Short story “Turbulence” was written by David Szalay and published in 2018. Photo from Amazon.com. Short stories get a lot of flack, and I really don’t know why. Sure, no one is actively complaining about short stories in my inner circle, but it is rare to hear about someone invested in a compilation of tiny…
Popular Disney+ show “The Mandalorian,” directed by Jon Favreau, has released a new season. Photo from digitalspy.com. “The Mandalorian” is the most popular show on Disney+ and after it’s incredibly successful first season, the second season generated plenty of buzz. The “Star Wars” spinoff series is about the titular bounty hunter (real name Din Djarin),…
The gallery showcase “Equality, Justice and freedom can be as beautiful as a butterfly” expresses inequality in life in topics such as racism, body appearance, technology and more. The project can be viewed in the Fine Arts Center Project Space A100 until Nov. 25.
2007 film “Ratatouille” directed by Brad Bird is still relevant in pop culture today. Photo from the letterboxd.com. Inspired by a sudden resurgence of “Ratatouille” content on TikTok, I’ve rewatched the movie to see if it still holds up today. It does. Watching “Ratatouille” again feels just like the scene where food critic Anton Ego…
Michael Jackson’s album “Off The Wall” was released in 1979. Photo from Billboard.com. “Off the Wall” (1979) by Michael Jackson began the King of Pop’s solo career after tremendous success with his brothers in the Jackson 5. This album is a groovy blend of funk, disco and R&B, and features some of Jackson’s most popular…
Hit Broadway show “Into the Woods” was made into a movie directed by Rob Marshall, released in 2014. Photo from ohmydisney.com. As a huge musical theatre fan, I’m a bit ashamed to admit to you all that my introduction to arguably the best composer and lyricist in theatre history, Stephen Sondheim, was through the 2014…
Aaron Meredith and Jamal Shipman, former participants of the show “Survivor,” share their experiences in the competition. Screenshots from Evan McAlice. Last Thursday, The University of Rhode Island gave a whole new meaning to “the tribe has spoken.” URI’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology hosted a panel discussion featuring two contestants from the CBS reality…
“Percy Jackson & the Olympians,” originally written by Rick Riordan, was made into a movie by directors Thor Freudenthal and Chris Columbus in 2013. Photo from TBIvision.com. Greek mythology is fascinating but often difficult to read in its original form. Within the context of Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson” series, we had access to some of…
Taylor Swift for her album “Folklore.” Photo from Deviantart.com. Let me start by saying that I am a huge Taylor Swift fan, and her latest album, “folklore,” blew away all expectations I had for her eighth album. As someone who has listened to all of Swift’s songs hundreds of times over, I can easily say…
Ariana Grande released her new album “Positions” last week. Photo from entertainmentweekly.com. The Queen of Pop Ariana Grande has churned out yet another banging album. With bass that hits and that breathy voice we are all so familiar with, “Positions” is Grande’s most mature album to date. While it isn’t my favorite Grande album, this…