Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue A Romantic, Historical Fantasy You Won’t Be Able to Put Down Tully Mahoney ’23 V.E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie Larue is a stunning novel that captivates readers from the very first page. As a young woman in 1700s France, Addie is expected to marry and […]
Hey Kids, Spelling is Fun! The “Wordle” Craze By Abigail Levasseur ’24 Every night when the clock strikes twelve, Wordle fanatics hit their devices, eager to play the new daily Wordle puzzle. The original Wordle, found on the New York Times’ games webpage, has been entertaining all generations, young and old, for the past […]
To Eat or Not to Eat? The Choice May Not Be Yours Film Review of The Platform By Nicole Patano ’22 Hay tres clases des personas: los de arriba, los de abajo, los que caen. Such is the way in “The Pit,” a vertical prison imagined by writers David Desola and Pedro Rivera and put […]
Dancing in the Dark Silent Disco Proves to be a Massive Hit Jack Downey ’23 When BOP and WDOM unveiled their joint event, a “silent disco” at McPhail’s, Providence College students’ confusion was evident. Not many people knew what a silent disco entailed. This mystery, however, built excitement for the event. As the date of […]
A Superb Super Bowl Halftime Show Hip-Hop Artists Deliver a Historic Performance Olivia Riportella ’25 The Super Bowl LVI halftime show could quite possibly go down as the greatest halftime show of all time. With electrifying performances from superstars Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and a surprise appearance from 50 […]
Hit Movie Warns What Happens If We Don’t Look Up The Shocking, Star-Studded Dark Comedy Taking the Internet by Storm Caitlin Ariel ’24 On Christmas Day, as the suspense of gift-giving and stuffing one’s face with cookies winds down and exhaustion sinks in, it is a typical family tradition to end the day with a […]
Book Review: When the English Fall A Unique Take on the Apocalyptic Fiction Genre Madison Palmieri ’22 Today, apocalyptic fiction is one of the most popular literary genres. As such, authors must work to make their tales stand apart from the rest. In When the English Fall, author David Williams does just this. At first […]
“What Is ‘A Record-Setting Feat’?” A Look at Amy Schneider’s Jeopardy! Success Claudia Fennell ’24 Voted most likely to compete on Jeopardy! in the eighth grade by her classmates, Amy Schneider, a 43-year-old from Dayton, OH, amassed a 40-game winning streak during her recent appearances on Jeopardy!. She won her first game on the episode […]
Laughing Their Hearts Out Six Gents’ Valentine’s Day Show Grace Whitman ’22 Even though many students stayed up late last Tuesday night for the Providence vs. Villanova Men’s Basketball game, an impressive number of them came to the Smith Center to enjoy the Six Gent’s Valentine’s Day show at 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16. […]
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window A Delightful Parody of the Female Psychological Thriller Genre Grace Whitman ’22 Everyone has seen the “Let’s Hide Behind the Chainsaws” Geico commercial mocking the fact that people in horror movies often make poor decisions which result in their deaths. Netflix’s […]