Rachel Metea

For love of the Easter egg and all that’s commercial

I am an atheist and I love Easter. I am single and I love Valentine’s Day. Christmas? Oh your god, do I love Christmas. When it comes to commercialized holidays—you name it, I love it. The meaning of holidays has been lost in translation. We look for reasons behind our celebrations, all while missing the holiday’s true … Continue reading »

Video game industry works to generate money, style

Cookie Monster, meet brutal legend Eddie Riggs. Brutal legend, Cookie Monster. Money’s tight, but for now, the worlds of heavy metal and Sesame Street will not collide because under Double Fine’s Roof, everyone can still be different. Tim Schafer is renowned for his creative video design. His video San Francisco-based company , Double Fine Productions, has a … Continue reading »

Icons come and go, legacies last forever

“The hero ends so much more than it lasts a bore,”John Szwed, a professor of music and jazz studies at Columbia University while giving a lecture, “Miles Davis: The Jazz Musician as Dandy” at DePaul University on Oct. 17. He continued, “And nothing is more boring than a hero left over from an era that … Continue reading »

In world of digital bustle, simplicity fights for rejuvination

The El screeched to a stop, the iPod clicked off and the cellphone switched to silent. The doors opened and Minimalism passed over. Simplistic new forms take shape with the old in “The Language of Less (Then and Now),” the new exhibit at The Museum of Contemporary Art. The MCA translates minimalism from the old … Continue reading »

Gang member found guilty in murder of DePaul student

Victor Valencia said he was overwhelmed with tears of happiness, anger and sadness on Friday, Sept. 17 when gang member Narcisco Gatica was found guilty for the murder of his brother, DePaul honors student Francisco “Frankie” Valencia. Gatica, 21, was found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. When Gatica was convicted, Victor Valencia said he was … Continue reading »

Theatre blends past, present, and paint

In the lobby of the Timeline Theatre Company, there is a dark tunnel. Walk through it once, and you travel back in time. Walk through it to leave and discover an unanticipated blend of time. The lobby is transformed into an elaborate mineshaft—a time machine that sets the stage for the performance to come. After … Continue reading »

Remember 9/11: Running Chicago airports on Sept. 11

This article was originally published on The Red Line Project. John Harris was on his way to the airport when he learned a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers. Harris did not turn around and he did not call his loved ones. Instead, he headed straight for O’Hare International Airport. At the … Continue reading »

School board hears options to ease overcrowding at Hollis/Brookline High

This article was originally published in the Nashua Telegraph. HOLLIS — Portable classrooms could be the solution to Hollis/Brookline High School’s overcrowding problem, which has jeopardized the school’s accreditation. School officials were charged with addressing the overcrowding in a warning given by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). School officials met Wednesday … Continue reading »

Hip-Hop & Opera: Like Bacon & Chocolate

Different versions of this article were originally published on Gapers Block and The DePaulia. It is easy to overlook the origins of passion that unfolded onstage last Sunday in HOPERA: Unleashed. Composer and vocalist Adrian Dunn’s musical creativity and technical mastery enabled a seamless fusion of two genres not normally seen on the same side of town: hip-hop … Continue reading »

Sex, lies, Arrogance. The sophisticated tales of the Terminator, DSK

This article was written as a satire. There was money, there was power, and there was sex. It was brilliant. Last month, the nation learned that former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had not only cheated on his wife, but also fathered a child with a former member of his household staff. His scandal did not … Continue reading »

Women still expected to be seen and not heard

An English proverb says, “One tongue is enough for a woman.” Women are stigmatized as being overly “chatty” who never give men a turn to speak. In the U.S. there is a proverb that says, “When both husband and wife wear pants it is not difficult to tell them apart – he is the one … Continue reading »

Rachel Metea

Willis Earl Beal, a treasure worth the hunt

The inconveniences of freedom of speech

In drug war, things fall apart and US walks away

Jesus Christ the Superhero, Cowboys, and the Bible Unite

In Arizona, Immigrant Deaths Hit Record High