Entertainment
Reflecting on the ‘indie kid’ pandemic aesthetic
You’re in 10th grade, approaching your fifth Zoom class of the day, and you’ve learned nothing. Autumn might be near, but you remain...
Four bands face off at MUSIC Matters’ 2025 Battle of the Bands
Spring has sprung — and in this neck of the Midwest, it’s the season for picnics in the Nichols Arboretum, debilitating allergies and...
Amazing Digital Circus is a saving grace for independent animation
The world of indie animation is small. When pitted against multimillion-dollar studios like Disney or Dreamworks that churn out blockbuster after blockbuster, independent...
After four years, Ann Arbor Film Festival finally came through
Content warning: mentions of murder, assault and schizophrenia.
I have been reviewing the Ann Arbor Film Festival for four years now. This year, I was...
The Clown B-Side
Imagine you’re me (I’d apologize for the oncoming slew of chaotic brain imagery that follows, but we’ve got more self-indulgent literary tools to...