“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald “Don’t get too hung up in classification of good and bad, because truly interesting is where it’s at.” — Quentin Tarantino Beyond the Valley of the… Read more »
Guest post by Ben Taylor. The love Americans have for our automobiles may be a century-old cultural fixture, but it doesn’t mean that the way we design our public spaces—our streets and cities, the places we play and work—can’t have a significant effect on the degree to which we are willing to change. It may… Read more »
“Do pretty pictures plus symbols equal art?” — Pauline Kael on the film Blow-Up Alejandro Jodorowsky is a man who deals in symbols, which is almost a silly thing to say considering that almost all artists are in some way working with linguistic, physical, or aural means to convey a larger point. Jodorowsky however is… Read more »
Guest post by Malique Boothe. Kappa Alpha Psi originated at Indiana University in the year 1911, from the strength of 10 illustrious men. One hundred and six years later the Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated continues to be actively engaged in the community; uplifting students and people around them. The historically African-American organization… Read more »
Guest post by Shannon Gayk. October 31st will mark the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of the ninety-five theses on the door at Wittenberg, an act of dissent and a prod to debate that is often taken as inaugurating the Protestant Reformation. This fall’s film series Heretics, Revolutionaries, and Reformers commemorates that event by… Read more »
Capturing a city as it is is a priceless tool as a filmmaker. Cities have as much personality as any character in a film and if used right can become the whole focal point of the film. The “as it is” part is what some filmmakers don’t get quite right. It easy to romanticize a… Read more »