A Cigar writer’s ranking of the team members of Marvel’s Avengers from “Avengers Endgame”. Photo from calendar.syracuse.edu. So, let me preface this ranking by saying that I have watched “Avengers: Endgame” more times than I’d like to admit. I don’t know why, but it just never gets old. Last year, my family and I watched…
Turning back the clock half a century to the year of the Cigar’s founding, and what entertainment looked like then. Photo from vectorstock.com. To celebrate The Good Five Cent Cigar’s 50th anniversary, let’s take a trip back 50 years, to the week of Feb. 25, 1971. During this time, the United States was heavily involved…
Some adaptations of songs are simply better than their original versions. Many artists work to improve their sound and influence the popularity of their music through remixes and rerecordings, or even covering another artist’s work. Here are some of my favorites. All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan 1967 vs. Jimi Hendrix 1968) The fourth song…
The 2015 movie “Dope,” starring Shameik Moore. Photo from imbd.com. It’s important to honor history and educate ourselves through our media consumption as we near the end of Black History Month. Still, it’s also about celebration, so why don’t we look at some Black films and television shows that feature more than just the brutalization…
A closer look at the American rock group Greta Van Fleet. Photo from npr.org. Greta Van Fleet. Three words that either spark feelings of happiness and appreciation or intense hatred. For those who don’t know, Greta Van Fleet is an American rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan. Formed in 2012 by twin brothers Josh and Jake…
A closer examination of the movie “Music,” the controversial directorial debut of singer Sia. Photo from firstshowing.com. “Music,” the directorial debut of singer-turned-filmmaker Sia, has received backlash for its offensive and insensitive portrayal of a character on the autism spectrum. The film follows a newly-sober drug dealer Zu, played by Kate Hudson, as she becomes…
In the wake of a frustrating loss to George Washington, the Rams are on to Richmond. Photo by Greg Clark. With an opportunity to improve her positioning for next month’s NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Lotte Black finished seventh in the mile run this past weekend at the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, North…
The majority of this week’s Student Senate meeting focused on the decisions made by the Department of Housing and Residential Life (HRL) regarding on-campus priority housing for next year. “[HRL] had to make a lot of adjustments in housing over the last year due to COVID,” Minor said. “I am sorry for that, if [the…
Photo from gorhody.com. After the 2020 portion of the University of Rhode Island Swim and Dive season was cancelled and a two-month pause was put in place, the Rams were eager to get back in the water this past weekend. It was a team effort from Rhody that allowed them to dominate their first meet…