Category: Arts & Entertainment

DAMN.: Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff The Pulitzer Prize, which was first awarded in 1917, is granted for outstanding work in journalism, literature, music composition, and other related fields. This year, Kendrick Lamar received the music award, established in 1943, for his album DAMN. This is quite an accomplishment for Lamar, who is the first […]

Kerry Torpey

The Big East Welcomes eSports Club to its Conference

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Who said the Big East has to be strictly physical sports? This weekend the Providence eSports Club, a team of students competing in video game tournaments, sent teams in Rocket League and League of Legends to Big East playoffs. This is the first semester that the club has been […]

Kerry Torpey

John Krasinski Leaves Movie-Goers Speechless

by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff Do you hear that? That is the sound of A Quiet Place tip-toeing into the horror movie history books. John Krasinski’s nearly silent directorial debut crushed the box office and charmed the critics last weekend, raking in $50 million and quickly becoming the No. 1 movie in America.  With […]

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PC Alum Preserves History with U Street Contested

by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff As a historian and documentary filmmaker, Michael T. Barry, Jr. ’16 creates “films that provide a voice to people and topics” that are “often forgotten or marginalized,” according The Activist History Review.  A Providence College alumnus, Barry earned a Master’s degree in American and Middle Eastern history in 2016, […]

Kerry Torpey

The Dating Project Aims to Redefine “Hookup Culture”

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff The “hookup culture” on college campuses today is the social norm, but no one seems to talk about it. At Boston College, Professor Kerry Cronin teaches a philosophy course in which she gives students extra credit to go on “traditional dates” to recover the “lost art” of dating. Her […]

Kerry Torpey

New York’s Favorite Summer Concert Returns

by Julia Vaccarella ’21 A&E Staff With Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicking off this year’s spring music festivals, the beginning of music festival season is upon us. Governors Ball, first launched in 2011, is returning yet again. This year it will be held June 1-3 at the same location as last year, Randall’s […]

Kerry Torpey

What Makes Black Panther, Black Panther

by William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff T’Challa is still king. Black Panther has officially surpassed Titanic in the domestic box office. On Saturday, April 7, Black Panther outdid the 1999 epic’s $659 million when it reached $665 million. It is now the third highest-grossing film in North American box office history (not adjusting for inflation). […]

Kerry Torpey

Boston Venues Give Music Fans Variety

by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Temperatures remain close to freezing but the date screams spring.  With the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival  behind us, we search for similar experiences closer to home.  While the weather makes outdoor music-watching uncomfortable, if not impossible, the city of Boston hosts a wide variety […]

Kerry Torpey

Review: Midnight Sun Fulfills Teen Drama Dreams

Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff The box office has been in dire need of romantic teen dramas this spring, and March’s release of Midnight Sun has proven to be a success. One may see the latest romance as a cross between Tangled and The Fault in Our Stars, which nails the target market of girls […]

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Lorde of All Lords

Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff Grammy winning singer-songwriter and New Zealand native Lorde made her way into Connecticut on April 7 on the North America leg of her Melodrama World Tour. Playing over 70 shows in Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia, and South America, this is the second world tour for Lorde.  Anyone who is […]

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