY ANWEN PARROTT

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July 25, the Station Theatre welcomed the play Freud’s Last Session. The production, which features a simple yet intriguing storyline, a superb cast and a charming venue, is sure to please both critics and casual audiences. I spoke with director Tom Mitchell to learn more about the production.

» buzz: What is Freud’s Last Session about? » Tom Mitchell: The play is an imagined conversation between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis. Freud was an ardent atheist. Lewis was a scholarly Christian. In the play, Freud has invited Lewis to his office to learn how an intel-

ligent man who was once an atheist himself has changed his belief system to accept that there is a God. The events take place as Great Britain enters into war with Nazi Germany. » buzz: How is the Station Theatre’s adaptation of the play different than the original? » TM: The play is presented as it was written. This production streamlines the physical scenery from some of the other productions I’ve seen. We don’t try to completely recreate Freud’s study, but suggest it with furniture and lighting. » buzz: What would you like viewers to take away from the production? » TM: I think most audience members will be challenged to think about the question of God, including issues of whether there are moral codes, why do people suffer and what is the nature of good and evil. These are all big, fundamental questions posed by the characters in the play. It is interesting to see how the playwright has posed those questions in a dramatic way. » buzz: Can you tell us a bit about the cast members? Is this their first Station Theatre production? » TM: The performers are Gary Ambler as Freud and Jesse Angelo as Lewis. Ambler is a longtime veteran of productions at the Station The-

atre and around Champaign-Urbana. Angelo appeared with Ambler in the play Red in 2012. He also was featured in an original adaptation of My Antonia at the Station. During the past academic year, Angelo has been in a graduate acting program in London. » buzz: What aspect of the production are you most proud of? » TM: The actors’ performances are very good. They bring passion, energy and a sense of humor to the material. The set, lights, costumes and sound are also very effective for the small space of the Station Theatre. Although simple, they communicate the story and idea of the play very well. » buzz: Any additional comments about the play? » TM: I think that audiences are surprised how engaging the play is. We often think of the theater as a place for escape and mindless entertainment. In this case, it is engaging the mind that is what entertains. Sometimes it feels a little like watching an expert tennis match between two very good players. The enjoyment is in seeing how they volley ideas back and forth. Freud’s Last Session runs from July 25 to Aug. 3 at Urbana’s Station Theatre. All shows start at 8 p.m. August 1-7, 2013 buzz 5

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An interview with Carol Tilley on comics, libraries and literacy BY WILL HUBBS

Carol Tilley, assistant professor of library and information science. Photo by Animah Boakye

hen most people think of comics, they might imagine children clutching brightly colored paper covered with pictures of superheroes wearing tight spandex and doing impossible tasks. But how many kids have you seen reading comics lately? To find out what happened to the comic book industry and if kids are still reading comics, I sat down with Carol Tilley, assistant professor at the University. Tilley was recently featured on the Big Ten Network in a documentary titled “Carol Tilley, Comic Book Crusader.” » buzz: When was the Golden Age of Comics? » Carol Tilley: So most people would say that it was between 1938 and 1955, the first years of Superman through the induction of the Comics Code. This was the peak of sales, and some people would argue the peak of creativity. From 1953 to 1954, there were a billion new comic issues sold in the U.S. every year. Right now, if you look at the sales of comics, it is something like a quarter of (then) sold today, and this includes the floppies and the trade paperbacks. So we don’t sell nearly as much as we used to. » buzz: What were some of the genre types of the comics produced in this era? » CT: A little bit of everything. Superheroes were probably the most well known, but also jungle comics, westerns, horror, etc. Even be-

