Name and Year: Legarlin Li, SEAS’14
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Digital Media Design
Website: http://www.legarlinli.com
Street: You define yourself as the “confluence of a programmer and a doodler.” How is this reflected in your creations?
Legarlin Li: I’ve always been detail-oriented, but with the two combined, they’ve propelled me to a hyper-level of precision.
The category’s often overlooked, but many great directors got their start in the live action short category. You can check out these films at the Ritz at the Bourse.
From claymation to The Simpsons, this year’s crop of animated short films offer a wide range of style and theme. You can check out these films at the Ritz at the Bourse.
We sat down over coffee with Penn Glee Club President Scott Ventre and Business Manager Stephen DiGregoria to talk about Penn Glee Club, its history and its upcoming show "Office Bass," which hits campus this weekend
Four minutes into Foals’ new album, “Holy Fire,” the instrumental build–up of pounding drums and plunging guitar strings in “Prelude” establishes an atmospheric vibe that strongly resembles their previous hit, “Spanish Sahara.” The resemblance ends as soon as “Inhaler” begins.
Choosing a favorite Mariah Carey song is a doozy (after all, she’s been around since before Britney and has a repertoire to match), but mine would have to be the 1996 winner “Always Be My Baby.” Maybe it has to do with that instantly identifiable opening guitar strum, but “Always Be My Baby” is one of those songs that everyone can recognize, but not everyone can name.
Directed by: Lasse Hallstroem
Starring: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 115
The newest Nicholas Sparks movie, “Safe Haven,” is part of a proud legacy of romantic melodrama that includes “A Walk to Remember” and “The Notebook.” But “Safe Haven” doesn’t live up to its predecessors: this time, Sparks gives us a total dud.
If you paid attention in your PSYC001 lecture like we did, then you’ll know that there’s a strong correlation between the physiological responses for fear and love.
Name and Year: Tanya Thanawalla, Class of 2014
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Major: Political Science Major and Chinese Minor
Website: http://www.strictlyfunkdance.com/
Street: When did your interest in dance begin?
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta Jones, Channing Tatum
Rating: R
Running Time: 106 minutes
Steven Soderbergh’s “Side Effects” proves that it’s a terrible idea to try to wake a sleepwalker, especially when she has a knife.