Amidst the chaos going on with ABC, Dancing with the Stars has begun its 34th season. DWTS is a reality competition that pairs celebrities and professional dancers. Each week, the couples perform a ballroom dance in front of judges, getting votes from both the judges and the fans watching from home. Once all the votes […]
To many, there was always a certain glow to movies from the previous century. Maybe it was the way the film met the light while capturing the action, allowing a fabulous fuzz to appear on our screens nearly 50 years later. Audiences could go to theaters to see dreams captured on celluloid and movies where […]
Fall in New England is one of the beautiful times of the year and the best season in the region according to many. It provides the perfect weather to enjoy time outside and take in the atmospheric scenery. Providence has many fall festivals that offer seasonal fun and hosts events from Oktoberfest to the Jack-O-Lantern […]
The Album That Defines Pop in 2025 When the cover of Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh album, Man’s Best Friend, surfaced online, it quickly sparked debate. The imagery drew strong reactions and garnered conversations about gender and power. Instead of letting the controversy overshadow her work, Carpenter transformed the backlash into buzz. Beyond the controversy, Man’s Best […]
The world was introduced to the Gallagher brothers in April 1994. Their band, Oasis, had just released “Supersonic,” a single that would define British music for the next decade. A string of hit singles, EPs, and albums would propel the Manchester band into the stratosphere. Helmed by creative lyricist and deadpan older brother, Noel, and […]
Why Netflix’s Unknown Number Documentary was Bad On Aug. 29, Netflix released a new documentary that was guaranteed to get buzz because of its sheer evil. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish centers around teenager Lauryn and her ex-high school boyfriend Owen, and how their lives were forever changed due to the digital harassment and […]
Nostalgia Done Right Coming back to Providence College after this summer, I was reminded of the summer of 2020. Perhaps not as fresh to many people anymore—maybe even purposefully forgotten, due to the COVID-19 pandemic—but nonetheless, it’s a time that has stuck with us for reasons we probably did not see at the time. I […]
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 […]