Nathan Swift
Swift Musings: “Revenge of the Nerds, or saving Geek Culture from itself”
Nerd culture has seen a rise in popularity in the last few years. Thanks to a combination of things such as the availability and...
Ambience in our ears, Heaven on Earth: Album Leaf at the Barn
I had never been a fan of the musical genre known as ambient music. It was probably because I had hardly listened to it....
“Jodorowsky’s Dune” at the Artsblock
The Artsblock premiered last Saturday “Jodorowsky’s Dune,” a documentary released in 2013. “Jodorowsky’s Dune” follows the avant-garde film director Alejandro Jodorowsky tell the account...
Swift Musings: And justice for all
“ … But the ramifications of Atticus Finch’s speech are, unfortunately, lost upon his courtroom audience for the remainder of the novel. The issue...
Our happiness is your happiness: Unity for a community
Happiness was a contagious condition at UC Riverside’s Unity Poem Fiesta. Taking place on Oct. 9, the event sprawled over the grounds outside the...
Swift Musings: Why talk of feminism in videogames is ok
So the whole “Gamergate” controversy has been going on for a while now. (Or it’s fizzled out, I’m not sure. I’m not friends with...
Swift Musings: Why you should emotionally detach yourself from the sale of Minecraft
Imagine waking up one morning, reading the latests posts on the Internet, and seeing this as a major headline: “Microsoft buys Minecraft for two...
“The Maze Runner” is an entertaining “Lord of the Flies” try-hard, but nothing special
Another day, another young adult book trilogy turned into a movie franchise for Hollywood to milk for every cent. The film has everything we’ve...
Summer Arts Preview 2014
With the regular school year over, many students staying in Riverside are looking forward to what the locale has to offer in terms of...
Comedy Apocalypse XI offers few cringes, plenty of laughs
As a newcomer to Comedy Apocalypse, I was going into this with a fresh mind. Last quarter’s Comedy Apocalypse X proved that the Barn...