Category: Arts & Entertainment

New Trend for 2020: Consumers Control the Fashion

Dress to Suppress Climate Change and Make a Difference by: Jennifer Villeda ’20 A&E Staff Thanks to teenager Greta Thurnberg, climate change and sustainability were at the forefront of our minds throughout 2019. Thunberg stood up to global leaders and illustrated how the earth reflected the impact of our careless actions. She brought new life […]

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77th Golden Globes Sees Upsets and Firsts

While Ricky Gervais Stirs up Controversy as Returning Host by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff The Golden Globe Awards returned for a 77th time on Jan. 5, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association honored some of the most profound names in television and film throughout the past year. To the surprise of many, Quentin Tarantino’s […]

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DeGeneres Presented with Carol Burnett Award at Golden Globes

First Person Besides Burnett to Receive the Honor by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff While most attendees of the annual Golden Globes spend the night waiting for their names to be called, this year, there was one award for which waiting was not necessary. Ellen DeGeneres received the Carol Burnett Award, and she was certainly […]

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The Artistry of Little Women Tells a Beloved Story

Director Greta Gerwig Highlights Attention to Detail by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor “I like good  strong words  that mean something.” So says the iconic, empowering, stubborn, and complicated Jo March of the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The most recent adaptation by director and writer of the screenplay Greta Gerwig—which opened on […]

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New Year, New Releases: Disney’s 2020 Film Lineup

by: Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff With the new year comes a new lineup of movies, television shows, albums, and other forms of entertainment to be released over the course of the next 12 months. Disney, in particular, will release a number of new films in theaters in 2020. Ranging from reboots to adaptations to […]

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He’s Watching You

Netflix Releases Season 2 of You by: Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff The psychological thriller You premiered its second season on Netflix on December 26, 2019, and it has already drawn in millions of viewers. You’s main character, Joe, played by Penn Badgley, is a reserved bookstore manager in New York City during season one. […]

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The Strokes Reunite on New Year’s Eve

Host Concert at the Barclay’s Center by: Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On Dec. 31, thousands of fans packed into Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn to see The Strokes perform their New Year’s Eve set. For many of the fans, this concert was the first time seeing The Strokes in quite a while. The band took […]

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Blackfriars Dance Concert Tackles Debates

TDF Choreographers Get Creative with Political Numbers by: Brenna O’Leary ’20 A&E Staff Dance comes in many styles and movements, and can be accompanied by a variety of musical numbers. However, the Providence College Dance Company went above and beyond with its Blackfriars Dance Concert this past weekend.  The shows on Friday and Saturday were […]

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Blackfriars Dance Concert Tackles Debates

TDF Choreographers Get Creative with Political Numbers by: Brenna O’Leary ’20 A&E Staff Dance comes in many styles and movements, and can be accompanied by a variety of musical numbers. However, the Providence College Dance Company went above and beyond with its Blackfriars Dance Concert this past weekend.  The shows on Friday and Saturday were […]

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Celebrating Fr. Thomas McGlynn , O.P.

An Inspiration to Dominicans and Artists Alike by: Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Providence College and the Dominican community celebrated the feast day of the beloved Saint Martin de Porres, Dominican friar and the patron saint of interracial harmony on Nov. 3. Saint Martin  de Porres has been celebrated, in particular, at PC in the […]

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