Wednesday, April 30, 2008 — Volume 2 Issue 18

• Changing face of record stores in digital era

  Our generation has witnessed some of the most fast-paced technological shifts in history, especially in the world of music. Many college students today can probably recall themselves and their families listening to cassettes. Just 15 years ago, the Compact Disc was still a shiny and new medium for music to be played on.

• NAAM celebrates history

  “We use many voices to tell the history of African America. We shout, whisper, and preach. We rap, sing and chant.” So reads a panel on the entrance to the newly opened Northwest African American Museum (NAAM).

• 'Bookish' a novel concept, a failed exhibit at Hedreen

  The Hedreen Gallery at the Lee Center for the Arts is currently hosting a joint exhibition between three artists called “Bookish.” The exhibit showcases ‘found’ conceptual art that uses the book as source material.

• Apatow's latest film forgettable

  It’s fun to imagine the creative process in Judd Apatow’s office. I picture “the guys who brought you ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ and ‘Knocked Up’” throwing out ideas while all the other clever, on-their-game execs pitch their two cents. How about… two strangers unexpectedly conceive a child, force themselves to hang around with each other, and then—surprise! They fall in love! Gold!