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What Netflix’s ‘Ghoul’ tells us about the future of film

Despite its marketing material, Netflix’s new miniseries “Ghoul” is not horror. It is, however, everything else. Where do I start with “Ghoul”? Do I start with its breath of sensory nuance into Indian filmmaking? Do I start with its contemporary political relevance? Or with its audacity to market itself as horror when in fact it […]

Not Vanilla: Exploring side content

Hello, reader! I hope your summer was wonderful or, at the very least, tolerable. I spent mine taking full advantage of my UR-provided HBO Go account. I finally had the time and the energy to really dive deep into a show. I landed on “Westworld” — the second season had premiered late in April, and […]

Our favorite summer flicks

The summer of 2018 contained many memorable movie releases. We picked a few favorites. 'Incredibles 2' Legendary animation director Brad Bird (“The Iron Giant,” “Ratatouille”) returned this summer with a triumphant sequel to the fantastic, fan-favorite film “The Incredibles.” Nearly everything that was so phenomenal about the original movie returns, from the mid-century settings to […]

Intro to sex at college

College: a hallowed stepping stone in the pathway to achieving traditional Western ideas of success. Do you know what else is a hallowed stepping stone in the pathway to achieving traditional Western ideas of success? Eating ass, now, apparently. Listen to me. Look me in my proverbial, amorphous eyes. You are the sole determiner of […]

Ryan Beatty’s ‘Boy in Jeans,’ reviewed

When I listen to Ryan Beatty's recent album "Boy in Jeans," I feel like back I'm in high school — sexually repressed, spending summer in suburgatory with my undiagnosed mental illness and maybe one or two friends in their backyard pool. "Boy in Jeans" is Beatty’s queer, pop, R&B dream, completely different from the sugary […]
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2018 Campus Times summer playlist

The Campus Times staff recommends their picks for their favorite song from the summer. The songs range from contemporary to 19th-century impressionist. Read More

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ — When the trailer’s better than the movie

My relationship with the Marvel Cinematic Universe is casual, at best. I engage with it a couple of times in a given year. But like most one-night stands, the MCU’s residue has lingered beyond a few hours. Read More

Student music duo ‘Candy Isle’ makes its own scene

If you were searching for a female acoustic indie-folk-pop duo based right here at UR, you’d be happy to find Candy Isle, comprised of seniors Kat Bakrania and Lydia Dake. Read More

Down to their last slice, ‘Pizza Prty’ looks back

On the evening of May 1, two weeks before the final broadcast of their weekly music show “Pizza Prty” on WRUR, seniors Carrie Taschman and Toby Kashket are dealing with a more present issue: Kashket cannot stop giggling on air. Read More

A documentary fosters collaboration between students and professor

Professor Daphon D. Ho premiered on May 3 his documentary film “Living History: Remembering the ‘Forgotten’ Korean War,” which follows Ho’s  spring 2016 course on the Korean War. Read More