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Fever Ray debut album worth a long listen
The Swedes have given us many things, and the latest attraction to hit American shores from the people who brought us dynamite, the propeller and the Wahlbergs is Fever Ray, whose self-titled debut album landed in stores yesterday.
Fever Ray is the side project of Karin Dreijer Andersson, who also makes music with her brother Olof as the duo The Knife. Their last album, “Silent Shout,” was widely lauded and won six Swedish Grammys.
Drop-out students learn to start over
The many students who returned to Central after dropping out came back with different reasons and motives. For sophomore Laura Franklin, coming back was what she always wanted.
Forget Hollywood and Bollywood — Here comes Novelawood!
As a little girl in Venezuela, Jenny Arraiz was never allowed to watch telenovelas. Her mother said there was too much kissing, but that didn’t stop Jenny from sneaking a peek as the blind Topacio — the title character in a 1984 hit — married a rich man and regained her sight.
Twin Cities Dragon Festival 2008
By Ian Yue, New York 2006 Originally aired on KFAI, July 14, 2008. July 12-13, 2008, marked the 12th year of the Twin Cities Dragon Festival, the state’s largest festival celebrating Asian American culture. While the event featured various cultural performances, martial arts demonstrations, and lots of Asian cuisine, a major focus was on the [...]
Standing up for stripping down
By Naresh Rammohan, New York 2006, and Marlei Martinez Republished from RTN 205.2. The New York Giants versus Arizona Cardinals game blared on the television screen as John Tidd put out his cigarette in the ashtray next to his computer keyboard. Scattered piles of paperwork, plastic kids’ meal toys and hot pink high heels littered [...]
Best Feature Photo + Audit
Photos by Thomas Ngo, San Diego 2003 “Brian Doyle” Portland Magazine editor Brian Doyle reacts to being the subject of a hypothetical beatification by Ken Woodward, contributing religion editor for Newsweek Magazine. This photo won 1st place for Best Feature Photo in Division 2 at the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s 2008 Collegiate Newspaper Contest. “Bob [...]
Minions? No way!
By Mary Jo Pham, New York 2006 Originally published in The Republican, Oct. 10, 2006. First place editorial prize for Newspaper Foundation of America. The recent resignation of Republican U.S. Congressman Mark Foley over the disclosure of what have been called “overly-friendly” e-mails to young men who served in the Congressional House page program has [...]
Alum Tales: Capitol Hill Press Conference
By Laura Chernikoff, Chicago 2008 My name is Laura Chernikoff and I am from Boulder, Colorado. I participated in J Camp in the summer of 2008 when it was held in Chicago, and had a thrilling, eye-opening, fast-paced, and wonderful experience. I have been on staff of my high school’s newspaper, the Royal Banner, since [...]
‘Rhapsody’: a short film about breaking the rules
Chicago 2008 J Camper Daniel Wang explains two videos he shot recently: “Rhapsody,” and a video he captured at the fair. Click “Read More” below to watch them. Daniel: “Rhapsody” was our director Sarah’s idea. It was shot for the Campus MovieFest competition, and as of now, we won best picture at the school level [...]
