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University Y Reaches Out
Help local YMCA raise awareness, funds and support for the recent Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. The University Y provides community members multiple opportunities to learn and give.
by Alexander Richarson
Missed something at the Pygmalion Literary Fest? Check out interviews with Tarfia Faizullah and Peter Orner online!
Lit Fest Recap by Melisa Puthenmadom
FOOD & DRINK
So Much Balsamic
It might just be salad dressing to many, but balsamic vinegar is part of the lifeblood of Italian cooking. Find out just what distinguishes those expensive bottles of balsamic from the rest and learn how to incorporate by Paul Angelillo the bright, tangy flavor into your dishes. MOVIES & TV The second season of acclaimed crime show The Blacklist starring James Spader as government agent-turned-criminal Raymond Reddington started with a bang and only got better.
Post-Pygmalion Roundup
by Music staff 2 buzz October 3-9, 2014
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Blacklist Season 2 Premiere by Carolyn Aiello
Last week brought the CU community arguably one of the Pygmalion Festivals to ever come out in recent years. Check out our post-festival coverage for our highlights of the weekend.
As we all well know, Champaign-Urbana is the best. But, even if only for the sake of chiasmi, this affirmation necessitates qualification: what is the best of ChampaignUrbana? Every Fall, buzz seeks out the answers to this question with our annual Best of CU issue. If you are unfamiliar with the process, it goes something like this: towards the end of September, our editorial staff decides on the categories. Most years, there are between 40 and 50 categories – this year, we have 61. We've expanded greatly on the 43 categories open last year, introducing more categories in our Food & Drink and Shopping sections to accomodate Champaign-Urbana's constantly growing and diverse retail and dining scenes. We also brought back some old favorites, including many categories in our Sex & Romance section. Then we hand over the keys to our readers in the local community. As you read this, the ballot for Best of CU 2014 is already available online at readbuzz.com/vote and we are accepting submissions. The whole ballot is write-in, so you can put literally any local business or individual you feel deserves recognition as one of the best things about Champaign-Urbana. You can only vote once, so choose wisely! Voting will run from now until October 19. At that point, we count all the votes and figure out the winners. From there, we kick things into high gear and start putting together the issue itself. The Best of CU issue is one of my personal favorites every year: we feature so many awesome shops and businesses and highlight tons of the wonderful and talented people who help make this community what it is. At 40 pages, the issue also allows us to show off the abilities of our writing staff, as well as our design staff, who coordinate an entire specially-designed theme for the Best of CU issue to give it that unique look and feel. So hop online ASAP to cast your ballot at readbuzz.com/vote. Voting ends October 19!
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YOUR BUSINESS BY LAUREN EIDEN October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Courage Connection, a transitional housing program in Champaign-Urbana that provides services for those affected by domestic violence, is hosting various events throughout the month. The events will raise awareness of the issue, show support to victims and raise money towards Courage Connection’s shelters and services. According to Courage Connection, one in four women suffers domestic violence at some time in her life, and people should make domestic violence their business. The kick-off event was held Oct. 1 and included family activities, food and donations. A "boot camp" workout class will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Kinex Fitness Studios with proceeds going toward Courage Connection. On Saturday, Oct. 11, there will be a Grease Sing-a-Long at the Virginia Theatre and on Oct. 17-18, people are encouraged to wear purple and purchase wristbands and t-shirts in order to show support for survivors and victims of domestic violence. The month of events will end with “Connections Day,” held at the Connections Thrift Store in Lincoln Square. Donations will be rewarded with a BOGO coupon for the organization’s store. BUZZ STAFF
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1 X 4.75 The1/8th best and worst British actors in American roles page BY JAMIE HAHN
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ave you ever thought you knew everything about a person, and then been thrown for a loop when he or she revealed a new side? This can translate into television, wherein you grow so attached to a character that the actor’s true personality is the real plot twist. For example, who knew Suits’s serious, no-nonsense Harvey Specter is played by a real-life goofball? Likewise, many House, M.D. fans have enjoyed the entire series without realizing their favorite doctor was faking his American accent. Which other actors have managed to hide their true inflections from us—and which were so obvious, we just knew they had to be British? Here are some of the best and worst accents affected by British actors on our TV screens. 1. BEST: Hugh Laurie – House, M.D. The first actor mentioned for this list would have to be Hugh Laurie, for managing to trick a large amount of his House, M.D. fans into believing he was actually from America. In an interview on the The Graham Norton Show, Laurie stated that American fans “always said—in a kind way—that I’ve managed to ‘lose the accent.' I have to explain to them that I’m not losing an accent. I’m putting one on.” Whether he was apologizing to Cuddy, making Wilson or Chase apologize to him, or simply rattling off complex prognoses, House’s accent was foolproof. The show is famous for the line "everybody lies"; while Hugh Laurie wasn’t lying, per se, he sure managed to make us diagnose him with one amazing American accent. 2. WORST: Lauren Cohan – The Walking Dead Interestingly enough, Lauren Cohan was actually