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yond the retail comic industry a lot of business and government agencies produced comics, too, in order to get information into the hands of the readers. There was a comic featuring Dagwood and Blondie talking about mental health. There was a comic that the state of Louisiana put out for a couple of years that explained its budget and how it spent its money. There were comics for the steel industry, and comics that explained atomic energy. » buzz: Would you say that there is a difference between the comics being published now and the comics published during the Golden Age? In terms of audience or genre? » CT: In terms of audience, there is a much more deliberate attempt to reach a variety of ages. A lot of the comics that were produced in the Golden Age were aimed at a generic or slightly younger audience, although some were certainly for adults or older teens. So, I think that is a part of it. The biggest difference to me, in terms of the industry of then and now, is that now there is a real interest in the creator’s rights. If you look at comics from the 1940s and 1950s, you wouldn’t have seen the names of the writers on the comics. And now that’s different. » buzz: Were comics available in libraries at this time? » CT: Very few. The comics you would most likely

have found in the library were True Comics. They came out from Parents’ Magazine and were fairly boring. They also didn’t show up in a lot of libraries. But if a library was going to have comics, this was the one they would have. » buzz: So, what’s the argument against having comics in the libraries? Because the idea is kids would come in, start reading comics and then move on to something else. » CT: Yes, but librarians didn’t want to encourage that because they saw kids reading comics enough on their own. In the 1940s and 1950s, 95 to 96 percent of all kids read comics. And the average elementary school kid might have been reading 20 to 30 different comics regularly and probably an equal number of comic strips. It didn’t matter if you were a girl or a boy, or what your social economic background was, or what race you were. You read them. But libraries were very different then, and the idea at the time was that comics weren’t good literature. They were going to turn their readers into bad people who didn’t understand how to read correctly, or wouldn’t want to go on and read different things. » buzz: Does this hold true for libraries today? » CT: It’s changed. When I first worked as a librarian about 20 years ago, you wouldn’t have found very many comics in a library. It was also

hard for the libraries that wanted to collect comics because they were not available through the regular vendors that libraries bought from. In the last 10 years, that’s changed. Most libraries will have comic collections for both kids and adults. » buzz: What would you say kids gain from reading a comic book that they might not get from reading a children’s book? » CT: I think one of the things children get from reading comics is a different approach to reading and to literacy. Because to really make sense of comics, you have to pay attention to the words, the pictures and how they relate to one another, and this is a process of reading that’s different than looking at a children’s book or reading Harry Potter. There is a richness that you gain. I think that comics can help make some ideas more accessible, more approachable, to kids. The pictures make them seem less scary and intellectual. Maybe kids don’t want to read about the development of the atomic weapons program, but put it in a comic book and maybe it’s more interesting. » buzz: Do you have any comic suggestions for kids? » CT: I am a big fan of the Owly books that Andy Runton does. They are almost completely wordless, just sweet and funny, and I think emotionally a lot of kids can identify with them. One great web comic is Rocket Robinson by Sean O’Neill.

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Fashion tips with Krystyne BY KRYSTYNE JONES

ith the new school year quickly approaching, it’s a no-brainer that tuition, book fees and dorm decor are just a few of the many concerns on the minds of new and returning students. While money and books are both extremely important to having a successful college career, you’d be surprised at how big of a role fashion can play as well. Luckily, I’m here to provide a few tips that may be useful for both guys and girls during your time at the University. Whether you’re an incoming freshman or a busy upperclassman, it’s never too late to find clothes that will make you look amazing. I am not the typical college student who gets a kick out of rocking yoga pants and hoodies to class each day. While it may be the most comfortable getup, it isn’t always the most flattering. Don’t get me wrong, if you have to wake up for an 8 a.m. class after having a fun

night out with friends, then maybe yoga pants and a loose shirt are your best bet for looking somewhat presentable for class. But if you’re anything like me, you probably enjoy looking nice while also being comfortable and not having to put very much effort into piecing together a nice outfit. Though this may seem like quite a task at first, it’s really quite simple. I’ll admit my first few weeks on campus were a bit confusing. There were so many different styles to choose from. I had no idea of what to wear to class, a small get-together or a party. The options were endless. In the case of getting ready for class, here are a few quick tips of how to stay fashion-forward while being a busy college student. If you haven’t already received at least one free T-shirt by the time you step foot on campus in the fall, don’t worry. You’ll receive plenty of free T-shirts while

