THESE WOMEN B CRAAAZy

Judith and the Head of Holofernes

By SAI GONDI

THESE WOMEN B CRAAAZy.
Rube the Dude 

 Tracklist:

1. Who needs relationships when you have cereal (3:28)

2. Single only plannin' to mingle (2:30)

3. Netflix and kill (feat. The RemBRATS) (3:03)

4. WhyD she slash my tires (1:27)

5. I WANT MY HOODIEZ BACK (feat. Snoop Dogg) (4:22)

6. New PHoNE WHo DIS (3:12)

7. make up YOUR D*M* mind where to eat (1:13:45)

8. shes still worth it (0:04)

Bonus Track: nvm track 8 iz wrong she CRAZŸ (12:42)

Rating: ✭✭✭✭✩

BOOM. Notorious rapper and R&B vocalist Rube the Dude, originally named Ver Meersux, revives his otherwise lackluster career with his latest album THESE WOMEN B CRAAAZy. The concise yet absurdly long album, credited to Track 7, narrates the extremely unstable relationship of Rube the Dude. The masterful storytelling, skilled lyricism, and poetic flow rivals some the likes of today's leading artists such as Jermaine Cole and Drake. In an TMZ interview, Rube states his girlfriend, Carrie Vaggio, does not mind the album. Since his breakthrough success, the young artist has entered the world of art collecting. His fascination with art might explain his choice to use a classic painting as his album cover. Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Peter Paul Rubens encapsulates the essence of the album, according to Rube, who chose his stage name based of his favorite painter Rubens. The rising star believes the story of attraction and betrayal between Judith and Holofernes highlights some of his tracks, such as Tracks 1 and 4. Highly recommend this album for those who desire a mix between storytelling rap and soul piercing vocals. Not to mention two fantastic features who help spice up this already blazin' hot track list. Now plug in those headphones and hope your brain doesn't melt of Rube the Dude's sheer musical genius.

This review was written and sponsored by Rube the Dude.

Editor's Note: Students happened upon a cache of hidden records with cover art from the Baroque masters. They were charged to investigate the vinyls. The above are their findings. 

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The Exposure of Woman in Art: Judith and the Head of Holofernes

Emma Shapiro
Gustav Klimt, Judith and the Head of Holofernes, 1901
The Exposure of Women in Art
by EMMA SHAPIRO

Artists typically paint nudes of prostitutes in exposed portraits, portraying them as helpless and weak sexual creatures. Contrarily, Klimt's representation of Judith and the Head of Holofernes, presents Judith’s strength. Her upright body and ferocity yet softness in her face draws the attention away from her nipples. Her slightly cocked head shows a sense of pride, but her sensual expression shows humbleness. Klimt places Holofernes head in the bottom right corner, to remove narrative reference. Klimt also shows no trace of the bloodied sword from the murder. Klimt decided that Judith’s powerful presence mattered more to the compilation of the painting than the actual storyline. Nude subjects almost always include some sexual connotations. In this case, Judith’s bare torso alludes to her attempt to entice Holofernes before his decapitation. Judith finds strength in her body. 

Klimt chose Adele Bloch-Bauer as the subject of this painting, a woman whom he painted several times in his career. Gustav Klimt lived in Vienna, where he made acquaintance with the Bloch-Bauer family. The Bloch-Bauers were a wealthy and influential Jewish family in Vienna, up until the World War II when they had to flee. In the painting, Adele wears her signature choker necklace, which exemplifies her wealth. It also brutally separates her head from her half-revealed body, like a decapitation of her own. Klimt does not draw women as useless creatures but rather highlights the vigor of women like Adele and Judith. This painting differs from the others in the collection because the woman being revealed not only embraces her bare chest, but she also flaunts it. 
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