New K-pop group, 8Turn makes their debut. PHOTO CREDIT: twitter.com/8TURN_official 8Turn is a new K-Pop boy group that made their debut on Jan. 30 with their debut title track “Tic-Tac” and debut album “8TURNRISE.” Their music video got about one million views in 24 hours which is huge for a debut song and group. Before…
‘That 70’s show’ spinoff disappoints That 90’s show fails to live up to its predecessor, That 70’s Show. PHOTO CREDIT: Rotten Tomatoes A staple to growing up in the early 2000’s was the core memory of leaving the TV on and waking up in the middle of the night to Nickelodeon showing reruns of shows…
“The book that ruined my life.” PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Last year, this very week, Rhode Island and the rest of the North East was hit with a massive blizzard. Maybe you remember it, maybe you don’t, but I certainly do. The weekend of the blizzard I went home to spend time…
Disney +’s “Andor” gave fans exactly what they needed. PHOTO CREDIT: Disney+ Star Wars “Andor” was underhyped and under-marketed leading up to its release this fall but goes above and beyond what most Star Wars fans expect from their weekly streaming releases: With depth, nuance, and incredible pacing for both its atmosphere and characters, “Andor”…
Keke Palmer’s new podcast, “Baby This is Keke Palmer,” is streaming exclusively on Amazon Music. PHOTO CREDIT: hellobeautiful.com Keke Palmer is an actress, singer, and now host of her own podcast. Streaming exclusively on Amazon Music, “Baby, It’s Keke Palmer” features the eponymous personality on hour-long discussions about a variety of topics in pop culture. …
“Sound of Metal” proves that good can come from dark times. PHOTO CREDIT: Criterion.com Despite only directing one documentary in 2008 and having never directed a feature before, Darius Marder put on both his writing and directing hat for the 2019 film “Sound of Metal,” the story of a heavy metal drummer who has to…
A love letter to…Drake. Illustration by: Matt Fabrizio Aubrey Drake Graham, better known mononymously as simply Drake, seems like he’s not himself lately. As contentious of a topic as this is, I might be treading on thin ice when I say: Drake has been in a slump since his 2018 record “Scorpion.” It’s my opinion…
Bo Burnham’s “Inside” comically depicts life during quarantine, capturing raw emotions while poking fun. PHOTO CREDIT: netflix.com Possibly as a response to 2020 and the misery that COVID-19 brought to all of us, 2021 was a surprisingly musical year for movies. In terms of both films offered solely on streaming services as well as theater-exclusive…
Dive into Stephen King’s newest novel, “Fairy Tale.” PHOTO CREDIT: audible.com Stephen King’s 81st piece of writing and 65th novel (and surely not his last), “Fairy Tale,” is an interesting piece of fiction from someone who seems to never run out of ideas. The novel follows Charlie Reade, a 17-year-old who inherits keys to a…
Pictured: Reneé Rapp in “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” PHOTO CREDIT: Variety.com I spent this Thanksgiving especially grateful for music, with new releases coming from my long-time favorite artists at the top of my Spotify Wrapped list, and others who I got to know throughout November. In 2018, while watching a friend compete in…