Posts tagged as “opinion”

An evolved sound, a familiar tone

By Yerme Jones-Hawk on September 12, 2012

Haunting, beautiful, and well-mixed, The xx’s sophomore album Coexist, which is available for purchase September 14th (but is available for live-stream now) could be the…

Masters at work: Mills MFA artists discuss the show and their inspiration
Masters at work: Mills MFA artists discuss the show and their inspiration
By Madeline Hsu on May 7, 2022
Markus Kager photographed by Mario Schaffhauser, Shelley Carlisle's artwork photographed by Carlisle & Mittie Cuetara's artwork photographed by Cuetara The 2022 Mills MFA show opened...
Francesca Cipponeri on dreams, diversity in theatre, and Dennis the Menace
Francesca Cipponeri on dreams, diversity in theatre, and Dennis the Menace
By Iris Kingery on May 6, 2022
Modesto, California must be the place where stars are born: the city is the birthplace of George Lucas, Macklemore’s grandmother, and rising star Francesca Cipponeri....
Artist Ava Koohbor traverses the “in-between spaces” of a bicultural experience
Artist Ava Koohbor traverses the “in-between spaces” of a bicultural experience
By Iris Kingery on April 1, 2022
March 11, 2022, may have been the first day that Mills' gallery Slide Space 123 had electronic music machines, a full-sized typewriter and a shawl...
Mills MFA student memoirs queer liberation through music
Mills MFA student memoirs queer liberation through music
By Iris Kingery on November 19, 2021
Nana Aforo (known musically as Lines of Hour) has one microphone, one keyboard, a 2014 MacBook — and now, a full-length album produced with only...
QUIZ: Which Tea Shop menu item are you?
QUIZ: Which Tea Shop menu item are you?
By Ari Fitzgibbon on August 27, 2021
Take this highly unscientific quiz and find out which beloved offering from the Mills Tea Shop might suit your personality best! Which kind of joke...

Marvel’s Grumpy/Sunshine dynamic duo
Marvel’s Grumpy/Sunshine dynamic duo
By Mia Strange on October 29, 2022
A note to readers: this article contains spoilers about all the X-Men movies, Logan, Deadpool 1, Deadpool 2, Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War. Marvel...
Love, power, and fame: the Hollywood dream
Love, power, and fame: the Hollywood dream
By Mia Strange on October 28, 2022
For veteran readers, walking into a bookstore and finding oneself surrounded by row upon row of books can feel therapeutic. For others, it can be...
A spooky book for a spooky month
A spooky book for a spooky month
By Mia Strange on October 8, 2022
As many students' favorite spooky season approaches, the thought of October may bring to mind horror, thrill, and mystery. With music, decorations, fashion and literature,...
Strangely Sim-ilar: What playing The Sims teaches us about ourselves
Strangely Sim-ilar: What playing The Sims teaches us about ourselves
By Madeline Hsu & Iris Kingery on April 15, 2022
Since its debut in 2000, the life-simulation video game “The Sims” has held a captivating charm for a quirky not-so-few, inviting players to spend hours...
Staff Editorial: Why self-care is like the mathematical constant e
Staff Editorial: Why self-care is like the mathematical constant e
By Madeline Hsu on April 2, 2022
Face masks and candles can be fun, but many people crave a deeper, longer-lasting practice of self-care in their lives. Commercialized self-care and benders of...