on campus. While a T-shirt may not seem like the most fashionable article of clothing, you’d be surprised at how drastically they can change when introduced to a pair of scissors. That’s right. Chop it up. Make it your own. But be careful, a scissorhappy hand can easily ruin a shirt. A customized T-shirt and a nice pair of jeans is simple, but it’s better than rolling out of bed and sitting in lecture with the same yoga pants and tank top you slept in the night before. Ewww. If you really want to add a bit of flavor, make the shoes and accessories the best part. It doesn’t matter if it’s a colorful sneaker, a sassy pump, neutral flat or gold and silver accessories. If you match them perfectly, you can look great while also keeping it simple. My next tip is color. I can’t stress how much I try to avoid the colors orange and blue when choosing an outfit. I have nothing against school spirit; I just don’t see those colors as making the cut in my wardrobe (unless I’m attending a sporting event). Therefore, I advise to spice up your wardrobe with colors that pop. The colors can range from soft pastels, to bright neon. The choice is yours. Make it look great! While you may see some nicely put together

outfits during the week, the best are usually seen during the weekends. This is the time to party and have fun. Sure, we all like to get dressed up and hit the bars, but coming from a woman’s perspective, comfort isn’t always a key factor in choosing an outfit. In that case, my advice to the ladies is to wear something that you are comfortable walking in. A nice form fitting dress doesn’t always require a 6-inch pump that causes you to stumble with every step. A stylish pump is good every now and then, but a shorter heel can get the job done as well. But if height is really your thing, wedges are much easier to party in. These tips may be obvious, but they’re important to keep in mind. Stand out from the crowd. Actually make an effort when getting dressed for class. Looking good makes you feel good and there’s nothing wrong with that. Take something simple and make it your own. If you don’t have a closet full of the latest trends, play around with what you have. There could be an amazing outfit right under your nose. And if you’re worried about the shopping malls in the CU area, do a bit of your shopping online. It will slowly become your guilty pleasure.

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THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2013 SO FAR Our favorite 2013 releases you need to catch up on

BY BUZZ MUSIC STAFF between the two. While ’80s hip-hop beats keep the record upbeat and catchy, tracks like “So Good at Being in Trouble” and “Secret Xtians” exacerbate the visceral pleasure that comes when Page’s psych guitar opens a dialogue with Lennon’s vocal musings. —Tyler Durgan Used with permission from Frenchkiss Records

Local Natives — Hummingbird For a band that once recorded booing and cheering as a joke in the background to their own song, their sophomore effort proved them to be just as solemn as they are silly. Much of the record elaborates on the death of guitarist Kelcey Ayer’s mother, infusing Hummingbird with an emotional intensity that can make listening a daunting task. Tear-jerking moments like “Heavy Feet” prove the impressing versatility of Ayer’s lyrical ability as he sings, “You’re telling me you’re going to/outlive your body/what you said, I wrote it down/but it won’t say, it won’t speak the same.” Who knew four L.A. bros with mustaches could make us cry so hard? —Tyler Durgan Caitlin Rose — The Stand-In The opening one-two punch on Caitlin Rose’s The Stand-In (“No One to Call” and “I was Cruel”) is enough to plant the album firmly in your memory, but this record runs deeper than just one or two memorable tracks. Whether it’s the Patsy Cline-like wisp of “Golden Boy” or Rose’s audibly apparent desperation in “Everywhere I Go,” there’s a sound of honesty that remains stagnant in the singer-songwriter’s voice from the first track to the last that will keep you waiting for the next vocal hook time and time again. Rose’s soft and sweet vocals on tracks like “Dallas” and “Silver Sings” are tricky and balanced with the same amount of attitude that her sass-filled pose on the album’s cover present. But it’s her drowsy, latehour swoon in the fifth track, “Pink Champagne,” (only sounding better when you watch her sing it live with her arms crossed, like your pouty girlfriend who doesn’t agree with tonight’s plans) that gently puts the icing on a soundly structured cake. The Stand-In is genuine. A wholeheartedly honest, 12-track country album with all Nashville squeezed into it and no Hollywood — evidence that reminds us of a breed of country singer-songwriters that are very well alive and kicking. —Sean Neumann Unknown Mortal Orchestra — II The comparisons to rock greats like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin are inevitable. But while their eponymous debut catapulted the New Zealand psych connoisseurs to the forefront of the Pitchforksphere, we were too dazzled by singer/guitarist Ruban Nielson’s keen sense for infectious pop melodies to notice the expert guitar work going on beneath. With II, Nielson managed to write songs that not only showcase both vocal and guitar performances, but often highlight the constant interaction

