While bored in an insufferable English discussion, I did what all my peers did: I took the "Where will Kayne interrupt you?" quiz on Facebook. So where will Kayne interrupt me? When I get married, when I "lose it," when I get dumped? False. Kayne interrupted me when I wrote this letter.
What is it these days with the notion of celebrity? In this celebrity-drenched, celebrity-obsessed, celebrity-drooling culture, anything a star says, wears or dates informs our sense of identity. It becomes the next trend and then boom! Girls are flashing their panty-less privates, guys are beating up their successful girlfriends and puppies are being snatched by coyotes. Kidding! But in reality, the general populace is much too concerned with the comings and goings of celebs and sometimes decline to remember the rich, traditionally-minded aspects of our culture.
What culture is there to be found around Grounds these days? Besides the incoming of Bono to Scott Stadium, self-appointed guru of all things culturally-relevant, there are plays to be seen, art galleries to pop into and film screenings not to be missed. Feeling overwhelmed by the plethora of US Weeklys in Teeter? Hit up Live Arts' latest production, the award-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross - although our reporter may not have been pleased with its fast-paced, spittle-flying plot. Needing some culture outside the Chick-Fil-A in the Pav or the repeats of Dumb and Dumber on TBS? Venture out of your dorm Sunday nights for an OFFscreen film - this week, we review two of the season's screenings, bringing foreign film into your everyday existence. If you missed the Emmy awards this year (wait, when was that?), we give it to you straight - the winners, the losers, the overlooked stars. Speaking of stars, the University and Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra played under the stars to a packed Amphitheater - a small sign of hope that just because it wasn't celebrity-endorsed, there are still some lovers of classic culture out there.
Alas, we here at tableau sometimes pick some misses instead of hits - although we try every week to bring you only the juiciest, most worthy cultural offerings. Unless you are a devil-worshipping, record-deal-seeking indie band, feel free to skip Jennifer's Body (no, Megan Fox is not a celebrity we seek to emulate). Although some may lament the outpouring of attention paid to celebs, I guess they have some value. What else would we do without Kayne Facebook quizzes?
-stephanie garcia
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