An Unexpected Breakup Leads to Swirling Rumors by Grace O’Connor ’22 A&E Staff The Bachelor and Bachelorette are all-time favorite television shows dating back to 2002. These exhilarating programs start with 30+ contestants, and narrow down to one in a matter of months. The most recent season of The Bachelorette made history with Clare Crawley […]
Celebrities Turn to Streaming in the Wake of COVID-19 by Dave Argento ’21 A&E Staff With sports seasons disrupted, music tours canceled, and the average person having much more free time at home, the gaming industry, specifically live streaming, has boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Games such as Call of Duty: Warzone, Fall Guys, and […]
Pandemic Brings Down the Curtain on Live Theatre by Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff While the COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly altered everyday life, it has also negatively impacted the special events that make the everyday extraordinary. This unfortunate consequence has manifested not only in the absence of summer music festivals and limited attendance at sporting […]
The Man Who Swept His Audience off Its Feet by Grace O’Connor ’22 Sir Sean Connery lived a very successful life, taking on roles that showed off his legendary skills as an actor. He passed away in his sleep on Oct. 31 at age 90, surrounded by his family and loved ones. One of his […]
The E-Street Band Rejoins the Boss for a Nostalgic Trip to the Past by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff Bruce Springsteen’s studio album, Letter to You, was released on Oct. 23. This marks the 20th studio album that he has released. The album also marks the 12th time that Bruce Springsteen has topped the charts […]
Collaboration and Criticism Characterize Positions by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a year of surprise album releases and shortened musical promotions. On Oct. 30, Ariana Grande released her sixth studio album titled Positions only two weeks after her initial album announcement. In typical years, an artist would […]
Get in the Halloween Spirit with this Immersive Experience by Dave Argento ’21 A&E Staff While most ghost-hunting television shows will make audiences more likely to laugh than shiver, the immersive elements of the newly trending game, Phasmophobia, takes players further than any psychological horror video game has before. Four ambitious ghost hunters team up […]
The Common Misconception about the Halloween Monster by Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff If asked to name the most iconic creatures associated with Halloween, Frankenstein’s monster would likely come to mind. Indeed, the giant, green, raggedly-stitched monster is a quintessential symbol of the spooky holiday. Frankenstein’s creature has been brought to life in over 20 […]
How the Adaptation Demonstrated Spiritual Connectedness by Grace O’Connor ’22 A&E Staff The Haunting of Bly Manor is an intriguing new show perfect for the Halloween season. Mike Flanagan, the showrunner, based this show off of Henry James’s novella The Turn of the Screw. Released on Oct. 9, it comes two years after Flanagan’s previous […]
The Show that Won Big with Creative Technology by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor BTS’s most recent title track, “On,” has a lyric that goes, “Can’t hold me down cuz you know I’m a fighter,” and no line fits the seven-member group better than this one. Not much has deterred the band, who is arguably […]