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 […]
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 […]
The world was introduced to the Gallagher brothers in April 1994. Their band, Oasis, had just released “Supersonic,” a single that would define the era of British music for the next decade. A string of hit singles, EPs, and albums would propel the Manchester band into the stratosphere. Helmed by the creative lyricist and deadpan […]
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, […]
On Sunday, Aug. 27 the annual Burning Man festival kicked off in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. While many attendees were excited and looking forward to the events to come, things quickly took a turn for the worse. The festival itself takes place every year on a dried-up lake bed. Nevada is typically known for being […]