URI students recently gathered to break it down and break a sweat on the Quad in an open-air zumba class. Photo by Greg Clark. In honor of his second anniversary as a certified Zumba instructor, Pat Laprade hosted a one-hour Zumba session on the Quad on March 27. Going into this event, I was really…
“Picture director David Lynch, Stephen King, Luis Fonsi, Justin Timberlake, The Monkees, The Blue Meanies, Lord Voldemort and Emperor Palpatine, all drugged, and kept prisoner in an airline’s executive lounge,” that’s how Grammy-nominated artist Eric Alexandrakis would describe his new EP “GMT.” Yeah, that fits – and I mean that as a compliment. “GMT” is…
From Paul Newman’s days on the Warner Brothers lot taking on movies meant for James Dean, to his establishment as a great actor throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s with films like “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “The Hustler,” he was already an established star by the time 1971 rolled around. Fifty…
The Britney Spears conservatorship saga continues. Photo from iheart.com. Pop princess Britney Spears has become a household name over the past 30 years. However, after witnessing her experience in the spotlight, fans no longer just think of her hit songs when they hear her name; they think of the #FreeBritney movement. Hulu’s New York Times…
1n 2004, a film theory professor screened “Paris Is Burning,” a documentary about 1980s ballroom culture. A young African American and Puerto Rican queer student walked back to his residence hall building afterwards thinking about how it could inspire a really good television show. He dreamt up a character of a young gay boy named…
The advent of binge-watching has bred the cultural phenomenon of hate-watching, but what is hate-watching? According to Merriam-Webster, it means “to watch and take pleasure in laughing at or criticizing (a disliked television show, movie, etc.).” Now, this isn’t a new thing and has been around since the early 2010s. Yet, the act of hate-watching…
A review of Lana Del Rey’s newest album: “Chemtrails over the Country Club.” Photo from nme.com. Prolific singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey released her seventh studio album “Chemtrails over the Country Club” on Friday via Rough Trade records. Del Rey’s status as an elusive indie chanteuse has carried her to massive heights over the last decade….
Love it. Hate it. Here’s a Cigar writer’s take on it. Photo from freepik.com. I have long considered writing this opinion piece but never had the courage to do so. The reason being that writing this opinion would involve outing myself to The Good Five Cent Cigar’s editorial team, who I work with, and anyone…
New to URI, the Music Therapy major achieves a balance between psychology and music. Photo from adahome.care. Over this past year, the University of Rhode Island department of music has begun teaching courses for a new bachelor’s degree in music therapy. The music therapy major balances both music and psychology classes in a way that…
Members of the URI community were invited to strut their stuff at the final event of the 2021 LGPTQ+ Symposium. Photo by James McIntosh. The 2021 LGBTQ+ Symposium organized by the University of Rhode Island Gender and Sexuality Center featured a series of events starting March 15, ending with a Fashion Show to show off…