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Englert snags puzzle expert

by Drew Bulman

Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times, will visit the Englert Theatre this fall to discuss his passion for puzzles, take questions and engage the audience with a few games of his own.

Shortz is also the longtime host of NPR‘s Sunday Puzzle, but more than anything else, he is a enigmatologist (which is exactly what you might expect: the study of puzzles). The world’s only, in fact. Shortz designed his own curriculum as part of Indiana University’s Individualized Major Program and earned his degree in enigmatology in 1974.

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Live Music Preview: April 9-15

by A.C. Hawley

With the presence of bands like Foo Fighters and Nickelback, some might say that rock and roll is dying if not dead. On the contrary, I would argue that these bands are not rock and roll. Sure, they look like rock and roll bands with their tattoos and guitars, but they are missing the most important aspect of rocking: swagger. You can’t be rock and roll if you give a fuck. There are bands that embody the rock and roll ethos such as TV Ghost and Guitar Wolf, who have both always ripped first, not caring about whether they were liked or not.

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