Arts, Interrupted

It's that time of year again! Awards season. Though the big night has passed, sit down with the cast of Arts, Interrupted, to hear what our picks were before the critics cast their votes. You'll see what we got right, and you'll get to judge us with 20/20 hindsight about all we got wrong. Without further ado...

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve most likely been invested in either the final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things or the premier season of Crave’s Heated Rivalry. Here at Arts, Interrupted, we couldn’t help but notice the two shows received very different reactions for their portrayals of the queer experience. Join us as we explore what went wrong, what went right, and what big TV can learn w...

Tired of partying with underage undergrads? Ever lost a shoe to a sticky bar floor? Real ID yanked by a fake bouncer? Fed up with frequenting South U bars alongside the crustiest campus characters? Us too. Join the cast of Arts, Interrupted as we explore Ann Arbor’s lesser-known spots on the first-ever pod bar crawl.

Over the summer Grenadine, a local Ann Arbor band, began posting content on TikTok and Instagram showing clips from their house shows. Their performance videos were instant hits, with some reaching more than 20k views. A few weeks into the school year, they began promoting their first live show, an immediately successful event with many people showing up just from the fifteen-second snippet they h...

There’s something about storytelling and humanity’s fascination with fear that go hand in hand. For centuries, we’ve orated and written about the things that go bump in the night — those creatures, people, and monsters that make our skin crawl and prompt us to scoot a little closer together in the dark. For this episode of Arts, Interrupted, the team comes together to investigate what it is about...

It's craft night at Arts, Interrupted! Join us as we investigate why crafting has become so popular again, and discuss how it is, and always has been, politically powerful. With interviews from creative director of ⁠VIPS Fund⁠ Susanne Udell, Sustainability Steward of ⁠Debs Co-Op⁠ and Editor of ⁠Accessing Disability Culture⁠ Tess Charichner, and Senior Content Producer Kyla Kralapp's own gr...

Arts, Interrupted is rolling out the red carpet! It’s the best time of the year (if you’re a dedicated Letterboxd user). This awards season has been truly unpredictable and with the 97th Academy Awards  right around the corner, we’re here to go over the nominations, the drama and comment on whether Timothée Chalamet will finally win best actor or not. Tune in to be the smartest person at your Osca...

At the University of Michigan, love is in the air. Whether it be regarding relationships, situationships, or one-off encounters, Michigan students are obsessed. But, isn’t every other college campus? Between the Michigan Daily’s very own Sex Survey and the Michigan’s Marriage pact, we are in love with the idea of finding love. Join the Arts, Interrupted team as we dive into what makes the Universi...

In this part one of a special Valentine’s series, Arts, Interrupted talks movies! This is not-your-typical V-Day special screening. Stilted romcoms, anti-love stories, and lots of heartbreak. And we’re joined by very special guests, “I Love You Forever” filmmakers Cazzie David and Elisa Kalani. What’s not to love?

For the third year in a row, Arts, Interrupted is here to give you our picks and predictions for music’s biggest night: The GRAMMY Awards. In its 67th year, the Academy has big decisions to make. Will they finally give Beyonce, the most nominated artist of all time, album of the year? Will Chappell Roan or Sabrina Carpenter be their new darling? Just how many awards can they give “Not Like Us”? Jo...

On this episode of Arts, Interrupted we’re looking back at the music and film of 2024. Were the blockbusters of the year overhyped? What albums went overlooked? After a year when the box office felt empty and Billboard felt overflowing, join Kyla, Matt, Tessa, and Ryne as they decide what 2024 films and albums were under and overrated (or maybe just right).

College is a time when attention becomes a high-demand currency, with everything from classes to clubs demanding our focus. But in today’s episode, the Arts, Interrupted team slows down to explore our relationships with attention. Join us as we visit the UMMA and receive insight from Dr. Angela Berkley on how some have begun to fight back for their attention, starting in her Writing 201 classroom.

