by adviser | Mar 10, 2023 | Blogs
If you saw Grammy nominated musician Andrew Bird on the street, you might mistake him for a quirky academic, photographed in large wrap-around scarves and vests. The Chicago-based musician attended Northwestern University, though not as a scholar of philosophy, as his...
by adviser | Mar 8, 2023 | Blogs
This is going to amble along a little bit, but bear with me. My Mom did not grow up watching basketball. But during the years when my beloved Brooklyn Nets were home to NBA superstar Kevin Durant, I convinced her to watch the games with me. Despite having no prior...
by adviser | Mar 8, 2023 | Blogs, Concert Reviews, In the Press
There wasn’t an ounce of regret during my 4-and-a-half round trip drive to Charlottesville to visit Adrianne Lenker and company last Sunday. I somehow missed that Big Thief were embarking on another US tour– I sadly missed them last year following the release of their...
by adviser | Mar 8, 2023 | Blogs
When I sat down to write this week’s article, I had no intention of putting together another syllabus playlist, but then I had a realization. Now that we are slowly moving into spring and warmer temperatures here in DC, I find it to be the perfect time to talk about...
by adviser | Mar 8, 2023 | Blogs
Hello readers! Welcome to the very first edition of EARWORM, a column in which I will be (almost) exclusively breaking down the songs that are stuck in my head each week. I came up with the idea for this theme based solely on my month-long fixation with Led...