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Savages — Silence Yourself On the electronic scene, '80s throwback has been more nostalgia and homage than inspired innovation. However, 2013 has seen its fair share of the post-punk scene sprouting out through the cracks in modern rock’s pavement with remarkable gusto and purpose. When England-based Savages broke out with a debut LP like Silence Yourself, the resounding product was a relentless kick in the teeth that was darkly refreshing enough to grit the jawline again and ask for another swing. Equal parts ferocious and gloomily subdued, the band oftentimes builds the album’s tracks upon foundations of goth, noise and punk for a haunting vocal and instrumental drone that, for once, doesn’t sound soullessly borrowed. Even when the album dresses itself in such low-toned garb, zoning guitars and frenetic drums aren’t placed on the backburner under any circumstances. In a seamless mesh, the LP’s glory in everything that it nods to and simultaneously creates comes together in unison with “I Am Here,” which houses the most blisteringly wild outro in recent memory. Silence Yourself is tightly refined, but there’s enough venom in the fangs here to make it one of the most recklessly vicious contenders for album of the year. —Austin Gomez

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ASAP Rocky — Long.Live.A$AP A$AP Rocky solidifies his position at the helm of this latest New York rap resurgence with the release of his debut album, Long.Live.A$AP. The debut gives Rocky what he needs most: proof of his crossover appeal and a push beyond the Clams Casino production that defined his acclaimed mixtape, Live.Love.A$AP. From the mo-

ment the title track and opener starts, one gets the feeling that Lord Flacko is taking himself more seriously — “I thought I prolly die in prison/Expensive taste in womeeeen,” he begins. Rocky utilizes his features well. As a matter of fact, both Gunplay and Big K.R.I.T. steal the spotlight with their verses on “Ghetto Symphony” and featureladen “1Train,” respectively. “Fuckin’ Problem”, the love-it-or-hate-it radio hit, involves Rocky getting ignorant with a prodigy, a Grammy winner and 2Chainz. Party anthem “Wild For the Night” is a surprising success as Rocky’s unique flow manages to pair well with the blaring synths of Skrillex. As a project, Long.Live.A$AP shows off Flacko’s transition from newcomer to mainstay. While a couple of tracks seem like filler (“Fashion Killa,” “Pain”), the offering has enough substance to hold A$AP fans over until Ferg’s Trap Lord drops on Aug. 20. —Rishi Khakhkhar Eat Skull — III This album has to be one of the most underrated LPs of 2013. The Portland “shitgaze” band’s ultra lo-fi recordings showcase their effortless-sounding hooks. Considering the '90s were 20 years ago now, it’s about time there was resurgence in that unmistakable “wearing-a-flannel-on-a-cloudyday-because-I-am-so-grunge” kind of sound in the semi-mainstream music industry. If we’re talking about accessibility, Eat Skull are more accessible on this Woodsist-released effort than ever before. They’ve been around the block, and clearly matured into a band who can write a catchy song that maintains all the idiosyncrasies that make them so distinctive. A perfect example of this is “How Do I Know When To Say Goodnight,” a wonderfully layered collage of persistent, rhythmic bass and vocal “ahhs” with glittery synth and guitarist and vocalist Rob Enbom’s sometimes distinguishable but always slightly obscured lyrics about who knows what layered over each other. The tripped-out music video that goes with it serves as the cherry on top of this psychedelic sundae. —Maddie Rehayem The National — Trouble Will Find Me Elder New York indie rock statesmen returned at the beginning of the summer with a much more subdued follow up to 2010’s breakthrough High Violet. For the first time, though, the graying five-piece reportedly had no major disputes. The easygoing process for Trouble Will Find Me resulted in The National’s smoothest and most emotionally compelling work to date. The new record has also seen an evolution of frontman Matt Berninger: He has physically begun to show his age, with his soft blonde hair slowly graying around the edges, but he has also emotionally and lyrically aged. Trouble Will Find Me witnesses Berninger moving away from the themes of isolation and loneliness that bled out of earlier records and instead he sings to his wife and newborn daughter. The end result

