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(10/30/18 12:00pm)
Hello, it’s Street’s resident sleepyhead reporting! When sleep aids failed me, I desperately searched the web far and wide for my next remedy. That’s when I stumbled across a video of Tiffany Haddish saying how she’d filled a void in her life with a weighted blanket — that void being personal relationships. Apparently, her 25–pound weighted blanket made her feel like a man was holding and cozying up with her. I was uninterested in that effect of weighted blankets, but that video prompted a deeply–buried memory of weighted blankets to resurface.
(11/01/18 12:00pm)
During the 1970s, in New York City, the cradle of hip hop, movie theatres were playing Kung Fu flicks and porn. Theatres had been experiencing a surge in prices from Hollywood so they went ahead and bought raunchy material and Chinese films for a fraction of the price, and played them on repeat from dusk till dawn. This artform made its way into the subculture that gave birth to hip hop, and in the 1990s, with the emergence of Toonami on Cartoon Network, a similar international artistic infiltration took a hold of the people at the forefront of today’s rap scene.
(10/30/18 12:00pm)
When handling difficult, disturbing subject matter, a truly affecting film finds a way of addressing the seriousness of its content without spoon–feeding it to the audience. Beautiful Boy is a portrait of addiction, but also an exploration of just how far a family can bend before it breaks. It's about dark matters that seem a little buried by the film’s glossy exterior. There are moments, however, so wrought with a quiet kind of pain that the film transcends its somewhat thin use of dialogue and lack of deep introspection. Instead of following a wholly linear narrative, Beautiful Boy lets viewers look through the eyes of a father who watches his son fall into the merciless cycle of addiction by stringing together a series of moments. What saves this film from wasting its emotional impact is a structure that reflects the patterns of memory, transporting audiences into the headspace of a parent who feels growing dread and helplessness while he watches a person he loves destroy himself.
(10/29/18 12:00pm)
Rewind to the first week of October. The United Nations issued a dramatic report that we have just 12 years to prevent irreversible change to the Earth’s climate. If we let the average global temperature rise 2.0 degrees Celsius above pre–industrial levels, we should expect to see increased levels of extreme droughts, rising sea levels, climate refugee crises, famine, disease, and poverty. Pretty fucking terrifying. But a lot of us have probably forgotten just how scary it is.
(10/29/18 12:00pm)
So, if you haven’t been living under a rock for the past six months, you know that Election Day is coming up really soon. Like less–than–two–weeks soon. November 6, to be exact. You would also know that the youngest Americans, aged 18 to 29—A.K.A. us—historically have the lowest voter turnout, with less than half showing up to the polls in the 2016 presidential election. But don’t let this discourage you because millennials were also the only age group to report increased voter turnout compared to 2012.
(10/25/18 4:00am)
In The Sisters Brothers, starring Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly, there are no good guys. Our protagonists are quite possibly the farthest we get from sympathetic leads, two hired guns who often get wrapped up in conflict and have to shoot their way out. Charlie Sisters, the younger of the two, is impulsive and violent, and uses his alcoholism as an excuse for his rash behavior to his brother. Eli, the older, struggles to clean up after his brothers' reckless attitude while also harboring a past love and the shadow of the two's murderous father.
Riz Ahmed and Jake Gyllenhaal also star, as a fugitive chemist and the detective after him, respectively, who quickly move past their adversity to join forces in their search for riches. Warren (Ahmed) has developed a formula to quickly locate gold in a river, though it comes with a cost, and the Sisters Brothers are hired to track them down and bring back the formula to their mysterious patron, The Commodore.
Stylistically, The Sisters Bros. is muddy, sleepy, and feels as though seen through a pinhole, at least for the first half, while Eli and Charlie bicker and stumble their way across the Western frontier. It's lack of a distinctive soundtrack is made up for by the steady pace of the plot, and each scene is less begun and ended and more entered and exited as soon as it reaches a peak.
Despite their buffoonery, the two brothers are surprisingly good at their jobs. By the time they locate the two enterprising outlaws, they have left a trail of bodies behind them, without much regard for who they kill. As they move along, it becomes clear that Eli holds most of the emotional core of the film, being forced to bear many burdens as his brothers’ keeper despite being less of an outlaw than his gruff exterior portrays. In a small central cast of four stellar actors, Reilly shines as Eli.
(10/24/18 12:00pm)
The summer before freshman year, I ended up in Berlin. Traveling alone in Europe, I didn’t really know anything about the city before I checked into my hostel and started to explore. That night, I went to a classic underground Berlin party called Chantal’s House of Shame—run by the Drag Queen Chantal since 1999—and the young gay boy who grew up going to a private Catholic school in Florida realized what it meant to be queer. I was 18. And I’ll never forget it.
(10/29/18 12:00pm)
The midterm elections are coming up, and voting is more important than ever. But if fulfilling your civic duty isn’t reason enough for you to vote, then how about free coffee? Saxby’s is encouraging voter turnout by offering one of two drink options to customers who stop by with a “I Voted” sticker on November 6th. Voters can choose between the seasonal maple bourbon latte and the fan–favorite “Groothie,” or green smoothie.
