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Salma Hasan liberates her past memories by unveiling her thesis exhibition, “Permitted Memories and Ornamentation,” which consists of portraits of her loved ones.

Liberated through art: Grad students exhibit uses Arabic design to depict previously forbidden faces

By David Jones
Entertainment Writer
April 19, 2012

For a long time, all Salma Hasan had was her memories. Raised in a culture in which artists are forbidden to paint human figures, the fine arts graduate could only reminiscence on the deaths of her father,...

The FItting Room: Seasonal sales shed prices for sweet and sexy sundresses

By Al Burks
Columnist
April 19, 2012

The summer's seductive breeze calls for all types of fabulously light fabrics that blow in the wind, cool the body in the heat and show off sizzling trends in the shade. For some, summer is a time to bare...

RevRanks: Neon Trees, “Picture Show”

By Morgan Searles
Entertainment Editor
April 19, 2012

After the wide success of its first single, "Animal," Neon Trees is back again, trying to regain the ground previously won with alternative-pop fans and radio listeners. Unfortunately, the group's sophomore...

 

RevRanks: Rise Against, “Satellite EP”

By Austen Krantz
Entertainment Writer
April 19, 2012

Arriving just more than a year since the band's last studio album, Rise Against's "Satellite EP" gives fans a chance to reminisce in the band's developed discography. By presenting two live takes on popular...

RevRanks: Eric Hutchinson, “Moving Up Living Down”

By Taylor Balkom
Entertainment Writer
April 19, 2012

What a difference four years can make. Eric Hutchinson's sophomore album, "Moving Up Living Down," sounds more mature, more refined and more professional. Songs like "Living In The Afterlife" pile layers...

Houston rock band Blue October will play Friday at the Texas Club at 7 p.m.

Q&A with Blue October’s Matt Noveskey

By Raylea Barrow
Entertainment Writer
April 19, 2012

Houston rock band Blue October will bring its brand of angst-grunge to the Texas Club on Friday. The band's latest album, "Any Man in America," is the group's seventh since its inception in 1995. Known...

Former professor pens futuristic novel

By Josh Naquin
Entertainment Writer
April 19, 2012

Moira Crone has seen more than 100 years into the future of New Orleans - kind of. Crone's newest novel, "The Not Yet," explores a futuristic society set in the New Orleans islands circa 2121. It follows...

Remembering Dick Clark

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April 19, 2012

Media mogul Dick Clark died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 82. As the nation pays tribute to its favorite New Year's Eve host, here are some highlights throughout Clark's life. Fun Facts: •...

Cast members of New Venture Theater’s production of “Steel Magnolias” rehearse March 26th at the Independence Park Theater.

‘Magnolias’ gets a cultural twist

By David Jones
Entertainment Writer
April 19, 2012

New Venture Theatre's latest production revives an American classic by adding a new spin on the ladies who are delicate as magnolias and tough as steel. "Steel Magnolias," a play set in a small Louisiana...

Pain produces pleasure in love story in LSU Theatre’s production of “Gruesome Playground Injuries”

By Taylor Balkom
Entertainment Writer
April 17, 2012

Editor's note: This review is of the play's final dress rehearsal. If Romeo and Juliet were an example of star-crossed lovers, then the characters of "Gruesome Playground Injuries" are pain-crossed. The...

Male students embrace short shorts in different colors, styles

By Raylea Barrow
Entertainment Writer
April 17, 2012

Less is more. Short shorts are shrinking and fashionable men are invading campus as part of a new spring season trend. These shorts are available in styles and colors from coral pink to neon green. They...

Ramona Gonzalez of Nite Jewel will perform Wednesday at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans. Gonzalez said the South has provided some of her best musical experiences.

Nite Jewel returns to the South for New Orleans performance

By Austen Krantz
Entertainment Writer
April 17, 2012

Touring through different cultural areas makes up a large part of Ramona Gonzalez's musical career. The singer, songwriter and creative mind behind the electric-pop project Nite Jewel will perform with...