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Scenes that Stick: The obsession with success in ‘Whiplash’
Feb 10, 2021 · Whiplash is the story of how a backup jazz drummer can turn into the next Charlie Parker with the help of a mentor who is obsessed with perfection. Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is a first-year drummer at an elite music conservatory who has high ambitions but little self-worth. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) is the instructor for the top jazz ...
A deep dive into the makings of indie rock - The Eagle
Jan 26, 2024 · A brief history of indie rock. Indie rock wasn’t a presence in the music industry until the 1980s when it started to grow in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Inspired by the 1970s punk rock movement, experimentation was the name of the game in the ‘80s. Around the same time, The Beatles influenced indie rock as they split ...
Bush administration figures headline KPU 9/11 remembrance event
Sep 20, 2024 · The 9/11 remembrance event was KPU’s second event of the semester, following a speaker event with Ward 3 D.C. Councilmember Matthew Frumin last month. While Skidds couldn’t announce any future speakers with KPU, he highlighted the programming board’s commitment to its nonpartisan mission. “You're going to see that from our programming ...
Men’s basketball dominates in first half, beats Army 79-60
Jan 19, 2024 · The American University men’s basketball team defeated the Army Black Knights on Jan. 13 in Bender Arena by a score of 79-60.This game saw senior forward Matt Rogers score his 1,000th career point, the 34th men’s basketball player to reach that milestone in a career at American.. The Eagles were looking for a bounce-back win in this game after going 1-1 in their …
Scenes that Stick: best friend betrayal in ‘The Social Network’
Sep 26, 2020 · This is where we find Eduardo Saverin at the crux of “ The Social Network,” directed by David Fincher in 2010 and written by Aaron Sorkin. “The Social Network” is a fantastic movie, but this scene is one that really sticks. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg and Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin. The film flips between their ...
Interview: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet and cast of 'Eternal Sunshine'
Mar 18, 2004 · Kate Winslet plays Joel's erratic and imposing girlfriend, Clementine, who has her memories of him and their crumbling relationship erased through a fringe medical procedure. Winslet made a name for herself the same year Carrey did - 1994, when she was cast in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures" and he in "The Mask."
First semester of Black affinity housing: Creating a sense of …
Jan 21, 2022 · Last semester was American University’s first semester hosting Black affinity housing and the long-awaited residential experience has provided Black students a community and a safe place with the return of on-campus schooling.
BREAKING: American University continues to review arming AUPD
Sep 10, 2024 · American University’s Security Review Working Group will complete its work by the end of the fall semester as the University nears a final decision on whether to arm American University Police Department officers, Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Bronté Burleigh-Jones announced in an email Tuesday afternoon.. No decision has been …
From rural twang to mainstream fame — a deep dive into country …
Dec 5, 2023 · This year, The Economist released an article with an astounding statistic: around 150 million Americans listen to country music at least once a month. That’s around 45 percent of the whole country jamming out to guitar twangs and hollering vocals. July saw country songs occupy the top three slots of the Billboard Top 100 for the first time ever.