Vaila’s View: 2019’s top horror films are in good company
Vaila DeYoung, Contributing Writer This year was monumental for the horror-thriller movie genre. If 2019 is any sort of window into the quality of films to come in the next decade, I can’t wait to see what’s next. I’ll be honest, every film on this list at some point was in my number one spot, […]
In the music world, 2019 was a year for taking risks and breaking hiatuses
Iman Mekonen, Spectrum Editor This year has given music connoisseurs like myself a whirlwind of new material from diverse voices and backgrounds. Several artists, including the ones on this list, chose 2019 as the year to break their hiatuses and to take creative risks. It’s extremely rare to find albums I can listen to in […]
OPINION: ‘OK Boomer’ is OK to say
Emma Schirmer, Contributing Writer I’ve definitely said the phrase ‘OK boomer’ quite a bit. It isn’t hostility. It is frustration. Honestly, “boomer” has become all about the mindset, not necessarily the age. The phenomena of the phrase “OK boomer” can be applied to anyone — it’s just something that is said in response to an outdated […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: NFL, enough cap about Kaep
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, it’s well into the football season, and 2019 was riddled with injuries. Quarterbacks dropped like flies, and a handful of starters left their teams after getting hurt, including Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and Cam Newton from the Carolina Panthers. Another quarterback […]
Hallmark movies spread holiday cheer with cheesy plots
Katherine Noble, Contributing Writer The holidays are a time for family, food and to celebrate being together. What better way to do that than with a good movie? Hallmark movies have become a staple in my household. My sisters and I love to curl up on the couch with snacks and blankets and lose ourselves […]
Brick and mortar comic book shops are holding the industry together
Josh Clinton, Contributing Writer With the Marvel Cinematic Universe setting box office record after box office record, comics have never been more prevalent in media. With the rise of digital media, one might assume that the traditional print comics are a thing of the past. However, the average moviegoer might not realize that the comics […]
Trendy holiday music that will spook the Ghost of Christmas Past
Nick Alfano, Contributing Writer Radio stations throughout the country transitioned from their regularly scheduled slate of music to nothing but tunes about the upcoming holiday season after Black Friday last week. As the decades have passed, the sounds of Christmas music have strayed further away from the sounds of modern music. The songs of Christmases […]
Christmas-themed video games are scarce for a reason
Jonah Schuhart, Contributing Writer Even though so much of the world’s media and merchandise are saturated by Christmas propaganda with Santa acting as the poster boy, you’d be pressed to find a video game entirely dedicated to Christmas. Santa has been slapped on everything from movies and TV to Coca-Cola bottles. The big man is […]
‘Knives Out’ brings sharp twists to the classic whodunit murder mystery
Aaron Royce, Contributing Writer Whodunit murder mysteries are a subgenre of films that have been released slowly throughout the decades. This genre sticks to a singular formula for plots — typically a murder involving a group of suspects that the guilty individual is drawn from by a detective. Most of them are often based on […]
Concept albums like ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ and ‘Blurryface’ are saving music listeners
Quentin Rice, Staff Writer I was crammed into a damp, unremarkable basement last week with an assortment of sweaty strangers to shove each other around, shout existential questions at a person with a guitar and spend way too much money on clothing. By 11:30 p.m. that night, my voice was fried to a crisp. I […]