Stephanie Blair | Editor-in-Chief I discovered “Animal Crossing” and began my lifelong debt to that nefarious raccoon, Mr. Nook, in 2002, when it first came to America as a game for the GameCube. The game was met by a sea of praise from players and critics alike and...
Entertainment
Radium Girls stand in the spotlight
Stephanie Blair | Editor-in-Chief On the mainstage of Rice Auditorium currently sits a simple set of three platforms and a plain black backdrop, obscured by a massive, reflective window. It’s on this little set that a big story is going to be told: “Radium Girls” by...
Review: “Little Nightmares”
Jade Rayner | Copy Editor If you’ve ever wondered what it would look like to combine the style of Tim Burton with the adventure and covert horror of Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” — “Little Nightmares” is here to deliver. “Little Nightmares,” a side-scroller...
Nightmare Factory back in business
Stephanie Blair | Editor-in-Chief Those seeking an experience manufactured to scare even the bravest of heart need look no further than the Nightmare Factory at Oregon School for the Deaf. For the last three decades, the Factory has been spooking its victims with...
Podcast roundup
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...
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...




