Category: Arts & Entertainment

Tiffany Young Performs at Paradise Rock Club

Diva Brings K-pop Experience to Eager Boston Crowd by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor It was a night for the divas. The line to get into Boston’s Paradise Rock Club on Nov. 8 stretched down the block, around the corner, and down another block to see a diva emerging with full force onto the American […]

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Writer vs. Writer: Is Christmas Music Before Thanksgiving Acceptable?

  Yes by: Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff Now that Halloween has come and gone, attention has immediately shifted to the upcoming holiday season. Already, stores are advertising special deals, Starbucks and Dunkin’ cups are shades of red and green, and Christmas music is returning to the radio. While it is understandable to protest the […]

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Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes

Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres to Receive Awards by: Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff For the fifth time in his career, Ricky Gervais will host the Golden Globes in 2020. Gervais hosted the awards show four previous times, from 2010-2012 and then once again in 2016. Gervais is well-known for being the creator of the British […]

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Let’s Rant: Fan Fiction

by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff While fans of the fan-fiction-turned-movie After may be pleased that it has won the People’s Choice Award for Best Drama Film of 2019, the movie follows a trend of others that have come before it, such as the popular series 50 Shades of Grey. Both were fanfictions turned books […]

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Disney+ Launches With Success

Attracts Viewers With Classic Movies and TV by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff   With much anticipation, Disney released its coveted subscription service, Disney+ on Nov. 12. The streaming platform has already attracted many customers, reaching over 10 million subscribers within its first day available. Although the service has yet to add an extensive amount […]

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Celebrating Life Beyond Death

OLAS and BOP Celebrate Día de Los Muertos  by: Jennifer Villeda ’20 A&E Staff Día de los Muertos is often misunderstood to be a Mexican celebration of Halloween. However, this celebration, which is popular in Mexico but can be celebrated in other Latin cultures, is a time of celebrating the afterlife and being part of […]

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Wingardium Leviosa!

McPhail’s Hosts Harry Potter Trivia by: Brenna O’Leary ’20 A&E Staff Swish and flick! Just like some of the most beloved wizards, Providence College’s Board of Programmers (BOP) was able to perform some serious magic this week.  On Tuesday, October 28 in McPhail’s, BOP transported PC students into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. McPhail’s […]

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Fall Choir Concert

by: Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff On Sunday, November 3, the Providence College Department of Music presented “An Hour of Choral Music,” conducted by Fr. Vincent Ferrer Bagan, O.P., and accompanied by Michael Kregler on the piano. The hour-long concert in the Ryan Concert Hall of the Smith Center for the Arts, filled with traditional […]

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Looking Forward to the 2019 AMAs

Taylor Swift Slated to Dominate the Ceremony by: Anne DeLello ’20 and Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Thanksgiving is not the only thing to look forward to in November, as the American Music Awards are also quickly approaching. On Nov. 24, both performers and nominees will attend the awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los […]

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Crashing Weddings and Making Memes

James Lee x Kevin Woo Release “Falling” Music Video by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor Some songs tell of great romances. Others pine for those loves that slipped through their fingers. James Lee and Kevin Woo’s recent collaboration, “Falling,” which was released digitally on Aug. 2, speaks of that lost love. However, the premiere of […]

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