When you get a bouquet of flowers, it probably elicits a sense of tranquility and peace of mind. All perfectly arranged and settled into place, it’s hard to imagine the chaotic process that brought it all together.Laura Robertson helps that process bloom.“It can be stressful,” says Robertson, a floral designer and manager at B/A Florist, 1424 E.
If you bleed green in true Spartan fashion during rivalry week, there’s nothing more poisonous than a little maize and blue.And if you hail to the victors, your skin crawls this week at the sight of the Red Cedar River - not just because of high E.
Choosing a profession isn’t easy, but for feminist artist Miriam Schapiro it seemed as if her craft was her destiny.Schapiro, born in 1923, began her artistic career at an early age.
In what is being called one of the most groundbreaking online events in history, Internet users have the opportunity to become a part of the “Blair Witch” legend - and just in time for the release of the famed independent film’s sequel, “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2,” on Oct.
Personality tests can be as dorky as teen magazine quizzes challenging your relationship IQ. But on some Internet sites, people take these tests seriously, and some psychologists say they can.
I am one of those girlfriends who bakes heart-shaped cakes and frosts them with pink icing to celebrate Valentine’s Day. One of those girlfriends who leaves dorky little love notes and throws surprise birthday parties. One of those girlfriends who helps her boyfriends’ moms make dinner and plays cards with little sisters.
It happened again Saturday. A friend asked if I had a boyfriend. My answer of “No” was, as always, followed by the typical pitying look, the words of reassurance and the probing question of “Why not?” And since my interrogator was a single guy, there was the standard, “Uh, you wanna have lunch?” Now, I appreciate the offer and the sympathy, but it was, as usual, unnecessary.
The genre of religious-based horror films continues to grow out of hand with “Lost Souls,” Janusz Kaminski’s new “The Exorcist” wanna-be. Starring Winona Ryder (“Heathers,” “Girl, Interrupted”) and Ben Chaplin (“The Thin Red Line,” “The Remains of the Day”), this film sits atop a stack of recent religious thriller duds including “End of Days,” “Bless the Child,” “The Ninth Gate” and “Stigmata” - only it deserves to be on the bottom.
Royal Fingerbowl Greyhound Afternoons (BMI) Royal Fingerbowl tries to cover every music genre.
Feminist art, one of the premiere movements of the 1970s, is still making its presence known at MSU in the new millennium.Miriam Schapiro, a leading figure in the feminist art movement, is visiting MSU this week.
Limp Bizkit Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (Flip/Interscope Records) “Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water” may sound like some freak show full of little green aliens, but it’s Limp Bizkit’s highly anticipated third album. “Significant Other,” Bizkit’s second album, solidified the band as a focal point in the rock/rap movement, and “Chocolate Starfish” continues that trend. Following the TRL success of “N 2 Gether Now,” Durst and Method Man join forces again on “Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle).” This time fellow rap superstars Redman and DMX join the duo. “Rollin’” appears twice on the album - once as the rap collaboration (Urban Assault Vehicle) and earlier with a heavy metal beat good enough to please any rock purist (Air Raid Vehicle). The album as a whole is more like the group’s first album, “Three Dollar Bill Y’all,” in the aspect that it carries more of a hard rock beat throughout. The track “Livin’ It Up” explains the band has no interest in stepping out of the spotlight and takes another shot at Christina Aguilera. The album also includes “Take a Look Around” from the “Mission: Impossible II” soundtrack and “Getcha Groove On,” the duet with Xzibit. After “Three Dollar Bill Y’all,” critics questioned Limp Bizkit’s durability, but the success of “Significant Other” took the band to the level of music icons.
Orgy Vapor Transmission (Reprise Records) If you want to revive those old feelings of teen angst, then Orgy’s new album, “Vapor Transmission,” is your guide to bitterness.
England, that foggy place somewhere far across the great, wide ocean has been sending its funny-talking pop culture exports this way for many a year.No harm in that, we drown them in our movies and music much more than any country does to us.
Getting a divorce is no laughing matter, but The Riverwalk Theatre’s production of “Let’s Get a Divorce” is just that.A comedic tale of divorce set in 19th-century France, “Let’s Get a Divorce” shows the lighter side of divorce and the importance of romance in marriage.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Saturday Night Live is looking back on its illustrious past.
Various artists Music from the Motion Picture The Ladies ManDreamWorks Records “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels doesn’t seem to understand the problem of turning a five-minute skit into a full-length film.
Music, craft items, food, beer and people came together this weekend in Lansing’s Old Town for Octoberfest.More than 14 bands from swing to ’70s classic rock came out to play to the crowds on Saturday and Sunday.
A bit of Cuban culture has found its way into the MSU Libraries.The library’s Special Collections division received 70 books from a Cuban book artist collective earlier this year.
Black cats, broken mirrors, heads-down pennies - all superstitions to be avoided, but especially today, Friday the 13th. “There are so many (superstitions),” said Gary Hoppenstand, a professor of American Thought and Language.
Friday Fishbone with Primitive Reason and Soot will be at the Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave.