Category: Arts & Entertainment

Not Your Average Doctor: The Good Doctor Puts a New Twist on Drama Series

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff With the arrival of fall each year comes a stream of new television shows. Although it is still somewhat early in the season, audiences this year have been extremely receptive to the new ABC show The Good Doctor, which premiered on Sept. 25. Created by David Shore, who also […]

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Running Into Year 2049 Like…: Blade Runner 2049 Takes Hollywood by Storm

by Alexis Jais ’18 A&E Staff “More human than humans,” you say? In the recently released film Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve has created a world that shows the powerful possibilities of artificial intelligence. This science fiction film is a piece that lightly implies that the utilization of artificial intelligence is imminent in the […]

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All ‘Viled’ Up: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile team up for new album Lotta Sea Lice

by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Collaboration has been a common theme in the music industry in 2017.  In recent times, Lana Del Rey whipped up Lust for Life featuring artists like Stevie Nicks and Sean Lennon, while The Weeknd produced Starboy featuring Daft Punk, Future, and Kendrick Lamar. It is easy to see that […]

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Harvey Weinstein: Recent Hollywood Allegations

by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff One of Hollywood’s leading directors and prominent stars, Harvey Weinstein, was exposed in a New York Times article for his alleged abuse of women. Weinstein is co-founder of the film company Miramax, which has brought the public a number of prolific movie hits such as Good Will Hunting, Pulp […]

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Lil Uzi Vert Rocks PC

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff   The Providence College campus enjoyed an unforgettable performance this Saturday from Lil Uzi Vert.  Born Symere Woods, Lil Uzi Vert has risen to prominence in the past year. At only 23, he has become a huge leader of America’s youth, in part because of his refusal to conform […]

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Death of a Salesman Resurrects at Trinity Repertory Theatre

by Elizabeth Janscy ’18 A&E Staff It can be hard to determine what makes a play a classic. Some may say it is in the characters and their development throughout the play, whereas others may say it is the writing and realism of the words spoken between characters. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is […]

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“Your Chair, Your School”: Providence College Juniors Beanbag Business Hits the Ryan Center

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Providence College students may have noticed a new addition to the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies recently. Four black, Friars-themed beanbag chairs are placed throughout the main atrium of the building, offering students a way to be comfortable while studying. The PC bookstore is not […]

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Cthulhu On Campus: Providence College Alumni Screen Short Film

by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Two Providence College alumni walk into a bar. No, this scenario is not a setup for a joke. However, this situation is the birthplace of the short film The Call of Charlie, a kind of largescale joke in its own right. Director Nick Spooner, used to working with commercials, […]

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Wonderful Wonderful: The Killers’ New Album Slays the Charts

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Despite widespread rumors that the group had agreed to part ways altogether, The Killers are back again. With the recent debut of their fifth studio album Wonderful Wonderful on Sept. 22, the Las Vegas natives are once again topping the charts. The Killers are notably recognized for their explosion […]

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Tomb Raider Returns with a New Face

by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff   It has been 13 years since the video game heroine Lara Croft of Tomb Raider graced movie screens, and fans of the beloved franchise are ready to see one of pop culture’s most iconic characters come to life once again. Although a spandex-clad Angelina Jolie comes to mind […]

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