Why Netflix’s Unknown Number Documentary was Bad On Aug. 29, Netflix released a new documentary that was guaranteed to get buzz because of its sheer evil. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish centers around teenager Lauryn and her ex-high school boyfriend Owen, and how their lives were forever changed due to the digital harassment and […]
Nostalgia Done Right Coming back to Providence College after this summer, I was reminded of the summer of 2020. Perhaps not as fresh to many people anymore—maybe even purposefully forgotten, due to the COVID-19 pandemic—but nonetheless, it’s a time that has stuck with us for reasons we probably did not see at the time. I […]
The Album That Defines Pop in 2025 When the cover of Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh album, Man’s Best Friend, surfaced online, it quickly sparked debate. The imagery drew strong reactions and garnered conversations about gender and power. Instead of letting the controversy overshadow her work, Carpenter transformed the backlash into buzz. Beyond the controversy, Man’s Best […]
The world was introduced to the Gallagher brothers in April 1994. Their band, Oasis, had just released “Supersonic,” a single that would define British music for the next decade. A string of hit singles, EPs, and albums would propel the Manchester band into the stratosphere. Helmed by creative lyricist and deadpan older brother, Noel, and […]
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 […]
The Writer’s Guild of America provides representation for thousands of American writers, especially those who work in Hollywood on the sets of shows and movies. Since 1954, the organization has fought for equal wages, acknowledgment, and improved working conditions for writers. In order to maintain these benefits, the WGA meets with the Alliance of Motion […]
If you watched week one of the NFL and caught the Chargers vs. Dolphins game, you may have seen some odd-looking fans out on the field. These were, in fact, artificial intelligence, A.I.Well, not really, they were actors who were dressed up as robots for Gareth Edwards’ latest blockbuster, which releases Sept. 29. The film, […]
A Danish artist has been court-ordered to repay a modern art museum after receiving a commission and delivering the museum empty canvases. 58-year-old artist, Jens Haaning, was given 532,549 Danish krone, equivalent to about $84,000 USD, as reported by NPR, to recreate two of his previous works from years ago. Instead, Haaning pocketed the money, […]