Category: Arts & Entertainment

More Than a Social Media Platform: Facebook Releases Podcast 3.5 Degrees

by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Facebook is most commonly known as a social media platform. Among others like Instagram and Snapchat, it enables users to connect with others through text, photographs, and other related media. However, the company has recently curated a new podcast series entitled 3.5 Degrees: The Power of Connection.  The title […]

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Plot Twist: The Villain Is Stealing Hearts In Netflix’s You

by: Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff Watching a TV show from the perspective and narration of the bad guy is exactly what the Lifetime-turned-Netflix show You does. It is the classic horror stereotype: man meets woman, woman falls in love, and man ends up being a sociopathic monster, with the slight exception that everything is […]

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“Anyone Can Wear the Mask”

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Breaks the Web-Slinging Mold by: Peter Keough ’20 A&E Staff It is not uncommon in the realm of comic book movies to observe criticism of the repetitiveness of the genre. While powerhouses such as Marvel and DC are in the throes of building large-scale interconnected universes, releasing multiple box office smash […]

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Cold Horror from Ashes in the Snow

Film Adaptation of Successful War Novel Falls Short by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Sometimes the book is better than the movie. This past week the movie, Ashes in the Snow, premiered, based on the book, Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. Set in the Soviet Union during World War II, the novel is […]

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Flying Into the Bird Box Buzz

How Meme Culture Propagated the Netflix Original’s Success by: Brigid Walshe ’19 A&E Staff Winter break is the perfect opportunity for many of us to sit at home and binge-watch our favorite shows or movies, and it seems like this winter break there was one Netflix original movie that everyone was talking about: Bird Box. […]

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At Home Overseas: The Dominican Order and DWC Abroad

Renaissance Art and Architecture in Florence, Italy by: Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Providence College is proud of its Dominican identity. Much of the Dominican Order’s history roots itself in 13th century Italy, where St. Dominic traveled, preached, and led his order. In Florence, there is a Dominican basilica, the Santa Maria Novella, which is […]

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Post-Festivus Festival Lineups Announced

by: Peter Keough ’20 A&E Staff Fresh off the recent winter holiday season, music fans from around the country are prepping for another festive season that is fast approaching. Much like the winter holidays, this upcoming season is centered around big names, large gatherings, and the sharing of food and music. This season, of course, […]

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Bandersnatch: A Revolution in Entertainment

New Black Mirror Project Polarizing for Loyal Fans Technology comes with countless possibilities and the anthology series, Black Mirror, has taken the simultaneous hope and angst associated with this and expanded it further. The show, which is now streaming its episodes through Netflix, highlights some of the pitfalls of human dependence on new, often hypothetical, […]

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Looking Back: The 1975’s A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

by: Brigid Walshe ’19 A&E Staff After months and months of anticipation (including a 30-day countdown on their Instagram page), British alternative/indie rock group The 1975 finally released their highly anticipated new album, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, in November, 2018. The band is known for their hits, “Chocolate,” “Girls,” “Somebody Else,” and “The […]

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The Curious Case of R. Kelly’s Continued Success

by: Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff The notorious R&B singer R. Kelly’s reputation might be suffering due to numerous sexual abuse allegations against him, but his music is thriving. The new Lifetime docu-series called “Surviving R. Kelly” features different women share their stories of sexual abuse and misconduct at the hands of R. Kelly.  Despite […]

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