Category: Arts & Entertainment

Netflix and the Perils of Mass Production

  By Blaine Payer `18 A&E Staff   Netflix is the current titan of the online streaming industry, and for good reason, boasting a docket of original material such as Stranger Things, House of Cards, The Crown, Orange is the New Black, and Master of None, to name just a few. Entertainment Weekly reported that […]

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Leonardo Dicaprio, Master of Nonfiction

  By Kerry Torpey `19 A&E Staff   Coming off of his 2015 Oscar win, Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on to star in a biopic about former NYPD detective and “Italian Sherlock Holmes,” Joseph Petrosino. Based on the New York Times Bestseller The Black Hand by Stephen Talty, DiCaprio continues down a path of taking […]

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Affleck Out as The Batman Director

  By Michael Welch `17 A&E Staff   Ben Affleck is no longer directing the Batman solo film that fans hope will save DC Comics from itself. This leaves Affleck with credits as the lead actor, producer, and co-writer of the film, meaning he is still heavily invested in the project. The concern that he […]

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‘Apple Stream’: Better Late than Never?

  By Joe Clancy `18 A&E Staff   When you think of having a night in and streaming a movie, you probably think of Netflix or  Hulu. What about Apple? It seems strange that one of the country’s largest electronics producers is not in the market for online streaming. That, however, may be changing soon. […]

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The Spearhead of Activism

  by Elizabeth Jancsy `18 A&E Staff   ‘The fourth wall,’ the invisible barrier between actor and audience, is often thought a convention of acting. However, according to Actor Joe Wilson, “no-one pays attention to the fourth wall anymore.” Wilson proved himself right, as he and his colleague Curt Columbus visited and spoke on their […]

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The Laramie Project at PC

  by Patrick Lovett `17 A&E Co-Editor   “…I give you life in the memory of one who no longer lives. May you have a long life and may you thank Matthew every day for it.” These words, given from a mourning father to his son’s killer, represent just one of the powerfully chilling moments […]

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Silk Road Ensemble Offers a Path to Understanding

  by Meaghan Dodson `17 News Co-Editor   Over 2,000 years ago, a network of trade routes known as the Silk Road allowed for the flow of goods and materials throughout Europe, Africa, India, and Asia. The Silk Road, however, was not just used to exchange goods—it was also used to exchange ideas and traditions […]

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Adam Hanna: Gifted and on the Rise

  by Ryan Cox `18 A&E Staff   Call him what you will—“the next big thing,” “Providence College’s newest campus celebrity,” or “rising star”—they all describe the growing career of Adam Hanna ’18, a Lakeville, Massachusettes, native whose music has gained an incredible amount of support on campus in just the last year. Coming off […]

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Looking Forward with Oliver Penn

  by Elizabeth Jancsy `18 A&E Staff   If you are Oliver Penn ’17, your weekend might look a little different than the average college student’s. Instead of just relaxing with friends,  your weekend plans would also include picking up your guitar, standing in front of an audience, and playing your heart out. As Penn […]

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Emma Watson Gives Belle a Makeover

  by Blaine Payer `18 A&E Staff   Emma Watson is one of the most well-recognized champions of feminism and gender equality in the world. Since it was announced early last year that she would be playing Belle in the upcoming live-action remake of the Disney classic Beauty and the Beast, Watson has been no […]

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