Donnell Gavin
Donnell Gavin
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Baby, you’re a rich Man Man
Let’s say you loved Man Man’s 2006 release, “Six Demon Bag.” You listened to it obsessively, went to their concerts, tapped your feet to its frantic, antic rhythms under your desk at work, hummed it’s sneakily catchy melodies as you walked down the street.
You probably won’t get it anyway
First-time listeners of Destroyer will probably have one of two reactions to “Trouble in Dreams,” largely depending on their frame of cultural reference. Reaction one: David Bowie, slightly bored and peculiarly subdued, has recorded another rock album. Reaction two: Dr. Evil, slightly bored and peculiarly subdued, has recorded a rock album.
‘Spiderman of the Rings’ shuffles his iPod, you dance
Google the words “Dan Deacon Interview/Ohio.” Then watch the YouTube video.
Xiu Xiu, fly, don’t bother me. Or, please do!
Historically, Xiu Xiu has not been a band that’s easy to listen to.
Feminism is not a bad word
So in a world where inequality, if it exists, seems to be below the radar of the average undergrad, how well is the Center achieving its aims? And if a safe space like the Women’s Center is still so desperately needed, nearly 40 years after women were first admitted to Yale, what does that say about the campus at large? ‘A love of the avant-garde of thought and a love for good times’
Wes Anderson makes another film
There is a certain kind of person who expects a new Wes Anderson movie to change his life. And if you are not part of this elite group of Anderson enthusiasts, you might really enjoy the director’s latest release, “The Darjeeling Limited.”
‘Casita’ houses cosas horribles
Until recently, when it came to finding Mexican food in the Elm City, if you didn’t want to spring for Roomba you were left with the likes of Bulldog Burrito, El Amigo’s and Viva’s (and then, only if you could fight your way through the frat boys, all vying for the attention of one overworked waitress). The opening of La Casita — a new restaurant on Temple Street near the Criterion — offers a more civilized dining experience, even if not significantly improved fare.
Gosling hatches craft, crack
Remember Ryan Gosling? That pretty boy who starred as Noah Calhoun in 2004’s “The Notebook?” Well, a seemingly completely transformed actor by the same name stars in “Half Nelson,” a film directed by Ryan Fleck about a middle school teacher and cocaine addict who forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students.
Political impotence: how polarizing partisanship breeds apathy at Yale
Winston Churchill is credited with saying, “Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.”
‘The Illusionist’ fails to make Jessica Biel disappear
‘The Illusionist’ fails to make Jessica Biel disappear