It is better to suffer injustice than to do injustice. This fundamental formula formed the basis of the ethics of Socrates. Upon it he based his politics; he adhered to it even to the point of death. I may disagree with him on the precise duties that are owed to one’s government, but this fundamental...
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November 2, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
A 1985 remix: “Images for Two Pianos” this weekend
Two grand pianos sit propped open, ready to be played and take the listener on a journey of sound and image. Debbi Wyse and Kristi Gautsche will perform “Images for Two Pianos” in Markel Auditorium Saturday and Sunday. The concert will include pieces from Bach to Rachmaninoff to Gershwin, all focusing on imagery. “The title...
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November 2, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
[InFocus] The art of the journal: Why I write things down
My bookshelf houses my Bible, Heritage readers, AP stylebook, and many, many notebooks. Some are wrinkled and worn — full of writing, drawings, and pasted-in pictures. Others remain pristine and empty. Both filling these blank pages with my thoughts and knowing they will survive my fleeting existence make me feel human. “I never travel without...
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November 2, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Record review: Weezer’s latest escapes the wasteland
Twenty years since their paradigm-shifting “Blue Album,” Rivers Cuomo and company present us with “Everything Will Be Alright In The End,” their ninth studio album. This retrospective and all-the-while forward-looking record grants both the casual listener and die-hard fan alike a refreshing embodiment of pure Weezer and Rivers Cuomo at his best. Fans and critics...
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November 2, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Taylor Swift’s electronic “1989” spreads the love
Despite trading country guitar riffs for electronic beats, Taylor Swift stays true to her contrary, whimsical, sassy, and optimistic self in her fifth and latest album, “1989,” released Monday. Some are unimpressed with the music mogul’s first pure pop album, inspired by the music in the decade in which she was born. But like the...