Art in Isolation
by Lowell Warren Ever since the start of quarantine, I’ve seen numerous posts on social media about how Shakespeare wrote his famous play King Lear under quarantine during the bubonic … Continue Reading Art in Isolation
The Apple
by Lowell Warren This semester I’m taking an art class called Contemporary Theory & Practice, which looks at social and cultural theory through the lens of producers and consumers in … Continue Reading The Apple
Quarantines & Creative Communities
by Lowell Warren The severity of the Covid-19 situation seemed to hit us out of nowhere. One day we were told to wash our hands; the next day schools closed, … Continue Reading Quarantines & Creative Communities
Robert Mapplethorpe
by Lowell Warren I first read Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids when I was seventeen. Just Kids chronicles Smith’s relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe after they meet as twenty-one year … Continue Reading Robert Mapplethorpe
Broad With A Blog
By Journey Bubar “It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses.” These words were spoken by the great English Victorian Novelist, … Continue Reading Broad With A Blog
The Artist is Present
by Lowell Warren When I hear someone say “performance art,” I picture actors, singers, and dancers prancing around a stage, reciting dramatic monologues, belting high notes, and tap dancing to … Continue Reading The Artist is Present
The Urinal
by Lowell Warren Let’s set the scene: It’s 1917. I like to imagine I’m a museumgoer, standing before William Bouguereau’s 1893 painting L’innocence, admiring his delicately rendered depiction of innocence … Continue Reading The Urinal
Stay Rebellious
Hey, everyone, it’s your favorite punk editor, Rowan. I’ve been writing about punk music for the entirety of the semester, but my time here has wound down. I chose to … Continue Reading Stay Rebellious
Anarcho-punk
by Rowan Bagley An integral part of the punk movement is the focus on direct forms of activism, which can vary from graffiti to rioting depending on the intended message. … Continue Reading Anarcho-punk
Chicano/a Punk
by Rowan Bagley Until recently, I was unaware of Chicano/a punk subgenre despite it developing out of the punk scene fairly early. Like other subgenre artists, Chicano/a youth in working-class … Continue Reading Chicano/a Punk
Just Like Everybody Else
“The quote pushed me to accept that I have something to share that no one else can, while reminding me that my unique position and perspective should do less to separate me and more to bond me to the collective whole of human experience.”
The River Presents
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Emo and Pop Punk
by Rowan Bagley I was avoiding posting about this particular punk movement because it’s so often dismissed as not being “true punk”, but My Chemical Romance announced their reunion shows … Continue Reading Emo and Pop Punk
Remember The Rock
“As I neared the work site, my father was standing with his weight leaning on a long metal bar, bucket hat and tinted sunglasses, leather work gloves, and a watchful look to examine how much of this he was going to have to explain and how much he was going to be able to leave unsaid because I am his son.”
It’s Remarkable They Don’t
“Trethowan’s quote struck me. It’s one of those things that we might not often stop to ponder. Like, if you think about how heavy a rain cloud is, it’s amazing that it seems to float in the sky. Man has been to the moon, but we don’t know why hiccups occur.”
Punk and Racedness
by Rowan Bagley I have never experienced the pressure of being expected to represent the views and feelings of my entire race. My gender, yes, but not my race. I … Continue Reading Punk and Racedness