Arts & Entertainment
Interview: Leighton Meester
Gossip Girl Leighton Meester is branching out this year with high–profile roles in Country Strong and The Roommate. Meester took time out of her busy schedule to chat with Street on the latter film, discussing mental illness, roommates and your favorite guilty pleasure TV show. Street: What was it like trying to play the villain in your first thriller? Leighton Meester: It’s funny — I saw the movie with a couple of my friends, and they were asking me, “how did you like it?”, and I was saying “it’s scary.” I was genuinely scared at points, but it is sort of funny that I’m what’s scary in the movie.
Pro/Con-Ye
There really isn’t anything that’s not controversial or polarizing about Kanye West. You’d be hard–pressed to find someone who doesn’t think he’s an asshole, but somehow his assholery can make him even more appealing — not just as a musician, but as a cultural icon.
Student Artist: Allison Zuckerman
Name and Year: Allison Zuckerman, 2012 Hometown: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Major: Fine Arts and French Medium of choice: Oil Paint Website: http://www.artistswanted.org/AllisonZ Street: When you sit down in front of a blank canvas, how do you get started?
One Track Mind: Cut Copy, “Need You Now”
Need You Now by Cut Copy “Need You Now” is the kind of song that takes its time.
Student Slideshow: Allison Zuckerman
View Street's interview with Zuckerman here [photospace]
One Track Mind: Real Estate, "Blue Lebaron" (Demo)
Blue Lebaron by Real Estate Real Estate opened its set with instrumental–only “Blue Lebaron” at the Rotunda on Friday, the same day the band posted a demo of the track on its blog.
Review: Mine is Yours by Cold War Kids
Lukewarm Kids: The status of raw, modern blues takes an unfortunate turn for the polished
Review: Gutter Rainbows by Talib Kweli
Eminently Kwelified: Talib Kweli goes old school on latest.
Deja Vu: Welcome to the Taco Bell
Oh, Taco Bell. First, there was the incessant rumor that the company turned its beloved mascot into a chalupa.
Artspiration: The Gross Clinic
All too familiar to the Class of 2013, Thomas Eakin’s The Gross Clinic pictures esteemed Dr. Samuel D.
Thank God It's (First) Friday
Street has been around the block, and we’re not ashamed to admit it.
Video Review: Sleigh Bells' "Rill Rill"
Below is the very first Street Music Video review, in which we present a stream of consciousness reaction to a particularly intriguing music video.
Student Slideshow: Alex Remnick
Selected works from College junior, Alex Remnick. [photospace]
The Power of the Poster
In honor of The Mechanic’s poster (check out our review of the movie), Street offers up some of its picks for the most striking, visually effective movie posters of recent and bygone years. [photospace] - - -
This Week in... 1.27.11
Shary Boyle & Emily Duke: The Illuminations Project: ICA 36th and Sansom.
Iron and Decline
Acoustic god goes electronic — to mediocre results.
Family (Hit) Men
Considering they make a living by murdering mafiosos and cutting down crime lords, it’s surprising that most Hollywood hit men are such good family members.
