‘The Apprentice’ was far better than it had any right to be
When I heard that a big-budget biopic about a young Donald Trump’s relationship with infamous lawyer Roy Cohn was hitting the movie theaters, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. ‘What’s the point?”, I thought. Aside from a handful of mythical undecided swing state voters, everyone and their mother has made up their mind about […]
‘Rise of Empires’ and the fall of my interest level
Mehmed the Conqueror (1432-1481) was quite possibly one of the most accomplished people to have ever walked the face of the earth. He first became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire at 12 years old, and conquered the city of Constantinople (now Istanbul) at the age of 21, thus ending the Roman Empire after nearly 2,000 […]
‘Interview With The Vampire’ is the greatest, queerest show you’ve never heard of
In late 2022, AMC quietly released the first season of “Interview With The Vampire,” an adaptation of the 1976 gothic horror book of the same name by Anne Rice. The show had no big-name stars to draw in audience members, nor (initially) a very wide release. Even its advertisements, compared to other series of a […]
‘Speech and Debate’ review
“Just hold it in!” belts Mary Warren from “The Crucible” in a show-stopping number that nearly brings the house down. No, I’m not watching a musical adaptation of Arthur Miller’s classic play, I’m watching “Speech and Debate,” directed by Cole Simmons ’26 for FreePlay Theatre Cooperative. This Mary Warren isn’t concerned with witches or trials—she’s […]
You’re a good show, Charlie Brown: a review of ‘Dog Sees God’
When I sit down for the opening night of the Undergraduate Theater Collective’s (UTC) production of “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead”, the program cover, decorated with a picture of Snoopy and a red Solo cup, promises me an adaptation of the beloved “Peanuts” characters in high school. I then open to the […]
Media literacy is dead, and I am its unwitting killer: a book review turned reflection
Every reader has that one book that they despise with all their being. Whether that be the latest overhyped BookTok sensation, a classic that hasn’t aged as well as your grandparents think it has or your high school calculus textbook, in our modern literary society you’re bound to read something that doesn’t suit your tastes. […]
Confessions of a ‘Crusader Kings’ war criminal
February is here, and the semester is officially back in full swing. Obviously, this means it’s the perfect time to pick up a video game to whittle the time away playing while your growing piles of essays go unwritten and your fast-approaching midterms go unstudied for. For me, however, I like to have a thin […]
The weekly recap 11/3
The past week’s biggest events around the world, summarized. MIKE JOHNSON ELECTED AS US HOUSE SPEAKER. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, House Republicans unanimously elected Representative Mike Johnson, R-LA., to the office of Speaker of the House. The Trump-backed candidate, who has in the past advocated for the criminalization of homosexuality and a nationwide abortion ban, […]
