Translucent Thoughts

  • Zootopia 2 amounts to a successful Disney sequel fit for the whole family

    After almost nine years since the original “Zootopia,” Disney released the long-awaited “Zootopia 2” on Wednesday and successfully broke the company’s habit of releasing underwhelming sequels.  “Zootopia 2” brought back what worked from its former: relevant humor, an interesting universe and a digestible understanding of humankind through what may be the only thing more diverse…

  • The Neighbourhood delivers familiar sound in (((((ultraSOUND))))), at what cost?

    After a nearly three-year hiatus, California-based band The Neighbourhood released their fifth studio album “(((((ultraSOUND)))))” on Nov. 14. Branded by the virality of their 2012 song “Sweater Weather,” the fourth most-streamed song of all time on Spotify. Attempting to return to their Tumblr-grunge roots, The Neighbourhood’s newest release, with a total of 15 tracks, falls…

  • Sudan Archives finds her pulse in The BPM

    Intense and alive, Sudan Archives’ The BPM takes her audience out of their bedroom and into the club.  31-year-old Brittney Parks dropped her third studio album this past Friday after releasing six singles, four music videos and over 20 tour dates over the course of 2025. Three years after the release of her sophomore album Natural Brown Prom…

  • ‘English Teacher’ is a clever Austin take on the American education system

    Every generation that teaches the current one seems to struggle with understanding how young people operate. FX’s workplace comedy “English Teacher” explores the relationship between teachers who try to be traditional and their clever, yet distracted, students. The result: a hilarious and engaging series that reveals how everyone, at every age, is right and wrong…

  • YouTuber, comedian Noel Miller delivers laughs at Paramount Theatre

    This new generation of men means a new generation of fathers who stay, YouTuber and comedian Noel Miller said during his show at the Paramount Theater on Friday. Throughout the evening, Miller shared his opinions on fatherhood and what it means to be a man in 2025. Miller’s “Places You Can See Me” tour kicked…

  • Texas Mohini showcases tradition, empowerment

    Texas Mohini has courage, hair flips and energy inside their DNA—or at least that’s what they chant before every performance. Dancing under intense competition stages across America, Texas Mohini, UT’s oldest all-girls Bollywood fusion team, declares itself as a creative front of female empowerment and cultural identity. Founded in 2006, Texas Mohini became the UT’s…

  • Moments in Midnight

  • Lady Monday: Emerging and Eccentric

    Austin R&B Duo Nico Medel and Aden Botchway make music reminiscent of something you love, while being something you’ve never heard before. Wires line the carpet of Nico Medel’s bedroom, leading to various samplers and speakers and mics that soon make up the sound of Lady Monday. The 21-year-old’s room feels like a space where…

  • Eyes Without A Face

    When I made this drawing, I didn’t know how to make a face from all the circles and stars. But when I finished it, I knew it was done and would be named after the Billy Idol song “Eyes Without a Face” because that is exactly what it was. This drawing was made at a…

  • Dancing is the Best Release

    “When a body moves, it’s the most revealing thing. Dance for me for a minute, and I’ll tell you who you are.” – Mikhail Baryshnikov. In 1966, my father was born in Hyderabad, India. As a student, he performed poorly in front of his teachers. Papa was an athlete and a dancer. In these roles,…