born in New Jersey but moved to England while still in her formative years. Starring in AMC’s The Walking Dead as Maggie, Cohan’s American accent is as alive as the zombies she runs from. While not necessarily a bad actress, Lauren Cohan simply cannot pull off the "ranch girl" accent she attempts to sport in the show. But it’s all right; Glenn still loves Maggie anyway. 3. BEST: Alfred Enoch – How to Get Away with Murder Dear Harry Potter fans, Dean Thomas still lives! Well, maybe not as the jovial, mischievous and very British character from the beloved movie series. Alfred Enoch now plays Wes Gibbins in ABC’s new television show, How to Get Away with Murder. His new character attends a university in Philadelphia and, thanks to Enoch’s immaculate American impersonation, we can certainly believe Gibbins is paying state tuition there. Ten points for Gryffindor! 4. WORST: Gerard Butler – The Bounty Hunter Gerard Butler’s strange “American” accent simply begged to make the list. In The Bounty Hunter, Gerard Butler plays Milo, the ex-husband of Jennifer Aniston’s Nicole Hurley. Perhaps Butler’s accent is more noticeable because the two have continuous dialogue, and we have direct comparison between an acted accent and an authentic American accent. Still, throughout the film, it was unclear whether Milo was from New Jersey, England or—during a particularly exciting car chase—Texas.
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5. BEST: Hugh Jackman – The Wolverine Admittedly, Hugh Jackman’s American accent was less than up to par in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. But considering the movie’s track record, his accent was one of the film’s lesser problems. Four years later in similarly named The Wolverine, however, Jackman gets another chance to prove Logan has an American passport. And through what little dialogue he has amidst fighting bad guys, rescuing the obligatory damsels in distress and getting stabbed a spectacular number of times, Jackman does just that. It made me quite (what was the word?) quite "chuffed" to see the improvement.
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The acclaimed British detective show’s American adaptation premieres Oct. 2 BY CAROLYN AIELLO
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It’s time to grab your popcorn, sit in front of the TV and procrastinate on all that work you’ve already put off. Why? Because another excellent murder-mystery series is coming to the small screen! But what makes this series different from the thousands of other crime shows out there, you ask? David Tennant, that’s what. In this 10-part series, we’ll get to see Tennant attempt an American accent as he takes the role of lead detective in the sleepy town of Gracepoint, Calif. An innocent boy is murdered and, as with every well-scripted crime drama, all the residents of the tightknit town become suspects in the investigation, turning this seemingly idyllic community into a battlefield of grief and suspicion. Populated by characters like a family-orientated father with anger issues, a flustered mother who lost out on a promising future due to an unexpected pregnancy, a manipulative sister with a strained relationship with her mother, and a curt detective with many demons of his own, Gracepoint is sure to thrill audiences nationwide.
MUSIC
JUST DOWN THE ROAD Bloomington-based band Alex & the XO’s come to Champaign BY JESSICA GONZALEZ
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he may have attended to Illinois State University, but Alexandra Fisher was kind enough to talk to buzz about Alex & The XO’s. The Bloomington-based pop band will be at Mike 'N' Molly’s in downtown Champaign this Saturday, Oct. 4. ªbuzz: The second half of your 2014 tour is about to start. Is there anything you’re really looking forward to? ªAlexandra Fisher: I’m really looking forward to playing on the West Coast because this is going to be our first time out there, so I think we’re all really excited that we have a chance to play pretty much every day that we’re out there. I think that’s something that we’re really excited for, and there’s a bunch of really cool bands that are interesting that we’re going to have a chance to play with and um, see a bunch of friends that moved out there since graduation. You know, just experiencing everything on the road. ªbuzz: Earlier in the spring, you toured for the first time in the Southern states. How did that go? ªAF: Oh yeah, it went a lot better than we were expecting because it’s always like, you know those horror stories of a band’s first tour and the car breaking down and everything like that. But we were really, really lucky because halfway through the trip, we went all the way down to Alabama and my grandmother lives there, so we stayed with her for a couple days and hung out in her retirement area, drove her golf cart around, hung out at the beach, hung out with her friends and stuff. We were able to take a break and kind of recuperate, and then went back up back home. I think that’s why it actually went really well but, you know, nothing broke down, we made it in one piece and we broke even, so it went pretty well. It was fun. ªbuzz: Do you ever feel strange as a girl traveling with four guy band members? ªAF: You know, it’s funny because a lot of people ask me that but, I lived with them, like all of them (my band members) so, it’s kind of like I saw them for a whole year straight so I kind of got to know them so well that we’re just all so comfortable with each other at this point, and you know I don’t really think twice about it because they’re like my siblings. I mean yeah, we have our times, but we always make it through. It is weird being the only girl though sometimes, but all my friends are guys anyway, so it just kinda works out.
