Media
Album Review
‘Lux’: the saints’ album, three months later
The artist (in the truest sense of the word) described her album in a press release in October as an “emotional arc of feminine mystique, transformation, and transcendence,” and that is what one experiences upon listening. Read More
Awards Predictions
2026 Oscars Preview: Who will win, who should win, and who already has won
The 98th Academy Awards are still over a month away, but the nominations have already indicated several promising signs for the future of Hollywood. Read More
books
The second story of fantasy worlds
Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” is among the most famous examples of a secondary world, with Tolkien himself having coined the term. But beyond providing a backdrop for his books, Tolkien’s vast library of encyclopedic appendices presents a continuous narrative of Middle Earth’s fictional history. Read More
art
Resilience & community through fibre arts: a tatreez workshop
Tatreez requires patience and an attention to detail: the small fibers used to cross stitch are easily tangled in the back, and pulling them to the correct tension can be tedious work. Read More
movie musical
“Wicked” soars above movie-musical expectations
Unlike many predecessors, it’s unafraid to present itself musically and indulges in the Ozian theatrics that have kept the show running for upwards of 20 years. Read More
Album
Revisiting Paramore’s self-titled album ten years later
Paramore released their self-titled album worldwide on April 9, 2013, and it immediately received praise. The song “Ain’t It Fun” earned the group their first Grammy, with the whole album receiving Platinum status. Looking back over ten years later, it’s obvious the release was the beginning of the Paramore we now know today. In an […]
madame web
“Madame Web” (2024) review: A web of confusion
"Madame Web" was better than "Morbius" but still laughably bad. If you’re looking for a date-night movie, stay out of the spider’s web. Read More
film
‘Saltburn’ takes a shallow dive into obsession. A deeper review
"Saltburn" builds a universe of vapidity, the depraved, and the beautiful. And like its characters, the movie is gorgeous but shallow. Read More
Halloween
AAAH!BBA has reached its final form: the Hee Bee Bee Gees
The whole spectacle can really only be described as a theater kid fever dream, but it is delightfully campy and well-produced. Read More
game
Wordle: back to basics
What started as a romantic gift didn’t just evolve into one of the most-popular games on the Internet, but managed to remind people of the beauty in simplicity. Read More