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"Archer's" latest attempt at reinvention is gets off to a rocky start in the season's first episode.
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“Archer” gets off to a faltering start

“Archer” used to be a brilliant show about a freelance secret agency for the better part of its first four seasons, before starting to grow stale with recycled storylines and overly-troped characters. 


Album art captures the music's journey through dark territory
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​Explosions in the Sky releases new studio LP

Explosions in the Sky has been at the very forefront of the resurgence in instrumental rock since their release of “How Strange, Innocence” in 2000. Since that debut, the group has built an extensive following thanks to their reverb-soaked guitar riffs and narrative LPs.


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​Paul Graham parallels photography, life

Paul Graham, a British photographer currently living and working in New York City, recently spoke at the University about his past 12 years of work, consisting of three different series — “American Night,” “A Shimmer of Possibility” and “The Present” — which collectively comprise the publication “The Whiteness of the Whale.”


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“Daredevil” and the end of the beginning

The second season of “Daredevil” is nothing short of a whirlwind of action and emotion. From the start there is an immediate shift in focus away from local crime bosses to larger crime organizations that span generations and have mystical practices.


Puzzles
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Latest Podcast

Dr. Anne Rotich, Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of African American and African Studies, informs us about her J-term course, Swahili Cultures Then and Now, which takes the students across the globe to Kenya. Dr. Rotich discusses the new knowledge and informational experiences students gain from traveling around Kenya, and how she provides opportunities for cultural immersion. She also analyzes the benefits of studying abroad and how students can most insightfully learn about other cultures.