ªbuzz: You switched up the band a little bit, so compared to before, how does the new band feel? ªAF: Well, before I was just writing songs for the first time, and I just wanted some people to play along with me to make it have a little bit more of a full sound because I was just kinda bored with playing by myself. The people I was playing with, they were great, but different choices in life made us all rethink some of the things we were going to focus on in our lives, so it wasn’t really working the way I was hoping it should work out so we all just kinda mutually ended things and moved on to different endeavors. With this group, the reason why it makes it so different is we all write together. The songs we’re writing are pretty much mutually written together as a band, whereas before, I was strictly writing all of the songs from the beginning—every part almost—and now it’s everyone has their own role in the band. We’re all in it together, and we’re all taking responsibility. Booking this tour, we all did it together, and we spent a lot of time together. We talk about things; we hang out. We’re just all connected a lot more. This is a goal that we’re all trying to accomplish, and I think that mutual respect for each other and the dedication makes it a whole different ballgame. The music has matured and it’s progressed. Before, I wasn’t as guided with what I was trying to say and now I have so much space and it’s a lot more thought out. We work very hard at perfecting songs and making them what they are now, and so this new CD that’s going to be coming out within the next—hopefully by the end of the next year—I think will reflect that, but I guess that’ll be what the viewers think.
“FOR ME, IT’S NOT ABOUT THE CROWD (SIZE); IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN IT AND IF THEY’RE HAPPY.” — ALEXENDRA FISHER ªbuzz: I was wondering about that new CD. Do you think it’s going to sound much different from your previous work? Do you think you’re going to keep the same fan base? ªAF: That’s also a very interesting question because that’s something we need to talk about ourselves be-
Used with permission from Alex & the XO's
cause when we see that our audience has changed, you know we have changed as well. We’re growing up, we’re becoming a little bit older but our fan base has grown even wider. We have people in their 50s, people in their 40s, little kids. We put some kids to sleep at a show one time. We have a large span of age groups that can understand it. With this new stuff, it also is more alternative. In the beginning, when I was strictly playing the ukulele and singing it was very, you know, indie-pop, feel-good, whoppity type songs. But now I’m using my guitar more— you’ll notice that. Some people are going to be a little bit disappointed because they really like the ukulele, but it’s kind of like a 50/50 split now with the ukulele guitar combo. I just think it’s like a whole different thing. I don’t know; I guess we’ll see. It just matters that we’re putting the message across in the right way. We’re hoping that whoever you are, whatever age you are, you know that there’s someone there that can understand and see where we’re coming from with our music and stuff. ªbuzz: In your tour, are you performing some of the new songs, and are you getting good reception from crowds? ªAF: The funny thing is, our sets now, at least half the songs are songs that are posted online. They’re all pretty much new in terms of what we have actually promoted, so it’s funny because it’s pretty much been by word of mouth from people to see what the new sound looks, or sounds like (laughs). And we do have the single online, which is the first-ever recording we have of the new lineup. But what you’re going to see is, well, we strive for any song to be catchy, but we’re not looking to be a specific genre. Our main goal in a song is for it to be catchy in whatever way—in a sad way, in a happy way. Before it was happier and, some of the new songs are happy, but I think you’ll see as the
new CD comes out that it’s a little bit different. Well, we really don’t want to give away too much. It’s a weird thing, I guess. ªbuzz: What do you think is going to be next for Alex and the XO’s after the tour’s over and after your CD comes out? ªAF: Well, I guess what’s next for us—what we have planned at least—we’re going to do this tour, have some fun. To us, it’s like a music vacation, so we’re doing that and then we’re going to come home. Actually, our bassist is going to Japan for a month, so we’re all going to kind of self-reflect for a while and then during that time we’re going to start to finish the recording process of this new full-length and after that, I think we’re just going to hopefully promote that, play some shows around here and show off some of the new songs. I always strive to be a DIY band in every way. We’ve never had an agent book for us, and everything we do is from us. We’re going to hope to keep that DIY