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(04/16/18 12:07am)
The final hurrah of Fling 2018 was filled with polar opposites—CupcakKe and The All–American Rejects, sweltering heat and freezing winds, flashing lights and a fog–enveloped setting sun. Despite the low praise for this year’s lineup of Sage the Gemini, JoJo, CupcakKe and the All–American Rejects, a combination of sentimentalism and second–hand Coachella hype made this night a memorable one. As I got into line at 6:45 p.m., I was shocked by how few people had showed up early for the festival. After being scanned in by a very kind security guard, I walked up to the very front of the enormous white platform SPEC had set up for the event, and took my perch mere feet from the stage.
(04/16/18 4:43pm)
A schizophrenic character is not one that most of us can identify with, but there is still one scene in Aardvark that I found relatable. After Josh’s (Zachary Quinto, in the main role) therapist fails to do her job—and fails so hard that it would be almost comical, if her job wasn’t facilitating the treatment of mental illnesses—he gets up furiously and shouts “You charge for this?” voicing my exact thoughts on what I had been watching for an hour.
(04/16/18 1:00pm)
Just this past week, the DP Editorial Board wrote an open letter to admitted students, inviting them to consider what they may otherwise not have regarding their college decisions. It’s a call to reevaluate Penn as students. But students aren’t the only ones. As campus and political climate shift, Penn too is reconsidering itself and its role in history with initiatives such as the Penn Slavery Project. Similarly, Penn is now examining its role, both positive and negative, in World War I in an exhibit in Van Pelt.
(04/12/18 1:00pm)
The show—or at least, the dress rehearsal—seems to me like chaos. The good kind of chaos, though. The kind where there’s so much going around that I don’t even know where to begin to look. It’s the kind of chaos definitive of this weekend: Spring Fling. And though Fling itself is now a one–day event on Saturday, festivities have already begun. And what better way to nap and rally through the good chaos of a weekend than by hitting up a midnight showing of an award–winning musical? The show I’m talking about is, of course, Pippin. This weekend, Quadramics Theater Co. “Q” is bringing back its annual midnight show, this time with its rendition of the 2013 Broadway revival of the 1972 musical.
(04/12/18 1:00pm)
Fling is upon us, and you know what that means—a rowdy weekend full of raucous festivities and topped off by SPEC’s annual concert featuring The All American Rejects, JoJo, Sage the Gemini, and Cupcakke. Street figured that you could use a playlist to jam out to this weekend, so here’s a lineup of jams from some of the performing artists, as well as some other tracks that fit the vibe:
(04/12/18 1:00pm)
After moving out of the Quad, Quadfest is now, well, just fest. But that’s not to say it’s changing in quality; the move to Penn Park and to a shortened one–day schedule is designed to increase turnout. Between dance groups, rappers, bands, DJs, and a capella groups, here’s what’s going down this Fling:
(04/18/18 12:00pm)
Some of us were elated, others disappointed, but whether or not you decided to attend this year’s Spring Fling concert, there's no denying that The All–American Rejects are throwing us way back. For some, the era of “Gives You Hell” and “Move Along” are tragically superimposed over that dreadfully awkward phase between elementary and middle school. If the now cringe—inducing emo subculture spared you, I’m sorry that The All–American Rejects didn't mean as much to you as they did to me. Either way, taking a trip down memory lane can be an illuminating experience, or, you know, a reminder of just how old you’re getting. As Fling brings back the music of middle school, here are five movies that will throw you back to a simpler time.
(04/13/18 1:00pm)
How do we end up enabling the bad behaviors of the people we love the most? This is the central question behind 6 Balloons—a new Netflix original movie, starring Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson (of Broad City), that explores the devastating effects that one man’s heroin addiction has on his sister.
(04/12/18 1:00pm)
This Friday on College Green, the Class Boards of all four years are coming together to host a celebration of color in honor of Holi. Prepare yourself, because there’s probably going to be a number of cute photos captioned “Holi Moli!” or something of the like. The event makes the Hindu holiday accessible to all and gives students the opportunity to experience a rich culture that they may not be familiar with.
(04/20/18 1:00pm)
Heritage, a restaurant and bar in Northern Liberties, is known for its live music. Every night, starting as early as 6 p.m., the restaurant has a band set up on a stage at the far side of the joint. By the stage, there's room for dancing, seats at the bar, and tables where people can leave their drinks, food, and jackets.
