Archives - Scott Abrams
#OscarsSoWhite
Gender and race in entertainment: Matt McGorry’s take
Matt McGorry sits down with the CT to talk about #OscarsSoWhite, feminism and “Orange is the New Black". Read More
Beyond Rochester
Matt McGorry takes on social issues
Actor Matt McGorry—of “Orange is the New Black” and “How to Get Away with Murder” fame— spoke on campus last Thursday to a small but passionate audience at Strong Auditorium. Read More
Oscars
2016 Oscar Predictions: Few upsets expected
Finally, after one of the most unpredictable and controversial awards seasons in history, the Academy Awards are upon us. Read More
A Cappella
Rochester looks to become pitch perfect at ICCAs
UR will host one of the ICCA Central quarterfinal rounds of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) on Saturday, Feb. 27. Read More
Campus
Matt McGorry to speak at UR
On his Facebook page, he wrote, “I believe in gender equality. Being a feminist is for both women AND men. I am a feminist.” Read More
Oscars
Oscar watch: A Christmas ‘Carol’
Giving into the charms of Todd Haynes’ “Carol” is kind of like falling in love: you begin to slowly surrender, until you do so all at once. Read More
Movies
2016 Oscar Predictions
Who do you think will win? Our prediction of the 2016 Academy Award nominees. Read More
Ed Observers
In general, be specific
Why do we generalize so much? It's something called "availability heuristic." Read More
Culture
A heroine arises in ‘Love & Mercy’
“Love and Mercy,” the alarming biopic of Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson, reveals the toll that sudden fame can have on an individual, particularly one in the early stages of mental illness. Alternating between two timelines—the ‘60s, in which young Brian (Paul Dano), in the initial throes of fame, begins to crumble under the pressure […]
Movies
‘Sicario’ strikes at the zeitgeist
In Denis Villeneuve’s bleak new film “Sicario,” the FBI’s attempts to sedate the drug war across the United States-Mexican border serve as a metaphor for general American idealism. Centering on by-the-books FBI agent Kate Mercer (Emily Blunt, her typical luminance dimmed, but still present), the film follows her experiences as she’s recruited to a task […]
