Arts & Events

As Yogi Berra said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” With every trip to the movie theater, it seems that the trailers for the “new” movies are not “new” at all. The reduxes, the spin offs, and the never-ending series that have come to make up Hollywood’s lineup has disregarded originality. Not that the “good ‘ol days” of cinema offered more variety, there are enough John Wayne “spaghetti westerns” to feed a small village. The influx of successful movies with non-original ideas has led fewer innovative films while simultaneous reinforcing...

Taking advantage of the rare amount of sunshine in the first few weeks of school, Loggers put a hold on the rain boots and Northface jackets and broke out the floral skirts, flip flops and a whole lot of flannel. With students coming from so many different parts of the world, you can look forward to diversity in fashion across campus. However, a boho-chic vintage look seems to be dominating the Puget Sound population. Long, flowing maxi skirts and blazers garnished with large buttons are gaining popularity with girls, while...

On Sept. 26 through Sept. 30 a new community will be fostered. Not a community of solely musicians, disc jockeys, or recording technicians, but a community of artists. This community will develop under the umbrella of the Decibel Festival. Decibel is much more than a music festival, it is a growth opportunity for consumers and creators of any media. Along with an impressive line-up of over 100 musical artists, Decibel provides showcases, workshops, conferences, and visual media installations. “What’s cool is that it takes over the city,” KUPS general manager...

What are you up to this month? Or maybe next month? Not sure, huh? Well, want to do something fun and exciting out in the Seattle-Tacoma area? That’s what I thought. Here are a few music-inspired ideas for the wonderful, musical place in which we live. When was the last time you got all dressed up, had some hors d’oeuvres and enjoyed a sultry and classy evening of jazz? Probably not recently enough. If you want to correct this, look into seeing the wonderful Mr. Kurt Elling at Dimitrou’s Jazz...

The coming of autumn brings a host of delights: colorful leaves, cocoa-drinking weather and, most importantly, new seasons of our favorite TV shows. For many of us, that means the highly anticipated seventh season of British sci-fi masterpiece Doctor Who. Debuted in 1963, Doctor Who is the longest-running sci-fi show in history. The show follows the adventures of the Doctor, a 900-odd-year-old Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey. With the help of his blue police-box-shaped spaceship and time machine, the TARDIS, he travels the universe with a succession of companions,...

Safety Not Guaranteed Is Safety Not Guaranteed indie? Science fiction meets romantic comedy? Off-beat? I can’t say, but, what I do know about this movie is that I am surprised that more people are not talking about it. Starring Aubrey Plaza—April from “Parks and Recreation”—and Jake Johnson—Nick from “The New Girl”—Safety Not Guaranteed takes a scenic tour of our Washington backyard, stopping along the way to be endearing and entertaining. Both actors deliver believable performances, to the point where I wonder if some of the movie came from their own...