Radar Bros. “The Fallen Leaf Pages” Merge Records Slowcore is an excuse for rock critics to praise molasses-paced music. With the exception of the genre-defining band Low, “slow” tends to be a euphemism for the word “boring,” making the useless “core” addendum irrelevant. Read more...

I am having a lasagna contest and you’re invited. If you e-mail me the best lasagna recipe on campus by the end of this month, I’ll make you a free dessert. Read more...

At first glance, the story behind the opera “Lorca, Child of the Moon” seems to have a fairy-tale ending. A labor of love first developed as a series of workshops, it gained support and grew into a full-scale opera that will premiere on March 17 at Freud Playhouse. Read more...

If you typed the words “necrophiliacs” and “scrunchies” into a Google search, they’d produce a Googlewhack. For the majority of the world, the term Googlewhack, which refers to a Google search that yields one and only one result, means absolutely nothing. Read more...

Comedian Kathy Griffin has never been shy about speaking her mind. In fact, it’s been her irreverent sense of humor and love of celebrity gossip that’s kept her in the public eye, even if only in the peripheral. Read more...

Jessye Norman Royce Hall April 2, 8 p.m. Just because you’re on spring break doesn’t mean that you have to settle for mindless dance rhythms at parties when it comes to music. Read more...

Odalan Bali Royce Hall March 26, 8 p.m. This night of traditional Balinese music and dance features a 25-member ensemble in addition to onstage dancers. If nothing else, the stage at Royce will be crowded. Read more...