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Buzz Beach Ball returns to KC
DALTON BOEHM
This Friday, Kansas City alternative radio station 96.5 The Buzz will be hosting their annual concert, Buzz Beach Ball, at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. This is the 10th year for the mini-festival. In the past, the show has featured artists such as Phoenix, Foster the People, Smashing Pumpkins, The Shins, Neon Trees and Blink-182.
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This year, one of the biggest acts is the Arctic Monkeys. The English group has been around since 2002, but recently reignited their popularity with the 2013 album "AM." The record sold 42,000 copies in its first week, which earned it Number Six on Board's Top 200. "AM" also received great response from
critics, and the album ranked No. 9 in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2013."
Chad Brown, a sophomore from Andover, said that the Arctic Monkeys are what sold him on the concert.
"I decided it would be worth the tickets if it was just the Arctic Monkey's playing," Brown said.
Weezer also appears on this year's lineup. The band has played Beach Ball twice before, headlining the very first Buzz Beach Ball in 2005, and co-headlining with Blink-182 in 2009. This year, Weezer will not headline, likely due to record low sales following the flop of its 2009 album, "Raditude." Things may look up in the near future, as the group has a new album, "Everything Will Be Alright in the End," due in October.
Another English band, The 1975, is also highly anticipated. The group has seen previous success in the U.K., but became internationally recognized with the release of its 2013 self-titled album.
"[The 1975's] sound is so unique and you can immediately tell when they're being played."
ELLEN BALENTINE Sophomore from Lee's Summit, Mo.
Major tracks such as "Chocolate," "Girls" and "Sex" pushed them into the U.S. limelight. "I love their music," said Ellen Balentine, a sophomore from Lee's Summit, Mo.
"Their sound is so unique and you can immediately tell when they're being played. I'm interested to see how they perform live and what songs they will choose since they recently came out with a 38-track album."
The festival will take place on two stages inside of Sporting Park: the Main Stage and the Second Stage.
The full lineup includes:
Arctic Monkeys, Weezer, The 1975, J. Roddy Walston &
The Business, The Mowglis,
Broods, Meg Myers, Big Data,
Bear Hands, UME, Thumpers,
and The Griswolds. General admission tickets are still available for $55.20, with seat prices ranging from $35 to $105.
Edited by Sarah Kramer
Photo hacking rekindles digital privacy worries
As the celebrity photo-hacking scandal has made clear, privacy isn't what it used to be.
Whether famous or seemingly anonymous, people from all walks of life put all sorts of things online or into cloud-based storage systems, from vital financial information to the occasional nude photo. Periodic cases of hacking fuel outrage, but there's no retreat from digital engagement or any imminent promise of guaranteed privacy.
"We have this abstract belief that privacy is important, but
the way we behave online often runs counter to that," said Nicholas Carr, whose extensive writings about the Internet include the 2010 book, "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains."
"I'd hope people would understand that anything you do online could be made public," Carr said.
"Yet there's this illusion of security that tempers any nervousness ...
It's hard to judge risks when presented with the opportunity to do something fun."
The latest headlines involved nude photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities which were accessed via hacking
and then posted online. Apple, which created the iCloud and other content-sharing systems, says individual accounts of some of the celebrities were targeted and hacked.
Privacy experts said users of online and cloud technology need not be famous to be vulnerable.
"What we're seeing is people who innocently and in many ways naively are lulled into sharing information that they wouldn't share with their next-door neighbor," said Marlene Maheu, a San Diego-based psychologist whose TeleMental Health Institute trains mental health professionals in how to expand their practice online.
Worries about privacy are part of a complex attitude that many Americans have toward their digital emaement.
a red flag ought to go up."
Even as they share more information online, they also want to better control over who can see it, according to a study last year by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project.
According to Pew. 50 percent of Internet users were worried about the information available about them online, up from 33 percent in 2009. While 86 percent had tried at least one technique to hide their activity online or avoid being tracked, 59 percent did not believe it was possible to be completely anonymous.
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Maheu offers this advice in regard to anyone with privacy concerns: "Would you be comfortable sharing this information at Thanksgiving dinner? If you're not,
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'Forrest'turns 20, runs into theaters again
"Forrest Gump" opens for a one-week theatrical IMAX run this weekend in honor of its 20th anniversary, and I'm so thrilled that I could run, Forrest, run all the way to the theater.
The story of a slow-witted, good-natured Alabama man (Tom Hanks) who just happens to take part in numerous historical events, achieve great success and become an influential figure, but really only cares about his loved ones (mainly "ten-nay," played by Robin Wright), enchants me every time I see it. I remember stopping everything whenever ABC played it on TV during my childhood. Only the original "Star Wars" trilogy has been such a prominent staple in my life for longer, although "Forrest Gump" is closer to my heart.
I consider it the quintessential American tale, the one film I would show someone unfamiliar with American culture and perspectives. A simple man leads an extraordinary existence, and the journey is hilarious, larger-than-life, poignant enough to make you cry in both joy and sadness, and so touching and clever it's worth watching a thousand times. Additionally, as Forrest makes his way through defining moments in history and his own life, some of the best songs of the time period accompany them. If this isn't the best movie
One of my favorite parts of the film occurs as jenny gently denies Forrest's request for marriage. Forrest then tells her, "I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is." While I love quoting that partially because I find his idiosyncratic walk out the door and placement of his hands on his hips after saying it hilarious, it's also a prescient focus of their moving love story that narrows Forrest's quest down to a single statement.
soundtrack ever, it's certainly one of them.
My freshman year I watched the film with a group of people late one night, including a friend from Venezuela, and I was utterly delighted by his quoting much of the movie as well as singing along to every song. Seeing its universal appeal and thematic relatability in effect gave me a renewed, even stronger appreciation for it.
"Forrest Gump" has also ingrained itself so deeply in pop culture that the "life is like a box of chocolates" line isn't just a quote anymore, it's an accepted way to rationalize life. However, the philosophical and life-pondering phrases stick with me less than some of the funnier lines with more pronounced delivery. I can't help myself from spouting "but you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Dan," in conversation once in a while.
Despite his low IQ, Forrest has taught us many wise lessons about life and love. Two decades past its premiere, I'm thrilled to finally see those lessons play out on the big screen and share in them with an audience.
— Edited by Sarah Kramer
QUICK FACTS:
- Won six Academy Awards, defeating both "Pulp Fiction" and "The Shawhank Redemption" for Best Picture
- Opens in iMAX theaters for one week starting Friday to celebrate its 20th anniversary
- (Nearest theaters - AMC Studio 30 in Olathe and AMC Town Center 20 in Leawood)
- Remained in theaters for 42 weeks and earned the 31st highest gross domestic box office of all-time
- The 32-song, two-disc soundtrack peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard album chart
- The seafood chain Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., inspired by the film, opened its first location in 1996 and has expanded to 39 restaurants
FAMOUS QUOTES:
"Run, Forrest, run!"
"My mama always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'"
"Stupid is as stupid does."
"Me and Jenny goes together like peas and carrots."
"I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is."
"And that's all I have to say about that."
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