Archives - Julia Sklar
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InspireDANCE works to provide dance education
InspireDANCE offers dance workshops to the UR and outside community. Read More
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Howie Mandel: a comedian as hilarious as he is bald
I can’t even tell you the agony associated with listening to Larry Hooper sing “Oh Happy Day” on loop for approximately 10 minutes, especially when there is no indication of it ending any time in the near future. This is how Howie Mandel opened what thankfully became a hilarious act on Friday, Jan 29. a […]
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Tennis sets sail with retro-pop debut album, ‘Cape Dory’
Why a band whose debut album was inspired by a nautical adventure would call itself Tennis is an enigma to me. This puzzlement, however, doesn’t stand in the way of thoroughly enjoying Tennis’ first album, “Cape Dory,” which was released last month. Read More
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‘No Strings Attached’ ropes in audiences this weekend
The “friends with benefits” story isn’t a new one, that’s for sure. But then again, in the new romantic comedy release, “No Strings Attached,” Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) never really seemed like friends to begin with. Maybe that mixes it up a bit, making it a movie about just “with benefits,” no […]
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UR has a visitor: McVicar the hypnotizing Trickster
Hypnosis often falls under the same scrutiny as other disputable subjects, such as voodoo and mind reading. But for many non-believers, the hypnosis show in the May Room on Jan. 14 put an end to this disbelief. Co-hosted by the 2012 Class Council and the Campus Activities Board, the event was filled to maximum capacity, […]
A memorial to ’60s psychedelia
The Memorial Art Gallery opened its newest exhibit, “Psychedelic: Optical & Visionary Art Since the 1960s,” with a colorful and interactive exhibition party on Sunday, Oct. 16. Activities ranged from a screening of “Woodstock” (1969) to tarot card readings to a live band and go-go dancers to free henna tattoos. Read More
This family can make you laugh
Did you miss your favorite dysfunctional-but-they-still-love-each-other-at-the-end-of-the-episode family? You better have, because “Modern Family” is back with just as much enthusiasm as last season. Read More
Passion Pit fails to rock the gym
If the best part of a concert was playing Uno on the bus ride there, you know the concert was a bit of a bust. Read More
