Category: Arts & Entertainment

SoundCloud Partners With Instagram: Budding Artists Rejoice

by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Instagram now has roughly one billion users, up from last year’s 800 million. As of Oct. 23, those one billion users will be able to access SoundCloud in their Instagram stories, allowing them to share music with their followers. This past week, SoundCloud integrated with Instagram, allowing SoundCloud to […]

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On Writing The Poppy War: An Interview with R.F. Kuang

Discussion on Inspiration and Research for Recent Novel by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff   History repeats itself. R.F. Kuang and her debut novel, The Poppy War alerts a more American- and European-centric audience to the little known histories of modern China and Japan. Through The Poppy War, Kuang writes of a past that should […]

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Lights, Camera, Live Action: The New Trend at Disney

by: Brigid Walshe ’19 A&E Staff Most kids grew up watching “classic” animated Disney movies, and many of us can consider these films a huge part of our childhood. Well, Disney is now taking these classics and bringing them to life, literally (with the help of some CGI). Starting with their remake of the 1951 […]

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Director Drew Goddard Continues to Evolve Hollywood Genres

by: William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff In  October 2017, a  GQ  Magazine  article  asked the question of “how we ended up in the ‘Golden Age of Horror Movies.’” Freshness and originality have brought on a renaissance in the genre of horror, propelled by innovative films such as Get Out, It, and, more recently, A Quiet […]

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American Horror Story: Apocalypse Integrates Characters from Past Seasons

The Return of Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, and Other Show Staples by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff At the peak of its eighth season, FX’s anthology series American Horror Story is still running strong. The show, which aired its first episode back in 2011, takes on a different sub-theme each season with a unique time […]

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Ridin’ Solo: Lindsey Buckingham Leaves Fleetwood Mac

How Individual Projects Can Impact the Band Dynamic by: Peter Keough ’20 A&E Staff By definition, a band is a group of individuals who come together to make music as a cohesive unit. Often, these individual members have their own personal ambitions and ideas. While many of these ideas can contribute to the group dynamic […]

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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are a Perfect Match in A Star is Born

by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff In the fourth rendition of the film A Star is Born, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper showcase their talent through both their acting and musical performances. Cooper has also been well received in his directorial debut. The film recounts a love story based on the musical careers of Ally […]

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The Conners: Roseanne’s Family Takes Over

After Controversy on Twitter, the Show Carries On by: Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff There is something different about the new TV sitcom called The Conners. Based on the popular television series Roseanne, the character Roseanne Barr is missing. Roseanne, a highly successful show that ran for nine seasons from 1988-1997, was about a working-class […]

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American Must-Reads: Between the World and Me

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. René Alexander Orquiza Assistant Professor […]

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Venom Marks New Peak in Tom Hardy’s Career

by: William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff A new anti-hero officially joined the cinematic ranks of Marvel superheroes when Sony’s Venom was released on Oct. 5. The titular character, Spider-Man’s comic-book nemesis, is an all-black alien symbiote who requires a human host to bond with in order to survive.  In this film, Venom bonds with Eddie […]

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