standard and make sure that we’re working hard because it’s our dream and our life. We love music, and we know there are so many other people out there (who) play in amazing bands so just keep up that community of seeking out new people to play with and having a good time, and hopefully, if we get more exposure, that’s cool too. For me, it’s not about the crowd (size); it’s about the people who are in it and if they’re happy. As long as we can continue to play music and just express ourselves, then I think that’s pretty much our goal right now. It’s just, do the CD— that’s our biggest concern and then after that, I guess we’ll figure it out from there (laughs). Catch Alex & the XO’s this Saturday at Mike 'N' Molly’s with Tara Terra. The show starts at 8 p.m. and costs $7. October 3-9, 2014 buzz 5
MUSIC
JUST DOWN THE ROAD Bloomington-based band Alex & the XO’s come to Champaign BY JESSICA GONZALEZ
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he may have attended to Illinois State University, but Alexandra Fisher was kind enough to talk to buzz about Alex & The XO’s. The Bloomington-based pop band will be at Mike 'N' Molly’s in downtown Champaign this Saturday, Oct. 4. ªbuzz: The second half of your 2014 tour is about to start. Is there anything you’re really looking forward to? ªAlexandra Fisher: I’m really looking forward to playing on the West Coast because this is going to be our first time out there, so I think we’re all really excited that we have a chance to play pretty much every day that we’re out there. I think that’s something that we’re really excited for, and there’s a bunch of really cool bands that are interesting that we’re going to have a chance to play with and um, see a bunch of friends that moved out there since graduation. You know, just experiencing everything on the road. ªbuzz: Earlier in the spring, you toured for the first time in the Southern states. How did that go? ªAF: Oh yeah, it went a lot better than we were expecting because it’s always like, you know those horror stories of a band’s first tour and the car breaking down and everything like that. But we were really, really lucky because halfway through the trip, we went all the way down to Alabama and my grandmother lives there, so we stayed with her for a couple days and hung out in her retirement area, drove her golf cart around, hung out at the beach, hung out with her friends and stuff. We were able to take a break and kind of recuperate, and then went back up back home. I think that’s why it actually went really well but, you know, nothing broke down, we made it in one piece and we broke even, so it went pretty well. It was fun. ªbuzz: Do you ever feel strange as a girl traveling with four guy band members? ªAF: You know, it’s funny because a lot of people ask me that but, I lived with them, like all of them (my band members) so, it’s kind of like I saw them for a whole year straight so I kind of got to know them so well that we’re just all so comfortable with each other at this point, and you know I don’t really think twice about it because they’re like my siblings. I mean yeah, we have our times, but we always make it through. It is weird being the only girl though sometimes, but all my friends are guys anyway, so it just kinda works out.
ªbuzz: You switched up the band a little bit, so compared to before, how does the new band feel? ªAF: Well, before I was just writing songs for the first time, and I just wanted some people to play along with me to make it have a little bit more of a full sound because I was just kinda bored with playing by myself. The people I was playing with, they were great, but different choices in life made us all rethink some of the things we were going to focus on in our lives, so it wasn’t really working the way I was hoping it should work out so we all just kinda mutually ended things and moved on to different endeavors. With this group, the reason why it makes it so different is we all write together. The songs we’re writing are pretty much mutually written together as a band, whereas before, I was strictly writing all of the songs from the beginning—every part almost—and now it’s everyone has their own role in the band. We’re all in it together, and we’re all taking responsibility. Booking this tour, we all did it together, and we spent a lot of time together. We talk about things; we hang out. We’re just all connected a lot more. This is a goal that we’re all trying to accomplish, and I think that mutual respect for each other and the dedication makes it a whole different ballgame. The music has matured and it’s progressed. Before, I wasn’t as guided with what I was trying to say and now I have so much space and it’s a lot more thought out. We work very hard at perfecting songs and making them what they are now, and so this new CD that’s going to be coming out within the next—hopefully by the end of the next year—I think will reflect that, but I guess that’ll be what the viewers think.
