It’s that time of month again. “Jane” wakes up, pops the next placebo in her birth control pack, and goes to the bathroom to change her pad. Like many women, Jane wears pads to bed to avoid the time restrictions of tampons and sleep through the night. While admittedly less comfortable, she enjoys the freedom of sleeping for a delicious 12 hours straight on weekends without worrying about the rare chance of TSS. But this morning, something is wrong. Perhaps the insides of her thighs are purple and swollen. Perhaps...

On Oct. 14, Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film La piel que habito was released in U.S. theaters with the translated title The Skin I Live in. The film showed at The Grand Cinema throughout late November, after a limited release and slow distribution. Almodóvar, an internationally acclaimed Spanish filmmaker, is known for his work on such films as Hable con ella (Talk to Her), La mala educación (Bad Education), and Volver (Return). With La piel que habito, he continues to explore themes for which he has garnered a reputation: gender, sexuality,...

On Wednesday Nov. 9, acclaimed Chinese curator Dr. Gao Shiming delivered a lecture to Puget Sound students, teachers and friends regarding his observations and projects within the modern art community. The lecture, entitled “From Farewell to Rehearsal: Critical Thinking from a Chinese Curator of Contemporary Art,” was co-sponsored by the Puget Sound Art Department and Asian Studies Program. Shiming, hailing from the Chinese Academy of Art, launched the lecture with a short film of his own creation, which reflected on the current state of what he described as a “nightmarish”...

It’s that time of year again! Crunchy piles of leaves speckle the ground, jack-o-lanterns leer menacingly out of windows, and college students everywhere are gorging themselves on candy corn. Then there’s the absolute best part of October: Halloween. An excuse to feast on sugar and dress like a prostitute, Halloweekend is a celebration anticipated by Puget Sound students like none other. But aside from consuming mountains of Skittles and spilling jungle juice down your “slutty nun” costume, what else is there to do? The answer, my friends, is to cast...

On Thursday, Oct. 6, the sixth annual Tacoma Film Festival began. A celebration of modern independent films, the festival will last one week and include screenings at the Grand Cinema, School of the Arts, the Blue Mouse, Tacoma Art Museum and the University of Puget Sound’s own Rausch Auditorium. The films screening during the festival include both dramatic works and documentaries. Many of the filmmakers will be present for the screenings, which are open to the public for a small entry fee. One intention of the festival is, as stated...

Listen up, Loggers: throw down your chai tea, kick off your Toms, and take off those non-prescription thick-rimmed glasses. It’s time to talk about “Glee.”   It’s okay, guys. I know you all harbor a deep and abiding love for the most mainstream television show in current existence. Check any TV lounge on campus from 8 to 9 p.m.  on Tuesday nights. Do you believe me yet? Good. Psh, some hipsters you are.   So, now that that is  out of the way, let’s Gleek out.   The hit television...

On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 10, the streets of downtown Seattle teemed with young women dressed in fishnets, ripped t-shirts and sparkling heels. The crowd was all headed in one direction: to the “Get $leazy Tour” in Washington for one night only at the WaMu Theater. The tour, headlined by the chart-topping, glitter-soused Ke$ha, also featured the well-known “party-rock” group LMFAO and a relatively unheard of hip-hop duo called Spank Rock. The commonality between the three acts was a proud disregard of societal convention in favor of all things...