Arts

Investigators seek answers to Whitney Houston’s death
February 13, 2012
Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry’s biggest names gathered for a Grammy Awards show that at times felt as much like a memorial as a celebration.
Behind the Lens: Incorrect shutter speeds cause blurry photos
February 12, 2012
Advances in camera technology have made capturing decent photographs fairly easy.
Tickets on sale soon for Rock Chalk Revue
February 9, 2012
Members of Kansas University’s greek community will gather for the 63rd time for another rendition of Rock Chalk Revue, an annual variety show fund-raiser.
Caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath
February 9, 2012
Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
This Valentine’s Day, consider the gift of song
February 6, 2012
This Valentine’s Day, your gift could be one in a million, or one of 189 million.
Behind the Lens: Things photographers don’t want to hear
February 5, 2012
Recently I came across a photography blog about what newspaper photographers don’t like to hear said to them when working.
Band looks for help to celebrate Pi Day
February 3, 2012
Their Tax Day celebration may now be a thing of the past, but the Alferd Packer Memorial String Band has found “another esoteric holiday to celebrate.”
Project to restore mural downtown expected to begin in April
February 2, 2012
Downtown Lawrence visitors who miss the presence of a mural that was in the walkway between 716 Mass. and 722 Mass. will probably have to wait a couple more months.
Zombie movie to be filmed in SE Kansas
February 1, 2012
Zombies will be invading southeast Kansas this spring and summer.
Theatre Lawrence’s Dueling Divas sing for a cause
February 1, 2012
When Sarah Young looks to defend her title Friday at the second annual Dueling Divas competition, she’d be happy to relinquish her tiara — if it means the fundraiser’s beneficiary, Theatre Lawrence, gets a big chunk of change for its operating budget. The event takes begins at 6:30 p.m. at Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H.
3 KU students win Langston Hughes Creative Writing Awards
January 31, 2012
Three Lawrence writers have gained a little recognition in a city known for being a good place for a difficult profession.
Tax checkoff for the arts draws little interest at public hearing
January 30, 2012
House Bill 2454 would allow taxpayers the option of adding a donation on their Kansas individual income tax form to the Kansas Arts Commission Checkoff Fund. The monies would be used by the Arts Commission.
Behind the Lens: Finding a perfect feature photo
January 29, 2012
Our photography staff is often relied upon to gather stand-alone images for the newspaper.
Stull residents wary of rock guitarist Slash’s film project
January 26, 2012
According to reports in The Hollywood Reporter, a trade publication that covers the movie industry, Slash’s newly formed film company has signed a deal to produce a horror movie with a plot that centers on the Stull Cemetery and the urban legend that the cemetery about 10 miles west of Lawrence is one of the seven gateways to Hell.
Appetite for production: Slash to make film about Stull cemetery
12:04 p.m., January 25, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
Former Guns N’ Roses’ guitarist Slash will produce a film about the cemetery in Stull, rumored to be a gateway to Hell.
The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando keeps making music for himself
January 22, 2012
“Where are we playing this time, I wonder?” Evan Dando will play Jan. 27 at The Granada, 1020 Mass.
Behind the Lens: Effective lighting kits don’t have to be expensive
January 22, 2012
In last week’s column I mentioned using household table lights as a possible source of illumination to re-photograph prints or other hard-copy documents. It is a make-do solution only and not one I recommend if you plan on doing a lot of tabletop photography or have a growing interest in photographing other subjects requiring artificial lighting.
The Articulate Body’: Finding beauty in gestures
January 20, 2012
Posture is more than just something your mother complained that you didn’t do well enough: It’s a window into how we treat each other.
Tradition of mystery figure who toasted Edgar Allan Poe appears over, as ‘Toaster’ fails to show for third year
January 19, 2012
Edgar Allan Poe fans waited long past a midnight dreary, but it appears annual visits to the writer’s grave in Baltimore by a mysterious figure called the “Poe Toaster” shall occur nevermore.

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