“FOR ME, IT’S NOT ABOUT THE CROWD (SIZE); IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN IT AND IF THEY’RE HAPPY.” — ALEXENDRA FISHER ªbuzz: I was wondering about that new CD. Do you think it’s going to sound much different from your previous work? Do you think you’re going to keep the same fan base? ªAF: That’s also a very interesting question because that’s something we need to talk about ourselves be-
Used with permission from Alex & the XO's
cause when we see that our audience has changed, you know we have changed as well. We’re growing up, we’re becoming a little bit older but our fan base has grown even wider. We have people in their 50s, people in their 40s, little kids. We put some kids to sleep at a show one time. We have a large span of age groups that can understand it. With this new stuff, it also is more alternative. In the beginning, when I was strictly playing the ukulele and singing it was very, you know, indie-pop, feel-good, whoppity type songs. But now I’m using my guitar more— you’ll notice that. Some people are going to be a little bit disappointed because they really like the ukulele, but it’s kind of like a 50/50 split now with the ukulele guitar combo. I just think it’s like a whole different thing. I don’t know; I guess we’ll see. It just matters that we’re putting the message across in the right way. We’re hoping that whoever you are, whatever age you are, you know that there’s someone there that can understand and see where we’re coming from with our music and stuff. ªbuzz: In your tour, are you performing some of the new songs, and are you getting good reception from crowds? ªAF: The funny thing is, our sets now, at least half the songs are songs that are posted online. They’re all pretty much new in terms of what we have actually promoted, so it’s funny because it’s pretty much been by word of mouth from people to see what the new sound looks, or sounds like (laughs). And we do have the single online, which is the first-ever recording we have of the new lineup. But what you’re going to see is, well, we strive for any song to be catchy, but we’re not looking to be a specific genre. Our main goal in a song is for it to be catchy in whatever way—in a sad way, in a happy way. Before it was happier and, some of the new songs are happy, but I think you’ll see as the
new CD comes out that it’s a little bit different. Well, we really don’t want to give away too much. It’s a weird thing, I guess. ªbuzz: What do you think is going to be next for Alex and the XO’s after the tour’s over and after your CD comes out? ªAF: Well, I guess what’s next for us—what we have planned at least—we’re going to do this tour, have some fun. To us, it’s like a music vacation, so we’re doing that and then we’re going to come home. Actually, our bassist is going to Japan for a month, so we’re all going to kind of self-reflect for a while and then during that time we’re going to start to finish the recording process of this new full-length and after that, I think we’re just going to hopefully promote that, play some shows around here and show off some of the new songs. I always strive to be a DIY band in every way. We’ve never had an agent book for us, and everything we do is from us. We’re going to hope to keep that DIY standard and make sure that we’re working hard because it’s our dream and our life. We love music, and we know there are so many other people out there (who) play in amazing bands so just keep up that community of seeking out new people to play with and having a good time, and hopefully, if we get more exposure, that’s cool too. For me, it’s not about the crowd (size); it’s about the people who are in it and if they’re happy. As long as we can continue to play music and just express ourselves, then I think that’s pretty much our goal right now. It’s just, do the CD— that’s our biggest concern and then after that, I guess we’ll figure it out from there (laughs). Catch Alex & the XO’s this Saturday at Mike 'N' Molly’s with Tara Terra. The show starts at 8 p.m. and costs $7. October 3-9, 2014 buzz 5
FOOD & DRINK
THE NEW NOODLE IN TOWN Koto Brings the Ramen Bar to CU
BY AMIRAH ZAVERI AND PAUL ANGELILLO
Pick up your meal from Koto Ramen's sleek dining bar. Champaign, IL. Photo by Diana Diggs
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oto Ramen, the newest addition to Green Street, aims to elevate the college ramen experience by including traditional elements mixed in with modern and sophisticated décor. The restaurant emulates a customary Japanese ramen bar with its open kitchen and bar seating; full glass panes surround the front half of the kitchen allowing customers to get an unabridged view of the scurrying chefs in action. The open kitchen also allows for full transparency, so patrons can see the assembly of their food and the cooking process start-to-finish. While there is cushioned seating and low tables, the finest view of the kitchen and prime location for when your food is called out is the bar seating right in front of the glass panels. Upon entering Koto Ramen, the ordering
