Zoe Strickland | Managing Editor “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” Listen to if: you want honesty, and you need a good cry. “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” is an emotional show. Hosted by Nora McInery, “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” is a podcast that celebrates the...
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Scream yourself silly
Darien Campo | Designer I am an avid fan of horror-comedy, but I can be picky about this genre. Usually because most films turn out to be little more than “comedies with gore” (e.g. Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil.) In this list, I’ve put together what I think are the five...
Review: “Beautiful Trauma”
Zoë Strickland | Managing Editor Alecia Moore, more commonly known as P!nk, released her new album on Oct. 13. “Beautiful Trauma” is the artist’s first record in five years. In true P!nk fashion, “Beautiful Trauma” is a tête-à-tête between upbeat pop songs and serious...
Review: “Blade Runner 2049”
Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor It is the year 2049; do you know where Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford are? Gosling, otherwise known as “K,” is spending his time working for the LAPD as a “blade runner.” Gosling’s main purpose is to hunt his own kind, other...
Review: “How to Murder Your Life”
Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor Life is just too hard. Well, it can be. As we attempt to trudge through all that is “existence” in modern society, what with our social envy, serial relationships, crippling college debt and picturesque meals littering...
BloodyVox Floods Rice Auditorium
Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor Photo by Nick Brooks | Freelance Photographer Nearly every seat in Rice Auditorium was filled this past Friday for the second show in the Smith Fine Arts Series 41st season, — BodyVox: BloodyVox, an imaginative and talented...
True stories of ordinary people
Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor There didn’t appear to be an ounce of tension in the room of Dallas’s Pressed Wine and Coffee Bar on Sept. 30. Maybe it was the soft, warm bread and hummus platters or maybe, just maybe, it was the libations of wine delivered by...
Catch and Release: Album Reviews
Discovering newly released music before the masses are aware of it used to be a pastime for some. Knowing all the lyrics, mastering the air guitar and making sure that everyone around knows who found it first were all very important parts of being the coolest. Here a...
Salem Cinema introduces alternative film experience
Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor Going to the movies, a popular pastime since the Nickelodeon debuted in the early 20th century, is not only about the movies themselves but the whole experience. For most, attending a movie as a child was the first glimpse we...
The Ladybugs: A big apple jazz ensemble
Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor The 41st season of The Smith Fine Arts Series kicked off the year with The Ladybugs. Hailing from the Big Apple, The Ladybugs’ one of a kind sound immersed the whole of Rice Auditorium this past Friday with their upbeat,...
