by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff At the height of the 1960s, The Beatles’ innovative sound was just beginning to take over the music industry. Decades later, the band’s legacy still remains present to composers, fans, and individuals all over the world. This is particularly evident in the case of renowned singer and instrumentalist, Paul […]
by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff Two of the most well-known and popular female rappers in today’s music, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, recently got into a physical altercation at New York Fashion Week. The feud escalated dramatically as the public began taking sides in defending one over the other. Their relationship has always been […]
by Dr. Cristina Rodriguez Assistant Professor of English There are so few books that feel like an event when you read them, where you seem to enter a realm of magic outside normal space or time. Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony (1977) is one of those rare books. In the opening lines, the reader learns that […]
Spike Lee and Boots Riley Disagree on How To Portray the Police in Film by: William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff This summer, director Spike Lee released his newest film, BlacKkKlansman. Based on true events adapted from Ron Stallworth’s 2014 memoir Black Klansman, it had previously premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in May, where […]
by: Brigid Walshe ’19 A&E Staff After a brief hiatus, Hozier is back and seemingly better than ever. The Irish musician just released his first EP in over three years; to fans and critics it was worth the wait. The EP, entitled Nina Cried Power-EP, features four new songs: “Nina Cried Power,” “NFWMB,” “Moment’s Silence […]
by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff Since the release of the Netflix film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, all anyone is talking about is Lara Jean Song Covey and Peter Kavinsky (but mostly Peter Kavinsky). Lara Jean, however, is a more important character than one might initially believe. Based on the bestselling book […]
by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff For many, the beginning of the fall season marks the transition towards cooler weather and the return of pumpkin spice everything. The end of summer, however, gives us an influx of new and returning television premieres. Among the many shows that will be returning to television this season is […]
by: Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff In the 10 years that Marvel Studios has made superhero movies, none of them have starred a woman in the leading role. That is all about to change with the movie Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson, set to be released in March 2019. Marvel has strong female characters, like […]
by: Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Co-Editor On Friday, September 7, music added another name to an already lengthy list of unfortunate deaths. Mac Miller, who was only 26-years-old, was found dead of a suspected overdose in his Studio City home. The unexpected news came just a month after the artist released Swimming, his latest album. […]
by: Dr. Eric Bennett Associate Professor of English Life is too short to read everything. It may even be too short to major in American Studies. This column, brought to you by professors in AMS, highlights the books you simply cannot let pass, whatever your major. Start your list! Susan Sontag’s On Photography (1977) is […]