is a record that is more reserved, but paternally calm and confident. —Tyler Durgan Kurt Vile — Wakin On A Pretty Daze In the recently released video for “KV Crimes,” Kurt Vile dons a plastic crown and is majestically carried around town on a makeshift throne. The video is awesome, and Kurt looks badass as always, but let’s be honest: No one needs any convincing that Kurt is king. Vile’s supremacy was hinted at long ago and all but solidified with his most recent release, Wakin On a Pretty Daze. While many of Vile’s earlier albums are a bit subdued, Wakin On A Pretty Daze is complex and ambitious without losing the signature combination of airiness, strong folk vocals and stinging lyrics that listeners have grown to know and love. The majority of the songs on the album extend beyond six minutes, with a few tracks clocking in at over 10 minutes, but the listener rarely notices the lengthiness. Each track continuously develops, transitions and builds upon itself. It all works so well. It feels like summer. And personally, I can’t think of many sounds more pleasing than that of Kurt Vile’s guitar. —Anwen Parrott

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My Bloody Valentine — m b v Hi, readers. For your sake, I’m not going to continue gushing over this album, but you can surely head over to readbuzz.com and check out the review of it I wrote back in Febuary. Basically, it’s My Bloody Valentine’s third album (yeah, that one band who made 1991’s Loveless). It was selfreleased in 2013. It’s good. Really good. What more can I say? —Maddie Rehayem

Others we like: Run The Jewels — Run the Jewels Thee Oh Sees — Floating Coffin Deafheaven — Sunbather Iceage — You’re Nothing Hank. — Pinched Autre Ne Veut — Anxiety Boards of Canada — Tomorrow’s Harvest Milk Music — I’ve Got A Wild Feeling Chance The Rapper — Acid Rap Mikal Cronin — MCII Ovlov — am Owen — L’Ami Du Peuple Pissed Jeans — Honeys

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Tour some of CU’s most unique dishes BY JASMINE LEE AND LEILA SHINN with a nostalgic feeling of curling up by the fire on a gloomy winter day. Being a college student with an average paying job, I can’t say that the dish was worth $16, but it might not be a bad idea if you’re trying to impress your date. —Leila Shinn

Duck confit pot pie from Destihl. Photo by Leila Shinn

» Dish: Duck confit pot pie » Restaurant: Destihl » Address: 301 N. Neil St., Champaign » Price: $15.95 Everyone loves chicken pot pie, but who’s ever imagined duck pot pie? In trying this dish, I was a bit skeptical being that I have never tried duck before, but I was pleasantly surprised by its tenderness. Every ingredient in this dish perfectly accompanied one another — and who knew Brussels sprouts could taste so good? The wide variety of vegetables and spices not only made the dish appear appetizing, but also provided an assortment of complementary flavors. At times, I would bite into a spice that would be a bit overwhelming with flavor or a piece of duck that was tough and dry, but overall this dish provided a pleasant experience. The rich creaminess of the dish left me

Burger donut from Fat Sandwich Company. Photo by Leila Shinn

» Dish: Burger donut » Restaurant: Fat Sandwich Company » Address: 502 E. John St., Champaign » Price: $4.50 Going into Fat Sandwich, I was convinced that I was going to order the Chicken Donut in an attempt to make the “healthier” choice. Unfortunately, they were all out of chicken patties and told me that the burger donut was just as good,

