It's officially November. Midterm season feels like it will never end, you've lost your binder, or, if you still have it, it's a complete mess. You probably feel like you will be perpetually behind until finals. Lucky for you, these little things called phone apps are here to help. There ...
"The Evil Dead" movies are known for striking a weirdly entertaining balance between gore, horror and comedy. The first two in the franchise, "The Evil Dead" (1981) and "Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn" (1987) were critically acclaimed across the board, but the reboot in 2013, ...
If anyone at Tufts asks me what music I like, I immediately respond with “hip-hop,” usually getting a nod of approval in return. However, when I go back home, slip into my car and jet across the New Jersey Turnpike, the playlist blasting from my car speakers is exclusively country. I know what ...
A giant chrome anthropomorphic eagle, with a huge star (reminiscent of that on the Texan flag) for a chest and American flag-painted wings, explodes onto the screen in a flash of lightning. The eagle screams and flexes its bulging arms. The eagle’s entry complete, a deep masculine voice roars “BROFORCE!” ...
Beach House released its new album, "Thank Your Lucky Stars" on Oct. 16. The announcement of this newest album came just weeks before its release and surprised the music community. Beach House, a duo from Baltimore consisting of vocalist and organist Victoria Legrand and guitarist and keyboardist ...
While "Spotlight" (to be released Nov. 6) deals with the complexities of child molestation, it is ultimately not a film about trauma or morality but rather about institutions and the individuals who work within them. For director Thomas McCarthy, it’s a productive departure from the understated ...
In honor of the recent news of a possible "Gilmore Girls" reunion series on Netflix, I’m going to write about one of my all time favorite shows. "Gilmore Girls" (2000-2007) is a classic comedy-drama created by Amy Sherman-Palladino starring actresses Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. ...
Before the big budget superhero movies of today, live action depictions of superheroes were primarily found in one place: the small screen. For decades, live action superhero television programs populated screens across the country, beginning with "The Adventures of Superman" (1952 - 1958), ...
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” Joan Didion once wrote, pithily articulating our innate capacity for making sense out of the senseless. “Room," a harrowing new film directed by Lenny Abrahamson, offers a slightly different take on Didion's claim: we tell ourselves stories ...
Rebecca: This past weekend, I went home to New York. My mom loves anything Sci-Fi, and as per usual, she was watching "Z Nation" (2014-present). Not only does she love it, she hates when people hurt the integrity of the story. Once, when my mom killed a moth, I yelled “Godzilla killed Mothra.” ...
Here are two of the most common reasons music listeners either refuse to listen to a cappella music or are quickly bored by it: 1) It's almost always covers of popular songs, and 2) It's difficult to keep arrangements of songs as interesting as music with actual instruments. In its self-titled ...
Drake is back in the news again. The 29 year-old Canadian rapper and bona fide cultural phenomenon broke the internet once again with the release of his “Hotline Bling” music video on Oct. 19, so he's going to get some love from this column. The catchy song has, so far, peaked at No. 2 on ...
Every kid who grew up on 2000s pop music will probably recognize the opening chords of Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles," one of the most popular piano anthems of 2002. With sugary vocals, lyrics about teenage heartbreak and a surprisingly killer string arrangement, the song planted Carlton ...
The atmosphere was electric at the Middle East in Cambridge on Monday night as Lebanese alternative rock band Mashrou’ Leila played the second show of its debut U.S. tour. Blue, green, red and purple lights colored an empty stage, illuminating the instruments and mics. The crowd restlessly waited for ...
Much of the press regarding indie rock band Deerhunter's new album "Fading Frontier," released Oct. 16, has been focused on the consequences of frontman Bradford Cox’s horrific car accident last year. Interviewers like Pitchfork’s T. Cole Rachel have mainly addressed a “mellowing-out” in ...
The recent weird weather made for a perfect week for binge watching. I switched from my warm weather habit of watching television on the front porch of my off-campus house to watching from my comfy bed during the rain over the weekend. This week, I was lucky enough to focus on "Veep" (2012 ...
In case anyone missed it, Adele is back with her first single off the upcoming “25,” set to be released at the end of next month. Appropriately titled “Hello,” the track marks the epic singer’s first release since “Skyfall” in 2012 and since undergoing surgery to remove polyps on her vocal ...
Sometimes, there can be nothing quite so satisfying as a really long book. The plot unspools at a leisurely pace, the characters reveal themselves piece by piece, the setting comes to life in all its detail. The reader gathers their patience, makes themselves a hot drink and settles in for an afternoon ...
Transitioning from teenage wonder to full-fledged pop star is a difficult enough challenge for any young artist seeking to parlay their early success into a real adult career. But having to do so while battling their demons on a public stage? That is a completely different story.Demi Lovato’s time ...
“Astoria,” released on Oct. 23, is an adventurous and incredibly bold album by Marianas Trench. Other introductions to this review came and went, but the preceding sentence seems like the only way to sum up the new release and do it any justice.Four years after releasing their last studio album, ...
