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Boxing to Get Buff

Boxing to Get Buff

Six days a week for four months last year, Gabrielle Cramer, 26, would haul herself from her downtown Manhatt…

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Perfect Wave: More Essays on Art and Democracy

Perfect Wave: More Essays on Art and Democracy

In the penultimate chapter to Dave Hickey's new collection of essays, Perfect Wave, the typically unflappable…

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Routine Pleasures: Termite Art and the Paintings of Manny Farber

Routine Pleasures: Termite Art and the Paintings of Manny Farber

Curator Helen Molesworth has ambitiously linked the various strands of Farber’s occupations to offer up a por…

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A Failure to Respond: On Ruth Beckermann's The Waldheim Waltz

A Failure to Respond: On Ruth Beckermann's The Waldheim Waltz

"The truth is on the march and nothing shall stop it," Émile Zola once wrote regarding the Dreyfus affair. In…

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Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness: An Interview with Paul Schrader

Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness: An Interview with Paul Schrader

"You do circle back around," says Paul Schrader, his raspy vice crackling over the phone line. "I think that'…

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Locarno Curator Calls Out the Politics of Film Festival Programming

Locarno Curator Calls Out the Politics of Film Festival Programming

Greg de Cuir Jr. talks to Hyperallergic about curating a retrospective of Black film for the 2019 Locarno Fil…

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Liner Notes: Drake’s triple release is not the big comeback he thought it was

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By Sean Nam
| Daily Northwestern Verified
Drake needed to make a statement. The Canadian rapper’s first solo album since his public feud with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar two years ago needed to show listeners everywhere that Drake was a new man since the beef — someone who still could hold the mantle as the best rapper of this generation and produce hit after hit. The result: three surprise projects instead of one.
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Northwestern drops two out of three in Cambria Classic

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By Sean Nam
| Daily Northwestern Verified
After getting swept against No. 5 Georgia Tech, Northwestern turned to the Cambria Classic at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, as they lost two contests in a three-game set against South Dakota State, Omaha and UNLV this past weekend. The Wildcats (6-7, 0-0 Big Ten) did not get off to an ideal start coming off a series loss, as they lost in upset fashion to mid-major South Dakota State on Friday, 5-4.
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Liner Notes: J. Cole’s ‘The Fall-Off’ showcases historic new perspectives, vulnerable closure

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By Sean Nam
| Daily Northwestern Verified
All good things must come to an end. After nearly two decades of rap royalty, rapper J. Cole is calling it quits with one final album, “The Fall-Off,” which he has teased since 2018. Released on Feb. 6, the album proves to be one of Cole’s best, effectively capturing his growth and evolution. “The Fall-Off” delves into Cole’s and hip-hop’s past while continuing to evolve his present sound and mindset. The album is separated into two halves: Disc 29 and Disc 39.
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