Category: Arts & Entertainment

Netflix’s Insatiable Garners Success and Debate

Making Light of Sensitive Issues in Modern Television   by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff   A popular Netflix original among teens and college students, Insatiable, aired this past summer on Netflix. Lauren Gussis created the comedy-drama series which stars former Disney Channel actress Debby Ryan. It is based on a 2014 article from the […]

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Haute Couture: Paris Fashion Week Showcases Seasonal Collections

Designers Debut Interesting “Wordy” Clothing   by Brigid Walshe ’19 A&E Staff   It may be cold and dreary here in Providence, but Paris was filled with life and haute couture this past week, as Paris Fashion Week brought the biggest celebrities, models, and designers back to the City of Lights. Famous designers were showing […]

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Greta Van Fleet Raises Question About Familiar Sound

Is it Right to Judge a Band Simply by Comparison?  by Peter Keough ’20 A&E Staff During its midseason debut on Jan. 19, Saturday Night Live hosted the up-and-coming Michigan rock outfit Greta Van Fleet as their musical guest. Comprised of frontman Josh Kiszka, brothers Jake and Sam Kiszka on guitar and bass, and drummer […]

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Kerry Me To London: The Imperial War Museum

A British Perspective Memorializing World War I  by Kerry Torpey ’20 A&E Co-Editor When one pictures London, the first images that come to mind are major tourist attractions, such as Big Ben, the London Eye, and Tower Bridge. Although these are all worth seeing, London’s numerous museums must be on one’s itinerary.  They hold millions […]

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American Must-Reads: Stamped from the Beginning

Life is too short to read everything. It may even be too short to major in American studies, history, or English. This column, brought to you by professors in American studies, history, and English, highlights the books you simply cannot let pass, whatever your major. Start your list!    by Dr. Keith Morton, Professor of […]

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Vinyl Revival

Jack White Opens  Detroit Record Press by Dan O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff Jack White may not be a household name when it comes to music lovers, but he is without a doubt one of the most influential artists and producers of the 21st century.  On Tuesday, January 15, White’s record label, Third Man Records, announced […]

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Chelsea Cutler Takes Providence College

Collegiate Soccer Player to Hit Pop Artist The emerging, young singer-songwriter Chelsea Cutler took the Peterson Recreation Center stage on Friday, January 18, performing her new hit songs to eager Providence  College students. The event was sponsored by the Board of Programmers (BOP), who had been preparing for the concert since the end of the […]

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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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