Category: Arts & Entertainment

Always the Activist: Al Gore Fights Climate Change in An Inconvenient Sequel

  by Joe Clancy `18 A&E Staff   Al Gore has one of the most decorated and extensive resumes not only in the American political scene, but in the environmental and artistic fields as well. The former vice president narrowly lost the race for President of the United States in 2000, but still managed to […]

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The Children’s Hour at The Gamm

  by Elizabeth Jancsy `18 A&E Staff Upon entering Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, I saw the black box that has held countless breathtaking performances produced by the Game before. The atmosphere is comforting and familiar, yet what I was about to see was unlike any production I have previously seen. The Children’s […]

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Golden Globes Exemplify a Changing Industry

  by Brigid Walsh `19 A&E Staff The 74th annual Golden Globe Awards took place on Jan. 8, honoring the best of the film and television industry this past year. Of course, everyone was talking about La La Land and their record-breaking seven wins, which is the most Golden Globes ever won by a single […]

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Review: Manchester by the Sea

  by Kerry Torpey `20 A&E Staff   Described as one of the top ten films of 2016 by the National Board of Review and American Film Institute, Manchester by the Sea stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, and Lucas Hedges. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, critics and audiences alike have expressed acclaim for the […]

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Dancing on Eggshells: La La Land Suffers Online Scorn Despite Success

  by Blaine Payer `18 A&E Staff La La Land, which began 2016 as the most highly anticipated film of the year, quickly became the forerunner in the Oscar race for Best Picture after its early December premiere. The sophomore effort by young director Damien Chazelle, who wowed critics and audiences alike by writing and […]

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Beyond the Lines of Entertainment

by Luiza Alves `19 A&E Staff   Entertainment may come in a variety of modes and forms of expression during this new year. YouTube channels—and specifically YouTubers—are evidence of  this as they continue to progress within the entertainment industry. One of the most prominent examples of Youtubers’ success is Joseph Sugg, a British YouTuber, better […]

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Is this Nintendo’s Saving Grace?

  by Ryan Cox `18 A&E Staff   The long-awaited successor of Nintendo’s Wii U, codenamed NX and later named Switch, was formally previewed to the press and public in a live-streamed conference held Jan. 13. The new console boasts an impressively versatile design with the ability to function as a traditional home console, a […]

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