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, ...
“Bridge of Spies," directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, was released on Oct. 16. The film takes its name from the Glienicke Bridge, which stretches across Germany’s Havel River, linking the territory that was controlled by the Eastern Bloc and the Western powers during the ...
Pooja: Since I am an only child, I was essentially born a third wheel. While Rebecca can actually claim to be a tricycle (she is a triplet), I was born as the add-on to a pre-existing relationship. So, it’s safe to say that I’ve gotten pretty good at it. During high school, I found myself on more ...
The past 10 months or so have been jam-packed with great music releases. From industry legends like Sufjan Stevens and Björk, to newer artists such as Julia Holter and Vince Staples, music-lovers have had a lot to be excited about. There has, of course, been a fair share of forgettable projects, ...
Footwork is a style of dance music that evolved out of the Chicago house music scene in the 1980s. It’s similar to juke -- fast, beat-skipping drums recorded with generally lo-fi sound production -- except that it’s more complex in its syncopated, repetitive halftime rhythms and frequent use of vocal ...
Gwen Stefani has become a household name in the last decade -- first because of her string of hits with the angsty pop band No Doubt and then for her acclaimed solo career, which won her numerous accolades. From "Don't Speak" (1996) to "Hollaback Girl" (2004) to "The ...
Many millenials agree that Disney Channel hit its prime in the early- to mid-2000s. Nowadays, on the rare occasions when they linger a bit longer on the Disney Channel while channel-surfing, millennial viewers yearn for the long afternoons they would spend singing along to the "Phil of the Future" ...
On Tuesday night, students, Tufts alumni and members of the community packed into Cohen Auditorium to hear a live recording of popular food podcast "The Sporkful" (2010 - present), created by Tufts alumnus Dan Pashman (A'99). He is also the author of the 2014 book "Eat More Better: ...
