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Posts Categorized: Arts
The Price of Art
Whenever the media reports on another famous painting being auctioned off for millions, it comes across as not just incomprehensible, but ridiculous. So what makes people spend their fortunes on a piece of canvas, and is any piece of art really worth it? Read more »
Rialto Channel 48HOURS Contest
Every year, thousands of eager filmmakers compete in what is arguably the most hectic film-production contest known to mankind. Salient Film Editor Gerald Lee sat down with student filmmaker Michelle Kan to discuss the competition and its appeal. Read more »
Video-Game Violence
It seems to me that ‘video games’ as a whole get a whole lot of flak for being violent, and that this mainly comes from people who have either never played a video game or seem to think shooters are the only type ever made. Read more »
McSweeney’s Law I: Bandcamp + Soundcloud = Profit
Here is a compilation of choice Bandcamp and Soundcloud selections for the discerning and thrifty student. Read more »
An Interview with Luckless
My interview with Ivy Rossiter, a.k.a. Luckless, consisted mainly of me being a dweeb and emerging from the process with a massive girl-crush on one of the most dedicated songwriters I’ve ever had the pleasure of embarrassing myself in front of. Read more »
The Water Station – Interview
THEA323 students Michael Hebenton and Maggie White sat down with Salient to chat about their upcoming Kiwi-produced, Asian-infused theatre performance. Read more »
Review – Heavy Rain
Love-child of French developer Quantic Dream, Heavy Rain is video-game experimentation done right. Read more »
Beautiful Creatures and Fantasic Fantasies
Beautiful Creatures is an exhibition of youth, fantasy and desire. Read more »
Evening Flix
Evening Flix comprises a series of movies examining the lives, works and worlds of various artists. Here’s a quick guide to what’s being shown. Read more »