Why Adele Probably Isn’t Going to Change the Face of Music
by: Shelby Mongan Because I’m a pop culture-aware human being with two ears and a heart, I’m on Team Adele. I chased pavements back in the day, I set fire […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Bruises and Birthday Cake: What We Talk About When We Talk About Rihanna and Chris Brown
by: Elise Nagy In wake of the news that Rihanna’s collaborator on the remix of her song “Birthday Cake” is none other than Chris Brown, her abuser and ex-boyfriend, newsstands […]
Why “The Help” Still Resonates
by: Alexandra Le Tellier Note: This piece was originally posted on the author’s website and was reposted with permission. You can find the original here. I cried during the entire […]
Music for a Rainy Day: Why You Should Care About “Best New Artist” Bon Iver
by: Nick Keenan Even as I sit here listening to “Holocene” by Bon Iver, a folk band often confused for its lead singer, Justin Vernon, I try to escape the […]
Frederick Wiseman Returns to Paris in “Crazy Horse”
by: Sawyer J. Lahr Note: This post was originally featured on Go Over the Rainbow. You can find the original here. I can’t pretend to know Frederick Wiseman’s work very […]
Things That Are on My Gay Agenda
by: Nico Lang Note: This piece was originally published on Thought Catalog, and you can find the original here. 1. Getting Meryl Streep a third Oscar. (See: Afterword) For this, […]
Still Collecting Their Winnings: A Response to Recent Apple Exposés
by: Jimmy Garfield I’ve been thinking a lot about a scene at the beginning of Casablanca. Captain Renault has been gambling at Rick’s Bar when he is ordered to shut […]
Is Taste Really A Crime?: The “Bad” Movies I Love
by: Calhoun Kersten Being a film school kid, I’ve seen my fair share of movies. I’ve seen Citizen Kane in at least five of my undergrad classes. I’ve […]
Poetry: “Sarasota”
by: Yvette Nepper we’re all getting older all of us have gotten stuck in the aging
From Denzel to Rachel McAdams: The Sad Future of the Movie Star in Hollywood
by: Phil Siegel Rachel McAdams and Denzel Washington are cleaning up at the box office with The Vow and Safe House, respectively – movies where they play firmly in their […]