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process is surprisingly casual for a place that seems more intimate and upscale. While some would prefer a waitress, this system is conducive to efficiency by standardizing orders and minimizing wait time. When the order is ready, the chefs shout out numbers in hurried anticipation and place the steaming dishes onto the bar for patrons to claim. The interior design of Koto takes on a similar feel to its across-the-street Japanese rival, Sakanaya. In Koto, stylish, wired spheres of light drop down from the ceiling of each table; plush, minimalist booth seating lines the wall of the restaurant and posh hardwood floors expand across the area. More so, its stainless steel, open kitchen with the surrounding contemporary glass paneling is also a stand out from Sakanaya
and truly complements the overall dining experience. With more of a lighthearted, casual atmosphere in mind, Koto plays with a cream-colored palate of colors compared to the starkness of Sakanaya’s deep blues and blacks. The use of different shades of cream really opens up the space and brings an air of purity and rejuvenation to the restaurant. Overall, while Sakanaya is definitely ritzier, Koto does a worthy job of creating a casual, yet fresh dining experience. Koto Ramen’s menu spans three principle groups: appetizers, rice dishes and the titular ramen selection. The starters are a reliable hodgepodge of Asian favorites like gyoza, cheese wontons, springs rolls and chicken wings. It’s just the sort of finger food you crave alongside your soup, and, in fact, the gyoza had a crisp
crust and crunch that beats the majority on offer around CU. As an added bonus, the cooks had the foresight to make and serve our appetizer as soon as possible, ensuring we had something to munch on while waiting for the bulk of our order. From the rice dishes section of the menu, we chose the simple but reliable beef teriyaki. Served with a heaping mountain of rice and sautéed vegetables, the thinly sliced beef certainly looked like your typical teriyaki. It certainly tasted typical as well: slightly mushy in texture and lacking any real shining tang or seasoning. With so many Chinese and Korean restaurants serving up much tastier, tenderer beef dishes all along Green Street, it’s hard to justify paying nine bucks for what seems to be an afterthought aimed at those silly enough not to order ramen at the ramen place.
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Inside Koto Ramen. Champaign, IL. Photo by Diana Diggs
Having braved one surprising appetizer and one disappointing entrée, our palates were poised to be blown away by Koto Ramen’s specialty. We sampled the standard shoyo ramen alongside the braised beef and roast duck varieties to get a clearer picture of what was being offered. We found the ramen’s serving size about average for the price and eagerly slurped our way bowl by bowl. Each of the broths was pleasant but on the lighter side, in terms of flavor. Though the green onion, bean sprouts and other veggies heartening the broth might’ve rounded out its flavor, they didn’t, instead just blending all together. We were all but convinced that the noodles, individually flashed cooked for each order, would blow us away but again were let down. Despite being carefully cooked, the noodles were utterly average,
just a step above the ubiquitous packaged ramen. The braised beef and roast duck from their respective ramens spurred flashbacks of the beef from our teriyaki dish. Though their texture was better simply because they stewed in the broth, they remained largely bland and unexciting. The meat, once again, felt like a bit of an afterthought, a welcome but unassuming part of the dish instead of its star. While Koto Ramen offers some 15 additional toppings you can mix into your bowl—everything from sweetcorn to seaweed—the extra ingredients only suit individual taste, not offering any noticeable improvement on the dishes’ overall quality. It must be said plainly that Sakanaya, just a couple blocks away, truly makes better ramen. For just two to three dollars more on average,
you get a sizably bigger bowl, chock-full of significantly brighter ingredients. Your options might be limited to just three kinds of ramen (shoyu, tonkotsu and miso), but each one truly impresses with the flavor of its broth and the perfect chewiness of its noodles. Yet despite being upstaged in the flavor department, Koto Ramen is undeniably good for Green Street... For all of Sakanaya’s excellence, it truly is a sitdown restaurant, and a popular one at that. This means a deadly wait for tables during lunch and dinner that can thwart ramen-seekers on a busy schedule. Further, that the restaurant refuses to offer their ramen to-go in order to preserve its quality is admirable but definitely limiting. Thus, rather than duke it out against an established juggernaut, Koto Ramen finds its niche in offering
nine types of good to fair ramen in a fast, casual dining setting. Rather than spending additional time to be seated, customers simply line up at the register to place an order. Those who want to grab a table to eat inside at Koto Ramen may struggle during the lunch rush, yet the cooks have no issue packing your soup up to-go. Koto Ramen may not have diners slurping the loudest, but it stands as one of the most notable spots in Champaign for a quick lunch or dinner. With so many flocking to fast food or other franchise establishments during their short lunch breaks, a shift towards slow-cooked meat, veggies, noodles and broth is welcome no matter what form it takes. CU’s dining public—if Koto’s sizable lunch and dinner lines are anything to go by—seems to agree. October 3-9, 2014 buzz 7
