Category: Arts & Entertainment

Beyoncé Releases Netflix Documentary Homecoming

Celebrates Black Pride Looking Back at Coachella 2018 by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff In between the two weekends of Coachella 2019, fans of the festival were pleasantly surprised by the reveal of Beyoncé’s Homecoming documentary, which details the road to her 2018 Coachella performance. Not only does Beyoncé’s documentary feature segments of her journey […]

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Hip Hop Artist Aries Drops Welcome Home

Teenage Producer Demonstrates Genre Versatility by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On April 18, up-and-coming hip hop artist Aries released his debut album, Welcome Home. The album is a powerful nine-track collective project of his previously released singles. It has been quite the journey for the new artist, as he has been working towards this […]

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Avengers: Endgame Wraps Up Marvel Saga

by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff Get ready to laugh, cry, cheer, and say goodbye to some of your favorite superheroes. I, like hundreds of thousands of people around the world, watched Avengers: Endgame during its opening weekend.  This spoiler- free review focuses on the end of the Avengers era, but the beginning of a […]

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No Longer Dumb and Broke: Khalid Returns With Free Spirit

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Newcomer R&B singer and El Paso native, Khalid, released his sophomore album, Free Spirit on April 5. The 21-year-old singer gained immense popularity through songs like “Young Dumb and Broke” and “Location,” attracting a wide array of fans who appealed to his versatile sound. Additionally, Khalid has been featured […]

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WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO?

Rising Star Billie Eilish Releases New Album by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Billie Eilish O’Connell, more commonly known as Billie Eilish, started gaining attention last year with the release of her debut single “Ocean Eyes,” which went viral overnight. She instantly began gaining fans of all ages, and she has had over one billion […]

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Hulu’s The Act: A Complicated Moral Dilemma

by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff At first glance, Hulu’s new original TV show The Act might seem like a crazy, fictitious show, but it is based on real events. The first season is based on the life of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who plotted with her internet boyfriend to murder her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, […]

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‘Unplanned’ Parenthood

Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Perspectives Revealed by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Unfazed by a Twitter ban, “R” rating, and a restriction to be shown in select theaters throughout the U.S., the new pro-life film Unplanned,is currently among one of the top 10 films in the box-office. The film stirred controversy among Hollywood producers and pro-choice […]

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Nipsey Hussle (1985-2019)

by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On Sunday, March 31, 2019, prolific rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside of his clothing store in Los Angeles. Many fans around the United States are stunned by his death.  His family and loved ones have spoken out about his influence on the music world and how […]

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Analyzing the Debut of the Modern Twilight Zone

by Joshua Carone ’22 A&E Staff Here is a sentence you never thought you would read: Tracy Morgan using a vape is terrifying. However, The Twilight Zone was always known for pushing the boundaries of reality, so this seems about right. The hit series from the 1960s was announced to be developing a reboot earlier […]

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Hysterical Laughter: Veep Returns for Final Season

Political Comedy Show Stays Relevant Amidst Changing Times by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff There is no shortage of political television shows available today with series like House of Cards and Scandal. However, both shows have since run their courses, and HBO’s series, Veep, which aired the first episode of its final season on March […]

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