Posts from "Arts & Entertainment"
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.08, 2018
Empathy and Angst: The Wonder Years At The Strand
Pop-punk Band Displays Gratitude for Loyal Fans by: Peter Keough ’20 A&E Staff At their headlining show at Providence venue The Strand this past Friday, Philadelphia born-and-bred pop-punk band The Wonder Years opened their set with the title track from…
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.08, 2018
Critically Acclaimed Author Russell Banks Speaks at PC
by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Russell Banks, a successful and award-winning American author, spoke to an audience of students and faculty at Providence College this past Wednesday about both his fiction writing and poetry. Banks was previously a finalist…
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.08, 2018
Tis’ the Season: Netflix’s New Seasonal Entertainment
by: Brigid Walshe ’19 A&E Staff October, November, and December are always fun, exciting months, with the change of seasons and of course, all the fun holidays. With Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas taking place over the course of three months,…
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.08, 2018
Netflix’s Daredevil Returns for Third Season
New Episodes Provide Hope for the Future of Marvel’s Television Series by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Despite Netflix’s recent announcement to cancel two series grounded in the characters of the Marvel Universe, [Luke Cage and Iron Fist], the streaming…
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.08, 2018
Ariana Grande Releases Single:“thank u, next”
Reflecting on Ex-boyfriends With Gratitude and Maturity by: Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff Ariana Grande’s newest song “thank u, next” might be the biggest feminist anthem of the year, or friendliest breakup track, depending on who you ask. The surprise…
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.08, 2018
American Must Reads: The Agüero Sisters
Life is too short to read everything. It may even be too short to major in american studies, history, or English. This column, brought to you by professors in american studies, history, and English, highlights the books you simply cannot…
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.01, 2018
Bat Boy: The Musical: Unconventional Story, Relevant Themes
by: Peter Keough ’20 A&E Staff In recent years, Providence College’s Department of Theater, Dance and Film, (TDF) has put on renditions of many well-known plays and musicals for their larger-scale productions. From performances of classics like Our Town, contemporary…
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.01, 2018
Native America: Professor Ben Sweeney Details New PBS Series
by: Kerry Torpey ’20 A&E Co-Editor Since 1967, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has produced and created hundreds of hours of educational content for the American public. Most recently, PBS premiered the first two episodes of a four-part series called…
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.01, 2018
The Lasting Cultural Relevance of Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List
by: William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff Dr. Raymond Sickinger’s “History of Nazi Germany” seminar at Providence College recently screened Schindler’s List (1993), an epic historical drama that tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the…
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Arts & Entertainment | Nov.01, 2018
The Hate U Give: Angie Thomas’ Eye-Opening Novel Hits the Big Screen
by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff When Angie Thomas’ debut novel The Hate U Give (THUG) was released on February 28, 2017, the book raced to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. In fact, THUG took over…
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