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Relationships and the challenges of parenting take center stage in “A Kid Like Jake” at the Station Theatre MARIAH SCHAEFER
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Station Theatre in Urbana will open its 43rd season with the play “A Kid Like Jake.” Written by Daniel Pearle, the play won the 2013 Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award. Director Katie Baldwin Prosise said that the play is a great season opener because it shows what the Celebration Company can do; it is a solid representation of the company’s pool of talent. “A Kid Like Jake” first premiered in New York City’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 2013, but Baldwin Prosise said that she can’t think of any difficulties of directing a play that is new to the local theatre scene. “I love working on brand new pieces. There aren’t those expectations that come with the classics,” Baldwin Prosise said. The play follows the story of Greg and Alex, a privileged Manhattan couple who wants to get their four-year-old son Jake into an exclusive private school. Their son likes dressing up as a princess, and this causes concern throughout the play. There are four characters in “A Kid Like Jake.” Jake’s father, Greg, is played by Mike Prosise, and Jake’s mother, Alex, is played by Lindsey Gates-Markel. The other two characters, Judy and Nurse, are played by Kay Bohannon Holley and Stefanie Senior, respectively. Jake, the four-year-old, is not physically present in the play. “This play is not about Jake. It’s about people’s reaction to ‘kids like him.’ So the title character is not really the focus, interestingly enough,” Baldwin Prosise said. Mike Prosise said that it is too easy and sometimes off-putting to describe “A Kid Like Jake,” as an “issues” play. “Yes, it deals a lot with class issues in the American education system, transgenderism, gender roles and mental health, among other things. However, at its heart, I feel it’s really just about two people who continue to fight and scratch and claw to continue loving each other through the trials that marriage and parenthood present. That may sound heavy, but I really think it’s quite uplifting to see that kind of tenacious love on display,” Prosise said. According to Katie Baldwin Prosise, most adults can relate to the show. “Anyone married or working and dealing with pressure from their parents can recognize their struggle in this story,” she said. The main characters, Greg and Alex, are very
complex. Baldwin Prosise said when she first read the play, she was fascinated the most by Alex’s character. “She is a complex character to tackle. Lindsey Gates-Markel has done a marvelous job of balancing this woman’s strengths and humanity with her controlling tendencies and true human fear,” Baldwin Prosise said. Lindsey Gates-Markel said that the biggest challenge of playing Alex was in the script. “The dialogue is very naturalistic. [There are] lots of interruptions and characters talking over one another, which is great once we nail it but hard to memorize. And of course, the subject matter is emotional and complex. Alex is scared that she isn’t worth loving, but that fear ironically makes her self-centered. She’s not an incredibly likable person. In this story, it slowly dawns on her that her son requires heaps more bravery and empathy from her than she’s prepared to give. It’s not easy to play a mother who is in very real danger of failing her son,” said Gates-Markel. The husband Greg is different from Alex in some ways. Prosise said, “I think he’s generally a likable guy. Trying to truly understand what his son is going through is a brutal, emotional process, but he’s determined to do it. And he’s fighting through a lot of external and internal resistance to do what he feels is right. At the same time, he’s pretty awful at communicating. He can hardly ever just come out and state what he’s actually thinking and when he finally does, it’s often so cruel that the point is lost. This kind of conflict will hopefully be interesting — even entertaining — to watch, but I don’t think he’ll win any points with the audience.” The Celebration Company started rehearsing for the play a few weeks ago. Baldwin Prosise said that she a six-week rehearsal period is ideal because, “[It] is a good amount [of time] for exploration of character and motivation without wearing out the actors.” “A Kid Like Jake” will run from October 2 to October 18. All shows will start at 8 pm. The play is no longer than a regular movie, and there is no intermission. “Opening night at the Station Theatre has an energy that can’t be duplicated. However, this is a ‘fine wine’ show, as I like to call it. Actors like these with a script this rich add and discover wonderful things throughout the run,” said Baldwin Prosise.
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Tickets cost $10 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. On Fridays and Saturdays, they cost $15. There is also a $1 discount offered to seniors and students. “I think [audience reaction] will be polarizing,” said Baldwin Prosise. “A lot of people will find it raw and provocative and brave. Some will see it as a step, and an insufficient one, toward discussion about trans rights and child advocacy.” Catch “A Kid Like Jake” at the Station Theatre from October 2 through October 18.
