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(02/26/23 3:15am)
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and many are relieved to have escaped a holiday seemingly manufactured by greeting card companies to encourage couples to buy each other cards and flowers and to encourage singles to eat an excessive amount of chocolate. While it is typically viewed as a time for celebrating romantic love, the month of February can also be a reminder to show appreciation for family or platonic loved ones. Here are three books that showcase all kinds of love, ensuring that all readers, single or taken, can feel enamored February and beyond.
(08/23/22 2:16pm)
Content warning: this article contains mentions of sexual assault.
(02/11/22 4:09pm)
As any arts or humanities student at the University knows, there are a wide variety of arts departments and courses to choose from. Music, drama, English literature and traditional art are just a few options.
(12/03/21 8:08pm)
For better or worse, Hallmark holiday movies have undeniably ingrained themselves into American Christmas culture. Whether they’re the subject of sarcastic, grinchy comments or the object of hot chocolate-filled binge-a-thons, these cheesy flicks make an appearance in just about everyone’s holiday season. But their obvious shallowness and predictability leave many of us — even fans — questioning why they are so ubiquitous.
(11/15/21 1:29pm)
Taylor Swift released “Red (Taylor’s Version)” Friday as her second of six rerecorded albums, all part of Swift’s attempt to regain ownership of her work after the original masters were sold to music executive Scooter Braun. The “Red” rerecording features a whopping 30 songs, including 20 from the original deluxe version of “Red,” one former single — “Ronan,” two songs written by Swift but given to other artists — “Better Man” and “Babe,” six entirely new “(From the Vault)” tracks and one long-awaited extended version of fan favorite “All Too Well.”
(10/29/21 6:19pm)
The University announced Sept. 24 that Tessa Ader, an honorary member of the advisory board for the Fralin Art Museum, has gifted the University $50 million to fund the construction of a new performing arts center. The center, which will be built along the Emmet-Ivy Corridor, hopes to provide a single space to showcase all of the arts on Grounds.
(10/03/21 4:15pm)
Carter Mountain Orchard’s Thursday Evening Sunset Series had its last installment of the year Thursday. The Sunset Series presented an excellent way to get out during the pandemic with its inviting atmosphere, featuring live music, food trucks, its own brand of wine, Bold Rock Hard Cider and a panoramic view of the sun setting over the city of Charlottesville. Thursday’s sold-out event featured a lively crowd filled with University students, Charlottesville locals, visitors and hot apple cider donut lovers.
(08/20/21 1:47pm)
As part of the University Programs Council’s Welcome Week, rapper Jack Harlow will be headlining this year’s Wahoo Welcome Concert. Michael Kim, UPC Chair and third-year college student, revealed the mystery guest in an interview with The Cavalier Daily.
(08/09/21 5:49pm)
The lack of assigned readings makes summer the perfect time to catch up on the books you might have missed while cramming for exams or pretending to pay attention in Zoom classes. This month, Arts & Entertainment brings you three fiction novels with hot, summery settings that are perfect to read while soaking up the sun. As a bonus, each of these best sellers feature strong female protagonists that will give you the confidence to have your own hot girl summer.
(05/06/21 1:41pm)
The First Year Players' spring production of "Singin’ in the Rain” looked very different from their past productions, with numerous modifications to accommodate COVID-19 safety measures. Most notably, the First Year Players did not do an in-person performance but instead chose to pre-record the production and offer three pre-recorded virtual screenings through ShowTix4U from April 30 to May 2.
(04/12/21 6:06am)
In a triumph for musician ownership that’s been in the making since Taylor Swift first announced in 2019 that the masters of her first six albums had been sold to someone else, Swift has finally released her first re-recorded album — “Fearless (Taylor’s Version).” The album includes recent recordings of all 19 songs from her original 2008 platinum edition of “Fearless,” with the addition of “Taylor’s Version” of the 2010 single “Today Was a Fairytale.” It also contains six unreleased songs labeled “(From The Vault).” These songs were created by Swift in the “Fearless” era but were cut from the final version of the album.
(03/25/21 7:46am)
The All-Virtual 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book hosted a virtual discussion Friday about “Writing Women, Writing Resilience.” Authors Susan Abulhawa of "Against the Loveless World," Peace Adzo Medie of "His Only Wife" and Diane Zinna of "The All-Night Sun" came together over Zoom to discuss their novels, which all feature strong female protagonists.
(02/25/21 8:42am)
Jackie Auchincloss-Bouvier’s elegant wedding dress for her marriage to John F. Kennedy was one of the most iconic bridal gowns of the 20th century. But while everyone at the time fawned over the dress, very few knew who designed it. When asked by the press and others, Jackie merely responded that “a colored dressmaker did it.” That dressmaker was Ann Lowe, one of the most sought-after designers of high society in her time, unbeknownst to the public.
(12/24/20 10:52pm)
Finals season is finally over, which means it’s time to celebrate by getting in the holiday spirit. Since there is no better way to do that than with Christmas music, here’s a collection of old classics and new festive jams to quickly boost your holiday cheer.
(10/30/20 4:15pm)
This year’s unconventional Virginia Film Festival opened with two drive-in screenings of the new film “One Night in Miami,” directed by Regina King. Based on Kemp Powers’s play of the same name, the film follows boxer Cassius Clay, singer Sam Cooke, activist Malcolm X and football player Jim Brown as they celebrate Clay’s major boxing win — a massive upset — over the course of one night in 1964. Accompanying the film was a virtual interview between Soraya Nadia McDonald, culture critic for The Undefeated, and “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr., who plays Cooke in the film.
(10/26/20 8:16pm)
Folk-pop singer-songwriter Mary Moore’s time at the University had a significant influence on her music career, both by showing her what she wanted to do and by revealing what she definitely did not want to do. While doing interviews with various companies just before graduating from the McIntire School of Commerce in 2017, Moore realized she did not fit into the business world.
(10/01/20 6:27pm)
Right in the middle of the semester, a good book is just the distraction a lot of students need to get away from the monotony of textbook readings and endless Zoom classes. This October, Arts & Entertainment brings you a selection of three enthralling reads with mysterious or magical themes to help you enjoy the spooky season.
(09/17/20 6:54pm)
Technically, the first day of fall this year is Sept. 22, but since Starbucks has now officially released all of its pumpkin-flavored treats, autumn is unofficially here. Even though the temperature has not yet cooled down, it’s never too early to start getting excited about the leaves changing color and weather that makes it acceptable to wear jeans and sweaters every day. Here are 18 songs to help you feel the fall vibes even while you’re stuck inside.