Sarah McCall ’26 Hosted this week by John Mulaney and featuring musical guest Chappell Roan, episode five of Saturday Night Live’s 50th season was a hit. Airing mere days before a historic election, there was pressure to deliver great sketches and a memorable cold open following the political theme this season’s cold opens have maintained. […]
Providence College presented Bertolt Brecht’s adaptation of The Antigone of Sophocles for their fall play. The powerful blend of ancient themes and modern interpretations in Antigone captivated the audience and compelled them to critically reflect on society. Despite this play being written in 441 BCE, Brecht took several liberties while adapting the ancient storyline. He […]
The novel The Wedding People exemplifies the hard-hitting questions and nature of the relationships we gravitate towards. It focuses, for better or worse, on the people populating a hotel wedding in Newport, RI. Coming from Providence College’s very own associate professor of English Alison Espach, the events of the novel seem closer than ever in […]
On Sept. 10, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced each other at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia for the first time on this campaign trail. Trump had previously debated Biden on June 27—a showdown that proved disastrous for the Biden campaign by confirming many left-leaning voters’ lack of confidence […]
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, another Tim Burton classic Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice has undoubtedly become a cult classic since its 1988 release (not to mention one of my favorite movies). The film seamlessly combines elements of comedy and horror, bringing a lighthearted element to its eerie undertones. The star-studded cast (including Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and […]
In most years, only a few films released in the first half of the calendar year solidify themselves as major Oscar contenders. For the past few years, it seemed as if this precedent of awarding only late-in-the-year releases had been dismantled. 2022’s Best Picture winner CODA was released in August, 2023’s winner Everything Everywhere All […]