(04/17/18 1:00pm)
Last week, my friend sent me a link to a song called “Everybody Wants To Be Famous” by a group called Superorganism, captioning it “music video is also sick.” Curious, I clicked and was immediately thrown into a vortex of epilepsy–inducing flashing between random images of a small girl swaying to one of the catchiest songs I had heard in a while. Immediately hooked, I wanted to know more.
(04/11/18 6:41am)
As Hasan Minhaj walked onto the stage of Irvine Auditorium, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes that not even his wide smile could conceal: the hyper–enthusiastic shriek of the audience was thunderous. The event, organized by SPEC Connaissance, was sold out. More than 1,200 students and guests attended the preview for Minhaj’s upcoming Netflix talk show, followed by a Q&A session moderated by Dr. Fariha Khan, associate director of the Asian American Studies Program at Penn.
(04/15/18 1:00pm)
This week, I surveyed 113 Penn students all over campus, asking each one the same question: what song can you currently not stop listening to?
(04/10/18 1:00pm)
The old–age view of museums is changing. With the MET, the PMA and the Barnes Foundation increasing their admission prices, art is no longer as democratized as it once was. While it is arguably becoming more a privilege as opposed to a public right as to accommodate the expenditures of museum maintenance, Penn’s very own Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) stands counter to this position. It’s the first museum to be certified by W.A.G.E (Working Artists and the Greater Economy).
(04/09/18 1:00pm)
On Adel Wu’s (E ‘21) Instagram are pictures of coffee cups, sushi, and burritos. The typical iPhone snapshots. Maybe to preserve the memory of a meal. Maybe just to put it on her Snapstory. But at closer look, these pictures are not pictures. They’re drawings, drawings with colored pencils that have garnered Adel over 8,000 Instagram followers.
(04/09/18 1:00pm)
This week, much loved rap collective BROCKHAMPTON, the self–proclaimed “biggest boyband in the world” signed a record deal with RCA. They announced it with a video entitled “LET’S GET MARRIED” and enlisted a poe–faced Jaden Smith as their mascot. At the end of the video they teased us with a gorgeous piano loop from their upcoming album PUPPY—modern and nostalgic at the same time. Less than a minute long, it left me wanting much more and made it blatantly apparent that I was sucked into the BROCKHAMPTON publicity machine. While the teaser track for PUPPY was a delight for most, many fans have taken to Twitter to express their grievance at their signing to RCA. This has inevitably cued much wailing and gnashing of teeth accompanied with declarations such as “its over” and “it’ll never be the same.” But what does signing with a major record label actually mean in 2018?
(04/21/18 1:00pm)
Meet Hunter Heflin (C '18). Hailing from Bethesda, Maryland, this part time senior has been juggling Camp Kessem, his frat, and Spring Football during his time at Penn. And oh, yeah, he's also one hell of a rapper.
(04/09/18 1:00pm)
You’ve seen him somewhere, whether it be on TV, in a magazine, or on the Internet, but you probably don’t know who he is. With a wild graying mane of hair and an enormous beard, he looks reminiscent of a real–life Hagrid from the Harry Potter novels. Given standard attire that consists of a white T–shirt, khaki pants, and bare feet, it may come as a surprise that faux–Hagrid is an instrumental figure in the history of hip–hop, rock, and other music genres, having worked with countless artists from across the industry since the early 1980s. His actual name? Rick Rubin.
(04/10/18 1:00pm)
Nestled away on Broad Street in South Philly is CineMug. The café, which blends coffee, movie rentals, and community, is one of the city’s hidden treasures. If you’re sick of Starbucks or the Van Pelt basement and want a new place to study outside of the Penn bubble, you would be hard–pressed to find a more inviting and artsy space.
(04/09/18 1:00pm)
So far, 2018 has given us a few gems in the rap music world—Post Malone announced that he'll be releasing a new album called Beerbongs & Bentleys, CupcakKe dropped Ephorize in January, and early March gave us Logic's Bobby Tarantino II with all of its Rick and Morty weirdness. And now, in April, we have been blessed with the hottest release in the twittersphere: a Wendy's diss tape.
