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There's a perfect song on Gimme Fiction, the new album from the chronically underrated Austin, Texas, rock band Spoon. It's called I Summon You, and its narcotic powers are such that only after you have pressed the repeat button for the sixth or seventh time will it occur to you that there's not a single original thing about it. I Summon You involves a guy, a girl and a long drive. It's played at a wistful but assured mid-tempo on guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. The chorus goes, "Aww no, where are you tonight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Minimalism and Melody | 5/8/2005 | See Source »

Short skirts, big earrings, and sparkling tops appeared throughout the evening on female models. Male models sported popped collars, blazers, and unbuttoned button-down shirts...

Author: By Natalie I. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Models Hit the Catwalk in Eleganza Fashion Show | 5/2/2005 | See Source »

...only way to fully solve a problem and move past it is to face it directly and not passively. As my shrewd red-haired friend says, the most important thing we learn from James Bond movies is that you only live twice. And you should only hit the snooze button once...

Author: By Nicole B. Urken | Title: DEAR NIKKI: Confrontation | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

Within an hour, Gonzalez had taken to the stage. He had traded his old sweatshirt for a black button-up; a little more “rockstar.” He wore a guitar around his neck and let sweat pour into his eyes. When he played, he stared at the floor...

Author: By Adam C. Estes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M83 Shoegazes Into Paradise | 4/22/2005 | See Source »

...much as they have widened in scope. In recent years, they've become great swathes of blue across which his themes of exile and emancipation play out. While appealing to corporate collections - "that's how you make influence," notes curator Binghui - he hasn't shied away from hot-button issues like asylum seekers. "There was a moment when he was a Chinese artist living in Australia, then he became a Chinese-Australian artist, and now he's an Australian artist," says dealer Sherman. At Guan Wei's most recent show last year, Cate Blanchett became a collector. "She spent hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paint the West Red | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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