By Sam Anteau Staff Writer Before anything else, I want to say that this is not a review of the movie Love, Simon. I am notoriously terrible at discerning a “good movie” from a “bad movie;” my reviews tend to center around whether I was able to sit in the theater and forget about the crippling... Continue Reading →
It’s time to take video games seriously
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer When I first started playing video games in earnest, my mother was completely perplexed. Her perplexity grew as I continued to spend hours and hours of my life on one game, Mass Effect. “I don’t know how you can sit around just shooting people for hours,” she’d say. This is... Continue Reading →
Musgraves, Morris realize country’s potential
By Paige Daniel Thoughts Editor Up-and-coming country artists are often overlooked because of the stark divide between fans of country and fans of, well, every other genre of music. Two country artists, Kacey Musgraves and Maren Morris, exemplify the arguably necessary shift in country music toward pop, while also underscoring its potential for crossover appeal. ... Continue Reading →
BioWare teases a new Dragon Age game
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer Though game developer BioWare is currently focusing the majority of its attentions on its ambitious new game, Anthem, many fans of the developer have expressed their desire for the next game in the Dragon Age series. While an official announcement has yet to come, it has been made clear that... Continue Reading →
Car Seat Headrest revisits old songs on ‘Twin Fantasy’
By Paige Daniel Thoughts Editor Will Toledo, the front man of the rising rock band Car Seat Headrest, was one of 2017’s “indie darlings.” Really, the indie music community goes wild for any literate rocker who has their thumb in grandiose song constructions, and Toledo fit the bill. It’s hard to buy the hype when... Continue Reading →
Soccer Mommy grows up on new album “Clean”
By Paige Daniel Thoughts Editor Soccer Mommy, whose Bandcamp account I first stumbled upon deep in the depths of another artist’s Twitter, is now being covered in Rolling Stone, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly and the New York Times with the release of her debut studio album, “Clean.” This trajectory strikes me out of the blue –... Continue Reading →
‘Black Panther’ exemplifies the feminist superhero
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer Needless to say, “Black Panther” is shaping up to be one of the highest, if not the highest, grossing films of the year. Both critics and audiences love it, and it has done what Wonder Woman did last year, but even more effectively: it has shown that superheroes are not... Continue Reading →
Broadway struggles with accessibility
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer In the past decade, as a result of the rise of the internet and a new resurgence in the popularity of musical theater, bootleg videos of Broadway productions have become a point of contention for many creators and fans. Some creators and actors, such as Lin Manuel Miranda of Hamilton... Continue Reading →
