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The work of college students at concert venues

1 month ago | depauliaonline.com | Claire Tweedie |April Klein

The Salt Shed is buzzing on a Friday night despite the below-freezing temperatures of January. Tonight’s performance from DJ Disco Lines is sold-out, a message that’s helpfully taped to the box office window to deter anyone trying to buy a last-minute ticket. Doors opened at 7 p.m., but people are just starting to arrive at 9 p.m.DePaul senior Nina Bertuca watches the flurry of people dressed in leather miniskirts and wearing sunglasses at night brace against the cold as they race into the venue.
‘A Boogie wit da Hoodie’ to headline FEST 2025

1 month ago | depauliaonline.com | April Klein |Jake Cox

During the third volume of the Sounds of Sheffield event in the Lincoln Park Student Center, the DePaul Activities Board (DAB) announced that rapper Artist Julius DeBose, known by his stage name ‘A Boogie wit da Hoodie,’ would headline FEST 2025 on May 16. “We were originally planning to announce at Battle of the Bands, but there were many delays, a lot of different hands touch FEST,” said Aidan O’Neal, the concerts chair for DAB. “We just ended up announcing here and it worked out great.
The resurgence of sex positivity in pop music

2 months ago | depauliaonline.com | Claire Tweedie |April Klein

As Charli xcx stomps onto this year’s Grammys award show stage in stilettos and a sky blue outfit, the set behind her is barren, unlike her traditionally raunchy style. Maybe she’s toning it down for the televised event. Maybe she’s going to keep it clean and classy for music’s biggest night.
Pakistani Student Association hosts annual gala - The DePaulia

Feb 24, 2025 | depauliaonline.com | April Klein |Sana Hajidamji

Opinion Beat Writer Sana Hajidamji covers the DePaul Pakistani Student Association’s 4th annual Met Gala.
Director Kyle Mooney on ‘Y2K’

Dec 19, 2024 | depauliaonline.com | April Klein

With the current nostalgia cycle rearing its head back towards the end of the century, it’s only inevitable that someone would call back to the films of the late 90s. Independent film distribution company A24 released their new film “Y2K” on Friday, Dec 6. In the week proceeding, the company held two press events to build up anticipation for the disaster comedy spectacle.
‘Y2K’ review - A satire drowning in ambition

Dec 17, 2024 | depauliaonline.com | April Klein

There’s nothing more embarrassing than bad comedy. A horror which fails to scare its audience may at least result in a mocking enjoyment of its attempts at gravitas (see “Wish Upon.”) The same goes for drama (“The Room”), action (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine”), romance (“Gigli”) – if you can name a genre, there’s probably an internet subculture formed around a love for the misfits of the group. But comedy? Not the same.
“Grand Tour” Reivew - Across time and space - The DePaulia

Oct 31, 2024 | depauliaonline.com | April Klein

Flashes of the past and present are overlaid on top of one another throughout “Grand Tour.” A dance of motorcycles swirling around a roundabout is played simultaneously with footage of the Chinese New Year celebration a century early – different eras of the same place, yet playing in front of an audience at the same time. This is the magic of director Miguel Gomes’ romantic travelog epic.
‘Hard Truths:’ honest yet kind drama stuns

Oct 31, 2024 | depauliaonline.com | April Klein

Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” is a strikingly empathetic portrait of people on the fringes of society while simultaneously being in the midst of it. Re-teaming with Leigh twenty-eight years after their collaboration in the Palme-D’or winning “Secrets & Lies,” Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin deliver powerhouse performances as a pair of middle-aged sisters entering their twilight years.
‘Desire Lines’ gets close to greatness

Oct 30, 2024 | depauliaonline.com | April Klein
‘A Different Man’ film review

Oct 14, 2024 | depauliaonline.com | April Klein

Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man” is about its own creation. Around halfway through the film, the character of Ingrid Vold (Renate Reinsve) discusses the ethics of casting her theater production about someone with a disability. “It’s a tricky situation,” Vold says. “If you have someone in mind when it was written, do you cast someone with the same kind of affliction? If you can’t find that person, do you cast anyone with a disability?