Musical storytelling in cinema

April 2, 2025 Written by:  Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor Content warning: This article contains mentions of violence and death and spoilers A soundtrack is what makes or breaks a movie. It provides ambience in a scene, sets the tone and communicates the...

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Windows up, volume up

March 12, 2025 Written by: Sophie Taylor | Designer “Me and Your Mama” — Childish Gambino “Cigarette Daydreams” — Cage The Elephant “Money Trees” — Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock “F2F” — SZA “Passionfruit” — Drake “DENIAL IS A RIVER” — Doechii “HONEST” — Baby Keem “I...

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The ad-pocalypse hits streaming

March 5, 2025 Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor “If I wanted to pay for commercials I couldn’t skip, I’d sign up for Hulu.” Who knew a throw-away line in a 2014 episode of “The Simpsons” would still be so prevalent today? I mean, the episode...

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Meredith Grey character analysis

March 5, 2025 Written by: Hannah Field | Editor-in-Chief Content warning: this article discusses fictional violence, suicidal ideation and spoilers for “Grey’s Anatomy” “Pick me. Choose me. Love me.” Meredith Grey, nailed as the original “pick-me girl,” once begged...

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CGI’s decline

March 5, 2025 Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor Lately, it seems that CGI, or computer-generated imagery, has steadily weakened since the days of “Pirates of the Caribbean” and the infamous Michael Bay “Transformers” movies. These lapses often...

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Into the Maasverse

February 26, 2025 Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor Content warning: This article contains spoilers for “A Court of Thorns and Roses,” “Crescent City” and “Throne of Glass” Spanning 16 books across three different series, Sarah J. Maas’ works have...

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“It Ends With Us” controvery

February 26, 2025 Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual harassment  Hollywood is no stranger to lawsuits that take media coverage by storm. Just two years ago, the Amber Heard and Johnny...

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“Preacher’s Daughter” review

February 26, 2025 Written by: Kiera Roedel | Copy Editor Content warning: This article contains mentions of religious trauma, depression, suicide, murder, alcoholism, drug addiction, abusive relationships, domestic violence, police violence, child sexual abuse,...

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Black stories, timeless voices

February 26, 2025 Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor The voices, stories and lives of Black creators are through these works, collected in honor of Black History Month. Movies and Shows: “One Night in Miami” — Regina King’s directorial debut, “One...

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Swoon-worthy romances

February 12, 2025 Written by: Jaylin Emond-Hardin | Entertainment Editor “Chestnut Springs” series by Elsie Silver — A five-book romance series, Silver’s books follow the Eaton family in their small town of Chestnut Springs, British Columbia. Whether looking for a...

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