Minimalist, awash in choruses of sunsets, Emily Keener’s newest record, “I Do Not Have To Be Good,” is an indie folk paradise. Paradise is a loose term; beneath the surface of its sonics is a lackadaisical rebellion for freedom.
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At the onset of my quarantine, I leeched onto my family’s Netflix account in search of something mindless, but also something I’ve been meaning to see for a long time. And then “Ash vs Evil Dead” appeared in my life.
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Despite the density of most nonfiction literature on wars, “D-Day Girls” reads with tactile smoothness and begins with intense character development of the prominent women focused on in Rose’s research and interviews.
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It’s easy to get caught up in the negative, and music creates the kind of escape I need since I’m forbidden to leave my home.
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“Calypso,” in its montage of quirky essays, is also possibly David Sedaris’ most emotional collection after “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim” (2004).
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A Netflix Original, and a bizarrely different role for Brie, “Horse Girl” works in conjunction with multi-layered metaphors, though most predominantly the mental health/illness of the main character, Sarah (Brie).
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The University of Wisconsin-Superior theatre department spent 14-15 hours per week rehearsing for “Company,” all of which was lost when it was finally showtime.
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With “The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City,” it’s as if Beach Slang just completely re-recorded The Stooges’ “Fun House” (1970) but rearranged the lyrics and threw out all the lasting value of the original.
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“The Rain in Portugal” is a prime example of poetry, that, albeit full of voice and life, is to some degree gasping for air.
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Although the premise of the film alone was what caught me, its bizarrely unique execution reeled me in further.
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The songwriting tight, and the melodies eccentric, “All or Nothing” is a seminal excuse for what makes the genre accessible yet invigorating.
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What makes “Careen” so potent is how Liew balances the tension of her very experimental verse with dense images and political commentary.
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