The Station Theater. Urbana, IL. Photo by Diana Diggs
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witter has a new account user, @ihatejoemarshal, who hit the web on Sept. 9. Joe Marshall, University junior majoring in Food Science, vowed on his Facebook account to undertake the strange task of tweeting F. Scott Fitzgeraldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby in its entirety, one day (and tweet) at a time, for the sole purpose of entertainment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole thing is a joke. I thought it would be ridiculous to make a daily post on The Great Gatsby. Even my name on Twitter is absurd, and I hope my followers understand my intentions,â&#x20AC;? Marshall said. The Twitter page has a plain background with a huge The Great Gatsby cover photo. Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profile picture is a white and black picture of Fitzgerald, and the biography section reads, â&#x20AC;&#x153;To tweet the entirety of The Great Gatsby. 140 characters at a time.â&#x20AC;? Marshall was interested in tweeting The Great Gatsby because it is a favorite pop culture reference. Marshall mentioned how the novel has always been a referenced joke among his friends
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Jonah Simonak expressed his view on the Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Twitter project on Sept. 11. Marshall said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was never interviewed by any publishing houses, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure how they obtained the information in their articles. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hilarious to see how the launch of @ihatejoemarshal became popular instantly, which was entirely word-of-mouth and unintentional.â&#x20AC;? The Twitter account continues to trend and ap-
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for as long as he can remember. As of Wednesday, Oct. 1, @ihatejoemarshal (with one 'l') had around 275 followers but continues to gain followers and retweets. One of Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roommates, Tom Lawrence, calculated that it should take Marshall about five and a half years to tweet the whole novel. Marshall said it was funny how people are willing to follow him and read the novel through a daily post. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the worst ways to read the book,â&#x20AC;? he said. However, The Great Gatsby is not yet in the public domain, which might lead Marshall to deal with legal issues, such as copyright infringement. As a response, Marshall giggled and replied that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a harmless attempt to have fun, and that he is not worried about any of the consequences he might face. There have been a couple of articles written on Marshall. The most recent one is from Melvwille House, a publishing company. Writer
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The Delta Kings have been rocking and shaping the local music scene since 1992. don’t miss a chance to see them for free at Stage 5.
MOVIES & TV MARKET MONDAY MENU AT BACARO
Monday, Oct. 6; 5-11 p.m. 113 N. Walnut St., Champaign; Thursday, Oct. 9; 5-7 p.m. Krannert Center Stage 5; free $50
SUSTAINABLE STUDENT FARM One of the biggest fusion dinners of the year is finally MARKET Wednesday, Oct. 8; 5-8 p.m., 1209 W. Oregon St., Urbana; $8 a plate
upon us! While the line outside Chipotle grows longer and longer, the Red Herring will be dishing up a 100% vegan, 100% Mexican meal. Don’t miss out on a dinner that’s sure to change how you think about Mexican ingredients.
COVER-TOCOVER BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Thursday, Oct. 9; 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Anniversary Plaza, 1401 W. Green St.; prices vary per item
POLTERGEIST URBANA’S The Art Theater Co-Op, Champaign, Friday, Oct. 3 & 4; 10:00 p.m. MARKET AT THE SQUARE One of the horror film canon’s finest classics graces screens yet again at the Art. An upper-class California Saturday, Oct. 4; 7 a.m.-12 p.m. Corner of Illinois & Vine; free admission
family moves into a new home in a seemingly idyllic neighborhood but starts to notice things are awry when glasses break and furniture moves of its own accord. These mysterious happenings are revealed to be the doings of malevolent spirits, who start out with seemingly benevolent pranks before escalating into terrorizing the family and stealing the daughter into their plane of consciousness. This screen gem continues to horrify audiences to this day and is due for a remake in 2015, so relish its classic iteration on the big screen while you still can. this Friday and Saturday.
FEATURED
MUSIC ALEX AND THE XO’S/TARA TERRA Saturday, Oct. 4; 8 p.m. Mike ‘N’ Molly’s; $7
HATHAWAYS Friday, Oct. 3; 10 p.m. Cowboy Monkey; $5
AMORAL CAFE Friday, Oct. 3; 9 p.m. Error Records; $2
HI HO BUFFALO Friday, Oct. 3; 8 p.m. Mike ‘N’ Molly’s; $7
MAPS & ATLASES
SHOCKTOBER FILMFEST 2014
Saturday, Oct. 4; 7 p.m., The HighDive; $12
Wednesday, Oct. 1-31, The Art Theater Co-op; prices vary
The Chicago math-pop band comes through Champaign with local support from new CU band Capys (ex-Hank.)
Join the Art Theater Co-op for their second annual month of horror. With classics like The Exorcist, Psycho and Poltergeist, you’re sure to have a spooky time.
12 buzz October 3-9, 2014