On June 24, 2015, pop artist and former Disney star Hayley Kiyoko released a music video for her single “Girls Like Girls.”The video gained traction due to its strong narrative-style of portraying the song’s meaning with distinct characters and a plot. Released the same year that gay marriage became legalized nationwide in the United States […]
Awards season is not only officially upon us, but also coming to a close. With the Academy Awards coming up, some stars have made tremendous moves and pushes to take home the big one this year. Here is an overview of who I think will walk away with the gold for the biggest categories on […]
A Review of Disney’s Andor I can’t say I love the majority of the newer Star Wars projects. Like many fans, I grew up watching the original trilogy, but when The Force Awakens (2015) came out, I was only eight years old. Originally, I loved the film, and to this day it remains my favorite […]
The last Major League Baseball game of the season was played on November 1, 2025, when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game Seven of the World Series. The term “fall classic” directly applied to this final game: the score was tied 4–4 when the game rolled into extra innings, both […]
In lieu of The Cowl’s Valentine’s Day edition, I think it is appropriate to discuss a show that I believe to be about love: The Wonder Years. The Wonder Years is a fictional TV show set in the late ’60s and early ’70s that romanticizes and shares the tales of the life of Kevin Arnold, […]
With the third (and rumored to be final) season of Tell Me Lies (2022) being released weekly since Jan. 13, I keep finding myself shocked by how good the show is. Based on the novel of the same name by Carola Lovering, the show follows college freshman Lucy Albright and how she deals with her […]
On the ice, they are rivals. Off the ice, they are something the sport rarely shows, at leastuntil now. Heated Rivalry follows two professional hockey players whose fiercecompetition on the ice contrasts with a secret queer relationship off it. Set in a sportknown for its physicality and tradition, the series explores the cost of hiding […]
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of seeing a simply fantastic film at the cinema. Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) returned to theaters this January to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), the first installment of the trilogy. Jackson’s film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s timeless […]
The concept of a printed newspaper has been popular since the 15th century, when the invention of the printing press in Europe made information on weather, economics, politics, and social issues a routine morning necessity. A newspaper must follow four major criteria: public accessibility; periodicity, where the newspaper must be published in either daily or […]
Just last week, Marvel and the Russo Brothers released a new trailer forAvengers: Doomsday, coming to theaters this December. The trailer featured the briefappearances of three iconic characters from the X-Men franchise: Professor X (playedby Sir Patrick Stuart), Magneto (played by Sir Ian McKellen), and Cyclops (played byJames Marsden). The upcoming film has received a […]