if not better. Convinced, I placed my order and waited restlessly as the sweet, yet savory aroma of the meal filled my nostrils. As I nervously took my first bite, my taste buds were delightfully overcome with flavor. The combination of sweet and savory flavors worked together in harmony without being overwhelming. I’m not a huge fan of chewy bacon, and the bacon atop this burger was cooked to crispy perfection. The heat from the grill caused the glazed donut bun to be melted just enough and the juice from the burger gave it a delectably soft and tender texture. If I wasn’t trying to make healthy choices, I’d have no problem indulging in this unique creation every day. —Leila Shinn » Dish: Tongue tacos » Restaurant: Mas Amigos » Address: 1106 W. University Ave., Urbana » Price: $1.99 per taco or $7.99 for a three tacos, rice and beans A few months ago, I went on an eat-all-thetacos-in-CU tour and stumbled upon a few new favorite Mexican restaurants. Mas Amigos, with its deliciously deep-fried tortilla chips and offering of tongue tacos, made the short list. The taste of tongue is a little hard to describe, since a lot of the appeal has to do with the chewy texture. But anyone who has tried both tendon and tripe can attest that despite the slight sponginess and almost-dissolvableness of the meats, they’re not at all scary or unapproachable. These particular tacos are served grilled, cubed, sprinkled with onions and cilantro and mounded atop two heated corn

tortillas. Definitely go with onions and cilantro rather than tomatoes and lettuce, since the former lend a much needed bite to the taco. Armed with one of Mas Amigos’ bottles of salsa, I can gorge on these delights for days. —Jasmine Lee » Dish: Stir fry pork intestine with spicy sauce » Restaurant: South China » Address: 25 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign » Price: $13.95 South China’s amazingly extensive menu includes pork intestines, cubes of rabbit meat and sliced kidneys alongside more familiar, Americanized Chinese dishes like kung pao chicken, moo shu pork and fried rice. Since I’ve had experience with intestines before, Korean barbecue style, I figured I’d try the saucy version. The dish was ready for pick up alarmingly fast (oddly, South China’s minimum price for delivery is $25, so takeout it was), and soon I had a giant Styrofoam plate filled with rings of intestine, sugar snap peas, green peppers, celery and sliced garlic, all tossed together and smothered in spicy sauce. The sauce tasted like a mixture of kung pao and Szechwan, and, honestly, was the best part of the dish. The intestines’ texture was nearly identical to tripe, one of my favorite things to eat, but the very earthy aftertaste was a little off-putting. I want to try all the different iterations of intestine that South China has to offer (they have it with Chef’s sauce, with chili pepper and with sauerkraut, so I have a bit more tasting to do), but this dish is definitely not for the faint of heart or easily queasy. —Jasmine Lee

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THURSDAY 1 Family friendly "One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure" Matinee 10 a.m. Parkland College Babies Love Books 10:30 a.m. Champaign Public Library "Solar System Safari" Matinee 11 a.m. Parkland College

Mind, body & spirit Vinyasa Flow with Allen Dick noon Amara Yoga & Arts

The Fights 8 p.m. Mike N Molly's Parrish Brothers 9 p.m. Rosebowl Tavern AD HD: TRIBUTE TO AC/DC 9 p.m. Canopy Club Late Night with DJ Belly 10 p.m. Radio Maria

Miscellaneous Prairie Skies 7 p.m. Parkland College

Restorative Yoga with Allen Dick 7 p.m. Amara Yoga & Arts Live music & karaoke Ashtanga Full Primary Series with Kelsey Surreal Deal Bourgeois 8 p.m. 7 p.m. Rosebowl Tavern Amara Yoga & Arts Power Flow Yoga 4 p.m. Amara Yoga & Arts

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FRIDAY 2 Family friendly Kids Sidewalk Chalk Contest 5:30 p.m. Downtown Champaign Mind, body & spirit Power Flow Yoga with Candace Thomas noon Amara Yoga & Arts

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SUNDAY 4 Mind, body & spirt Gentle Yoga with Kristin McCoy 9 a.m. Amara Yoga & Arts

Live music & karaoke Slow Flow Yoga with Friday Night Live 6 p.m. Downtown Champaign

