It’s about race. One race, the human race. It’s about challenging stereotypes and assumptions. And it’s about de-powering the words. N*gger. Wetb*ck. Ch*nk. As the posters warn (or rather promise), the asterisks come off on Nov. Read more...

It’s not hard to bring to mind the stereotype of a metal head. Since heavy metal’s arrival on the music scene in the early 1970s, it’s been accused of everything from Satanism to plain old Beavis and Butthead idiocy. Read more...

Facing declining sales and an industry-wide slump, record companies seem ready to shrug off the corporate bubble-gum pop of the past few years and start supporting a genuine sound. Read more...

The only thing worse than a hipster is a person who, whether knowingly or not, dresses like one. I’m not talking about the trucker hats, or the aviators, or that shaggy unwashed hair. Read more...

“Ghost World” Ackerman Grand Ballroom Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m. What better way to kick off your super*MARKET weekend than with a free screening of the film The New York Times called “the best depiction of teenage eccentricity since “˜Rushmore?'” Based on a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, it’ll put you in the mood for a weekend of indie comics. Read more...

Imagine if students could major in magic and enroll in courses taught by magicians. Unbeknownst to the general public, magic is similar to more recognizable forms of performance art such as theater, music and dance in that aspiring magicians often attend academies to learn from the masters and participate in competitions. Read more...

Stars “Heart” Arts & Crafts “I am Evan, and this is my heart.” So begins “Heart,” a song cycle about love and relationships from the Montreal-based rock band Stars. Read more...