Netflix tackles the college admissions scandal that shook the nation in 2019 in new documentary. Photo from variety.com. The newly-released Netflix documentary “Operation Varsity Blues” paints a cautionary tale of greed, corruption and competition in the college admission process following the 2019 scandal. The documentary follows the mastermind behind the decades long fraudulent college application…
After Joss Whedon’s critical failure that came out in 2017, the “Snyder Cut” was always going to be an improvement over what came before. Photo from the verge.com. In January, film director Zach Snyder took to Twitter to announce the release of his long-awaited director’s cut of the 2017 DC Comics movie “Justice League.” It…
The true confessions of a Paramore stan. Photo from billboard.com. Up until the age of 11, my taste in music ran parallel with those who immediately surrounded me. I found comfort in my parents’ favorite artists, while still following popular pre-teen favorites and listening to Disney movie soundtracks. Then I heard the hit song “The…
March saw some big releases in music, but what are the standouts? Photo from billboard.com Spring has sprung, and so has a new season for music releases. Here are some of my favorite albums and tracks from March 2021. Pop trio COIN released their album “Green Blue + Indigo Violet” that added some addicting new…
A look into the life of a 1990’s child star. Photo from aceshowbiz.com. Anemoia. Noun. Nostalgia for a time you’ve never known. This is what I searched on Google about an hour into the Hulu documentary “Kid 90.” I was born in 2000. I’m not a “90s kid.” I’ve never seen an episode of “Punky…
Everyone knows John Greene’s “The Fault in Our Stars,” but there’s another book of his that you should really be looking at. Photo from amazon.com. When I was 13, I read John Green’s most famous novel, “The Fault in Our Stars,” and, like most people who read it in middle school, loved it. I finished…
Bolu Taiwo aims to amplify student voices The University of Rhode Island Student Senate held its elections last week from March 22-23, which included the election of a new president and vice president. President-elect Bolu Taiwo, a junior at URI double majoring in cell and molecular biology and political science, and Vice President-elect Madyson Ramsay,…
Finalists answer questions, discuss platforms With Dooley retiring, the hunt for the next President of the University of Rhode Island is on. Photo from dreamstime.org. The University of Rhode Island held two open forums this week with the two final candidates to replace President David Dooley when he steps down in June. The two finalists…
Tess O’Connell and the Rams returned to the URI Soccer Complex in a rain-soaked encounter against Umass. Photo by Drew Adames via gorhody.com. The University of Rhode Island Women’s Soccer team struggled to put goals in the net this week, losing by one goal margins to both the University of Massachusetts and Fordham University. Wednesday’s…
Rhody couldn’t get much going on offense in a home defeat to Delaware. Photos by James McIntosh. Meade Stadium’s first football game since October 2019 wasn’t the outcome the limited number of fans inside the stadium on Saturday wanted, as the University of Rhode Island suffered a 35-21 defeat to the University of Delaware. Rhody…