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Power Flow Yoga with Candlelight Hot Flow Candace Thomas Yoga with Luna Pierson Family friendly noon 7 p.m. The Mommy and Baby Amara Yoga & Arts Amara Yoga & Arts Expo Yoga Fundamentals 9 a.m. Yin Yoga with Jodi Lincoln Square Shopping with Linda Lehovec Adams 12:15 p.m. Center 7 p.m. Amara Yoga & Arts Mind, body & spirit Amara Yoga & Arts Power Flow Yoga with Live music & karaoke Kelsey Bourgeois Live music & karaoke 4 p.m. The Chemicals Hootenanny Amara Yoga & Arts 8 p.m. 8 p.m. Mike N Molly's Rosebowl Tavern SUMMER STRAGGLERS 9 p.m. Canopy Club

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Abe Froman Improv 8:30 Mike 'N' Molly's

Family friendly Toddler Tales 9:45 a.m. Champaign Public Library Goodnight Storytime 6:30 p.m. Champaign Public Library

Mind, body & spirit Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Kelsey Bourgeois noon Amara Yoga & Arts

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MINI-TRIATHLON Sholem Aquatic Center, 2205 W. Sangamon Dr., Champaign Saturday, Aug. 3, 7:30 a.m. Resident: $40, non-resident: $60 (You also get a cool race T-shirt!) Have you been maintaining your summer bod? If so, this mini-triathlon should be no sweat! Test yourself with a six-mile bike race, two-mile run and 400-yard swim. There will be no on-site registration, so sign up for your age group today! champaignparkdistrict.com/sports/minitri. —Imani Brooks, Arts & Entertainment

SPROUTS AT THE MARKET: SOME SAY TOMATO Corner of Illinois and Vine streets, Urbana Aug. 3, 9–11:30 a.m. Free

WEDNESDAY 7 Family friendly Ready, Set, Read! 9:45 a.m. Champaign Public Library Animal Encounters at the Orpheum 2 p.m. Orpheum Children's Science Museum

Mind, body & spirit Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Kelsey Bourgeois noon Amara Yoga & Arts Yoga Fundamentals with Candace Thomas 4:15 p.m. Amara Yoga & Arts

Live music & karaoke Open Decks with DJ Belly 10 p.m. Radio Maria

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Sprouts at the Market gives youngsters a chance to learn about the food at the market — where it comes from, who grows it and what to do with it. This Saturday, the focus is all things tomatoes, and there will be samples of all kinds for kids to try. —Carrie McMenamin, Food & Drink Editor

NATIONAL AEROMODELING CHAMPIONSHIPS 505 E. Armory Ave., Champaign Aug. 7-11, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. $19 per day before 5 p.m., free after 5 p.m. For the first time at the University of Illinois Armory, come and watch the National Aeromodeling Championships, where model airplane enthusiasts from across the country compete in a variety of contests. —Maggie Su, Community Editor

TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM The Art Theater, 126 W. Church St., Champaign Opens Aug. 2 $7 Millions know their voices, but no one knows their names. In his compelling new film Twenty Feet From Stardom, award-winning director Morgan Neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. Triumphant and heartbreaking in equal measure, the film is both a tribute to the unsung voices who brought shape and style to popular music and a reflection on the conflicts, sacrifices and rewards of a career spent harmonizing with others. —Jamila Tyler, Movies & TV Editor

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MOVIES & TV

'NEWSROOM' SEASON 2

Is it simply responding to season one?

JONE SIN’

