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Cendrillion: An operatic reimagining of the Cinderella story

Georgie Riggs April 18, 2018

“Cendrillion” adds little to the well-known and beloved fairy tale “Cinderella.” But that didn’t seem to be its goal, at least judging by Trinity’s rendition last weekend. A short, concise...

photo by Allison Wolff, staff photographer

Lysistrata: social change through sexual frustration

Daniel Rothschild April 18, 2018

  The Trinity University theater department raised the curtain last Friday on the last main-stage production of the Spring semester: Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata,” adapted for the modern stage...

Soccer Mommy, also known as Sophie Allison, performed live in San Antonio this weekend. photo by Julia Weis, managing editor

Soccer Mommy dives deep into heartache

Julia Weis April 18, 2018

"Chill but kinda sad" is the self-described music style of Soccer Mommy, a Nashville-based indie group that came to San Antonio for the first time last weekend. Lead singer and songwriter Sophie Allison...

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I love dogs, not “Isle of Dogs”

Georgie Riggs April 11, 2018

The hardest part of watching a movie with significant hype is avoiding disappointment. Hype comes from both from outside sources and personal expectations, and it can cause you to not even be able to enjoy...

Promising local rapper is breaking out

Promising local rapper is breaking out

Daniel Rothschild April 11, 2018

In the opening lyrics to the song "IDFWN," San Antonio native Izaq Roland raps, “You a John Doe, I can't f*ck with you” — lyrics that are made simultaneously ironic and all the more genuine by...

South by Southwest: Way less indie than it wants you to think

South by Southwest: Way less indie than it wants you to think

Daniel Rothschild April 11, 2018

A friend and I had talked about trying to go to Austin for a day trip earlier in the week, but as the weekend on the far end of spring break approached, the idea had stopped coming up. I was relatively...

photo by Kathleen Creedon

Senior’s band Quiet Hours follows multiple solo EPs

Austin Davidson April 11, 2018

Senior music major John Morgan has been creating music at Trinity University since his sophomore year. When he lived in Thomas, Morgan created his first EP, “Quiet Hours,” in 2016. He used his friend’s...

Thursdays aren't for Bays anymore or ThurzBays vs. ThursGays

Thursdays aren’t for Bays anymore or ThurzBays vs. ThursGays

Georgie Riggs April 4, 2018

Bombay Bicycle Club, the small, pub-style restaurant close to Pizza Classics by Brackenridge Park, used to be the buzziest way to spend your Thursday night. ThursBays, or Thirsty Thursdays, may no longer...

photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak

Frazzled feline funk

David Menchaca April 4, 2018

Krazy Kat Music was a staple of the St. Mary’s music scene before its closing in 2014, but a new owner is breathing life back into the property. Founded by Eugene Ng in March 1990, Krazy Kat Music...

Mackenzie Hill angles her camera for the next shot. Hill was the writer, director and cinematographer of her film "Lady Based." photo provided by Mackenzie Hill

Student-made documentary film “Lady Based” wins award

Austin Davidson March 22, 2018

When senior Mackenzie Hill set out to work on her communication capstone project last semester, she only knew that she wanted to educate others about the art world. Hill hardly could have known then that...

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In the name of the Lorde

Georgie Riggs March 22, 2018

On Monday night, a piece of pop music glitter, followed by a storm of star-shaped confetti with “just another graceless night” printed in handwritten font, landed in Houston. A figure I had previously...

My picks for nonexistent Oscar categories

Georgie Riggs March 1, 2018

All but two of this year’s best picture nominees were set in the past, ranging between the 1940s wartime Britain of “Darkest Hour” and “Dunkirk” to the 2003 wartime Sacramento of “Lady Bird.”...