College is revered for being the place where everyone can find their own community. Our podcast Arts, Interrupted unpacks this – highlighting how our favorite pieces of art brought us our closest connections. Whether you’re bonding over the Sweat tour or poems by Wendy Cope, being friends with you is an art in and of itself.

Are you terrified about making plans? Haunted by the idea of finding a costume? Looking to see where the monsters and ghouls are heading in Ann Arbor? Follow our Executive Producer Avery Haynes, joined by our Content Producers Isiris Acevedo, Matthew Popp, Kyla Kralapp and Addiena Nicolaou on Arts, Interrupted as we take you through our scream worthy opinions on what makes a killer Halloween at th...

Arts, Interrupted returns after our summer hiatus to catch you up on the state of pop music– and there is a lot to cover. Artists like Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter are dominating the charts, the concept of celebrity may be collapsing in on itself, and nearly all of pop culture’s biggest stars have dropped projects to, often, surprisingly little acclaim. But don’t fret! Executiv...

According to USA Today, more members of the LGBTQ+ community live in the South compared to any other area. As we hear real experiences from queer individuals in the Deep South via anonymous testimonial, we unpack cases where Southern culture can reinforce heteronormative culture, which may leave little room for the voice of the Queer community. 

On today's episode we are joined by The University of Michigan’s English Department’s Advisory Board members to discuss critical attempts to prove the relevancy of an English degree. With the help of a panel of local professors, parents and librarians, we discuss an issue close to the hearts of the distinguished board members: banned books. Featuring exclusive interviews with media professionals a...

Genre is something that feels entirely intuitive, but upon a closer inspection, begins to elude definition. On this week’s episode, executive producers Matt Popp and Kyla Kralapp are joined by content producers Abby Willcox and Vily Souris to dissect this dilemma’s presence in Film and TV, and Music, before joining together to answer the questions: where did genre come from, and more importantly,...

On this week’s episode of Arts, Interrupted, we explore the world of AUs, OTPs and One Shots as we delve into the realm of fanfiction. Join us as we ask the hard questions: what truly is the superior fanfiction website? Which fandom is the most adored by readers today? 

Today, we will be sharing our picks and predictions for the 96th Academy Awards. OPENheimer your ears and we’ll help you BarBE prepared to not be Poor Things at your Oscars viewing parties. We’ll be talking about the foreign and American Fiction nominated. These films reminded us of our Past Lives, and brought us to new Zones of Interest. We have a lot that we love and some … Holdovers, but we’ll...

Twilight has become a cultural phenomenon since Stephanie Meyer, film producer and New York Times bestselling author, published the first book of the series in 2005. The film, which was released three years later, kick-started the careers of actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart — and the feud of a generation: #TeamEdward vs. #TeamJacob. In this episode, we’ll be going tier-ranker style to t...

On this week's episode of Arts, Interrupted we break down what it really means to be a “basic bitch.” From looking back at the history of the term to breaking down how it's used in today’s culture, we give you the scoop on how the fear of being “basic” has shaped a new generation.

On this week’s episode, the Arts, Interrupted team — joined by Arts writer Nick Holcomb and some highly scientific Daily-wide polling data — weigh in with predictions for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards and discuss surprises, snubs and WTFs before the big show on Feb 4. 

In this special episode of Arts, Interrupted, we are joined by the Campus Life beat to talk about what life was like for Michigan students through the decades. With personal takes from alums and faculty, we paint a picture of the university through years of lived experience, covering the rise and fall of the journalism major, the introduction of personal computing and the struggles of cramming you...

Happy Halloween! I know you want to know what's hot and what's not this spooky season, and Arts, Interrupted has got you. Our team is here to give you the over/under on this years Halloween trends, their takes on FNAF, and answer the question: What IS the deal with Spirit Halloween? Produced by Matt Popp, Christopher Brown Content by Isiris Acevedo, Avery Haynes, Megan Gydesen, Amina Catta...