by Matt Jones

”Sounds Terrible”--music you don’t want to hear

BY AMANDA TOLEDO

Used with permission from HBO

he Newsroom returned for its second season Sunday, July 13, on HBO and fans may have noticed some distinct changes from season one. The Newsroom follows news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels), who tries to change his program into one that focuses on facts instead of being generally amiable. The first season got a lot of criticism, and some changes to the show its sophomore season seem to come in direct response to them. The first notable difference in the new season is the change in the opening credits. Opening credits can reveal a number of things about a show: the feel they’re going for, where the focus of the show is and the characters that we should care about. Last season’s credits had old photos and footage of news anchors and the behind the scenes of making the news intercut with images of the characters working. Those credits showed the making of the news, the process behind it, with the aspirational figures (Cronkite notably among them) interspersed, giving viewers everything they needed to know about where the heart of the show lies. To my immense dismay, the credits changed for season two. Gone are the nostalgic images of news anchors and people hard at work. Instead, confusingly, the new credits have the inspiring song set at a faster tempo, it has replaced most images of the cast with shots of New York and people’s hands holding markers as they highlight things and wires being pulled. What may unnerve the critics who consider the show sexist is that one of the shots in the new opening credits is of a woman’s feet in high heels as she falls backwards and spills coffee all over a piece of paper. If the season one credits were supposed to show that a trustworthy news anchor was to be found in the following hour, season two’s surely promise that women will continue to be clumsy. The sexist depiction of women was a major criticism for season one. In Mindy Kaling’s book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me, and Other Concerns, she talks about the types of flaws women have in romantic comedies. Rather than giving them actual human flaws, or — God forbid! — make them even slightly average looking, they are made clumsy. It seems that Aaron Sorkin takes that approach on writing female characters in Newsroom. People cite the scenes where women trip, knock things over, don’t know how to use

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email and fumblingly slam men in the face with glass doors as sexism in Sorkin’s portrayal. The sexism may have seemed a bit baffling to fans of Sorkin’s acclaimed show The West Wing, where characters like C.J. (Allison Janney) and first lady Abbey Bartlet (Stockard Channing) could manage to be both strong and female. This is not to say that all women in Sorkin’s Newsroom are portrayed as meek all the time. I contend that though their depiction is flawed, the women are still strong figures. In fact, one of my favourite scenes from the first season is when Charlie (Sam Waterston) berates Sloan Sabbith (Olivia Munn) for going rogue in an interview. In the heat of their argument he shouts at her, “Don’t front off with me, girl.” Instead of submissively backing down, Sabbith stands firm and retorts, “Don’t call me ‘girl,’ sir.” Unfortunately, the sexist statements from Charlie do not stop, as is exhibited in the first episode in season two, where he refers to Sloan as “money skirt,” but she remains capable of fending off such remarks while remaining professional and admirable. At the beginning of the latest episode, viewers also get to see a distinct change in Maggie (Allison Pill), who, as the lawyer in the episode aptly noted, looks like, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” Will glosses over this change, but we can gather that an event that shook up Maggie’s life has made her ‘hardcore’ and edgy, but I’m not sure they’ll be able to pull it off. The Maggie sequence came during one of the new changes I disliked the most so far this season. People complained that season one made reporting the news too easy for Will and his team because Sorkin used real stories and had the benefit of hindsight to have his characters make the right decisions and come up with thoughtful responses. Perhaps to appease these complaints, Sorkin added a fictional news story that the team botched. Despite hating when seasons open showing a bad situation and then spend the rest of the season revealing how they got there, I love the show, and will begrudgingly sit through it. Many of the changes this season seem reactionary from the criticism it received in season one. Of the changes so far, they aren’t the best, but they have time to pan out into something more worthwhile.

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54 Border on the court 57 Let everyone else have a turn 59 Moronic offshoot of reggae? 63 Pink character on “The Backyardigans” 64 Sensitive to other’s feelings 65 Visualizing 66 Fast-spinning stat 67 Body shop removal

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23 “Jackass” crew member Margera 24 Nothing to brag about 26 Is impossible 28 In a muddle 29 Sarah of “Roseanne” and “Scrubs” 33 Clock settings 34 Nerve 36 Easy-to-recognize word in speech recognition programs 37 Ache (for) 38 Air, to Germans 41 Pain in the neck? 42 Place a curse on 43 Jazz bassist Charlie 44 Early even score 45 Penguin from Antarctica 47 Cuts corners 49 From Baghdad, say 50 Comparatively peculiar 51 Dirt cluster 55 The Pistons, the Pacers, etc. 56 Founded, on town signs 58 It’s “a mass of incandescent gas,” in a TMBG song 60 Word ignored when alphabetizing 61 “Ich bin ___ Berliner” 62 %, for short ©2013 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords. com)