Whether we acknowledge the fact or not, summer has come and gone, and while many summer plans ceased to exist, the music scene’s production of bops did not. While in the heat of the summer, you may not be set on one specific song being the “song of the summer,” but as the season comes…
In an age of unpredictability throughout the movie industry, Charlie Kaufman once again proves that his penchant for unpredictable storytelling is one of cinema’s last remaining constants. “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” is the latest film from writer/director Charlie Kaufman, best known for writing abstract and surreal classics such as “Being John Malkovich” and “Eternal…
University Rhode Island and Adam Levin host fifth annual festival online Adam Levin and URI are hosting a virtual guitar festival which will feature musicians from around the world. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. After being cancelled in the spring, University of Rhode Island’s fifth annual Guitar is ready to take the stage virtually from Sept….
On the last day of classes, University of Rhode Island students logged onto Zoom, not to attend a lecture, but to join in on a private conversation with Will Ferrell, hosted by Judd Apatow. The first 2,900 students to register were given the opportunity by the Student Entertainment Committee and Office of Student Involvement to…
University of Rhode Island alumnus and magician Mat Franco brought magic into the lives of quarantined URI students during a livestreamed show Thursday night. The Student Entertainment Committee organized the “America’s Got Talent” winner’s performance, which occurred on April 23 at 8 p.m. Since graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 2010 with a…
Photo courtesy of Nintendo. Nintendo’s “Animal Crossing” series has always helped people escape from their real-world troubles. In a time when many of us are sequestered in our homes amid a global pandemic, it’s nice to pretend that I can go outside and build a beautiful island paradise. “Animal Crossing” isn’t really about trying to…
Photo courtesy of Netflix. Love is never simple and it is never like it is on TV. There are differences, arguments and bad moments. Things do not always work out and we can do little about it. But “Feel Good” shows the reality of love and addiction. “Feel Good” is the semi-biographical story of Mae…
Photo courtesy of Netflix. Have you ever been accused of feeding your husband to tigers? Or have you owned a zoo and ran for president? Gotten involved in a murder-for-hire plot? All of this and more madness can be found in Netflix’s new docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” that was released on March…
Frustrated with social distancing? Tired of quarantining and not leaving your house? Bored out of your mind? We get it. It’s important to stay in right now and to avoid being too close to other people, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. It gets old pretty quickly. To help stave off insanity and cabin fever,…
Emily DiPaola, a junior URI student, shows off her various tattoos. Photos by James McIntosh. Emily DiPaola, a third year student at The University of Rhode Island, is a stick and poke pro, seeing no end in sight for future tattoos. DiPaola has gotten three stick and poke tattoos, one each year since she was…