Life and Arts

Hulu’s ‘Bad Hair’ talks societal standards for Black women’s hair

By Sabrina LeBoeuf - Updated on October 25, 2020 at 9:14 pm

The Hulu original film follows Anna Bludso (Elle Lorraine), an executive assistant at a music television station with a dream of hosting her own show. In order to please the new higher-ups, Bludso ditches her natural hair and gets a weave — one with a sinister mind of its own.
Wallows took all the right risks with experimental EP ‘Remote’

By Miranda Garza - Updated on October 25, 2020 at 8:08 pm

What started as a quarantine project is now the band Wallows’ EP, Remote. The album consists of six lively songs that make any listener feel like the main character in their own coming of age movie.
Austin Film Festival: ‘Murder Bury Win’ offers bros, blood, board games

By Sabrina LeBoeuf - Updated on October 25, 2020 at 8:04 pm

In the world of board game movies, “Murder Bury Win” makes “Jumanji” look like child’s play. The perils of escaping a jungle and the animals within it are nothing compared to disposing of a dead body and attempting to get away with murder.
UT-Austin Theatre and Dance prepares for new way of performing

By Grace Robertson - Updated on October 22, 2020 at 11:11 pm

Live audiences have been banned for all UT Theatre and Dance performances, leaving student performers to act and dance in empty venues.
Netflix does its best to adapt Hitchcock film with ‘Rebecca’

By Thomas Casler - Updated on October 22, 2020 at 9:29 pm

While this steamy mystery film certainly looks and feels luxurious, it has little to offer plotwise.
The Sound of UT: Abhi Velaga

By Morgan-Taylor Thomas - Updated on October 22, 2020 at 9:10 pm

Abhi Velaga is a one-man-band: The computer science senior plays instruments, contributes vocals and produces all of his own songs.
UT-Austin student orgs work to diversify campus, recruit Black students

By Alaina Bookman - Updated on October 22, 2020 at 9:06 pm

With Black students making up 4.9% of the population, some Black campus organizations are pushing to diversify the Forty Acres by using innovative recruitment methods.
UT alumni begin illustration businesses to promote representation

By Ikram Mohamed - Updated on October 21, 2020 at 9:26 pm

Tired of the lack of ethnic representation in zodiac sign illustrations and art genres like Art Nouveau, UT alumnus Ryan Downs started creating prints featuring Black cultural figures.
Austin couple to open new franchise on The Drag: chicken, waffles with a twist

By Dina Barrish - Updated on October 21, 2020 at 8:45 pm

Erick and Claudia said they chose to open the restaurant in Austin because of its vibrant and foodie-friendly atmosphere.
Volume 2 of Netflix’s ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ reboot offers mixed bag of mystery

By Noah Levine - Updated on October 20, 2020 at 9:53 pm

This installment features another six chilling cold cases ranging from the strange disappearance of a loving mother to a series of paranormal experiences following a deadly tsunami in Japan.

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