Archives - Melanie Earle
Television
“The Haunting of Bly Manor” revels in the horror of a love story
In my opinion, the kind of horror in “The Haunting of Bly Manor” may be the best of them all — the existential horror of humanity. Read More
COVID-19
Laundry room etiquette during COVID-19
It’s already a sin to take someone’s wet clothes out of the washer (and not put them in a dryer), but it’s even worse to do that when we’re in a pandemic. Read More
Television
Even after 8 seasons, ‘The Blacklist’ hasn’t told us anything
Every answer in this show comes with a bucket full of questions. Its seven seasons are going on eight and I still feel like I haven’t learned anything. Read More
discourse
I know you can talk, now show me you can listen
You don’t change minds without listening to what they’re saying in the first place. Read More
Video game
“Among Us” is your new favorite time-waster
“Among Us” is an app version of Mafia, a beloved childhood game that always seemed hard to set up in groups, but this app shows how much fun it can be when done right. Read More
outer space
Collins discusses career in air and space
Collins delivered a virtual talk on Sept. 12 to the UR community about her career at NASA and the future of outer space. She was originally supposed to be the Student Programming Board’s spring speaker but due to COVID-19, the talk was moved to this fall. Read More
truth
Why the truth is so hard to find
The best way to see truth is as a rainbow of grays. Read More
Journalism
My growth started with a sentence
I am a student journalist. This means that I’m a learner. Read More
lasers
Supreme to sponsor new Optics Laser
The Supreme x UR Optics collab, the Yellowjacket-Machina Laser, drops Dec.r 21. According to University President Sarah Mangelsdorf, this has been in the works for some time now as an initiative to get more students to study optical engineering. The Yellowjacket-Machina laser features a classy gold lining on the outside, with a titanium-garnet crystal core […]
Television
Farewell, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D!
“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” has mastered the sci-fi/superhero genre over the course of seven seasons, pulling off what other superhero romps haven’t truly been able to accomplish. Read More