(11/13/18 1:00pm)
Tucked away in Philly’s towering urban fabric are tons of pocket parks waiting for your enjoyment. What’s a pocket park you ask? Pocket parks are small urban spaces open to public and are often created on vacant building lots or irregular pieces of land. These spaces are a great way to meet other people in the community and provide a unique green space in the city. So here's a roundup of the best pocket parks and green spaces west of the river.
(10/23/18 12:00pm)
It seems to be a common trend among artists to release surprise albums these days, from Beyoncé to Eminem to The Weeknd. Courtesy of celebrated singer–songwriter Usher and record producer Zaytoven (both hailing from Atlanta), A was released October 12 after being announced the previous day. At eight tracks and just over 27 minutes in length, A follows summer records such as Pusha T’s Daytona and Kanye West’s Ye in attempting to emphasize quality and cohesiveness over quantity—but does it succeed? Let’s dive in.
(11/11/18 1:00pm)
Be honest—how many hours of sleep did you get last night? Odds are, not enough. Between midterms, job hunting, and club commitments, it’s hard to find time for a solid eight hours. Whether confined to a closet in the Quad or sharing a wall with "active" neighbors, you deserve better. This week Street rounds up the best free apps with sleep technology so you can snooze in peace.
(10/21/18 12:00pm)
A red–haired Wharton student stared at me with palpable discomfort as I cried outside Huntsman Hall.
(10/17/18 12:00pm)
Fallen leaves press themselves into exposed brick as students rush to class on Locust Walk. In Penn lore, Locust is shorthand for everything that’s idyllic and collegiate about campus—academic buildings, community, coming together. But look a little closer and you’ll notice something: the center of campus reads like a litany of Greek letters.
(10/17/18 12:00pm)
Of Penn’s Class of 2022 early admission applicants, 25 percent benefitted from preferential admission. These students had better access to Penn’s campus, contact with admissions officers, and a better understanding of the college application process. Their parents and grandparents call Penn their alma mater, and often their siblings do too.
(10/19/18 4:00am)
To me, sleep is a cheating rascal. I’ve had a one–sided relationship with sleep for as long as I remember.
(10/16/18 12:00pm)
Video games hold a special place in the hearts of millennials and Gen–Z, and for good reason. We’ve grown up in a time when they underwent revolutionary development in graphics, storytelling, and gameplay, turning a small fun pastime into a billion–dollar industry where we can escape into a world of enjoyment. However, there’s more than just the plots and the action that holds a place in our hearts; there are also fantastic soundtracks that have enhanced the quality of games to new heights. As you finally defeated General Shepherd in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the concluding piece of the end credits filled you with endless satisfaction and high anticipation for the concluding installment of the trilogy. What makes these scores even better is that you can enjoy them outside your gaming den, whether it be while working in Huntsman or frolicking outside in your free time on College Green. It’s part of what sets the best ones apart—so without further ado, here are five video game soundtracks to listen to.
(10/17/18 12:00pm)
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few months, you’ve definitely heard about the no–straw movement. To be honest, I was a little hesitant when I first heard about it. It may sound dumb, but I like straws. However, after learning more about the positive impact I could make, it became a no brainer.
(10/20/18 12:00pm)
Ah, Halloween. For kids, it’s a time of year for costumes and revelry in the neighborhood, as they waltz door–to–door “frightening” poor neighbors for candies with their fearsome attire. At Penn, it’s a different story—it’s a time to party despite having a month full of midterms. The ragers rage and scaries scare into the night for the gargantuan celebration that is Halloweekend. It’s fitting that one listens to the terrifying, tantalizing music made in honor of our spooky sides during this time of year while considering outfits for a week of celebrations. There is an assortment of monster–themed classics (“Monster Mash” comes to mind) as well as a wide array of songs that evoke our inner darkness that howls into the night. Here are our top picks to help you get in a spooky mode for fright season:
(10/22/18 12:00pm)
When you switch on Top 40 radio anywhere in the United States, the majority of music you’ll hear is still chiefly American-made and in English. Spotify’s response to this fact? Their new Global Cultures Initiative, launched at the end of September. As Rocio Guerrero, head of Global Cultures at Spotify and creator of the initiative, explains, “Why is food from other countries so embedded in our culture and yet music isn’t? Because streaming didn't exist. But now it's happening.” While the Global Cultures Initiative includes multiple plans to promote culturally diverse music, one of the most accessible is the high-profile Global X playlist. Already at 152,296 followers, it’s one of the best curated playlists Spotify has published in recent years.
(10/16/18 12:00pm)
We are living in a 24–hour news cycle, and sometimes the sheer amount of news can be almost impossible to digest. Even though I like reading news, podcasts are just easier to keep up with. They give you a summary of current news—for free—that you can listen to on your walk to class.
