Alliana Avancena Staff Writer What is toxic masculinity? We’ve all heard the term before. It is the way that men are expected to be hard and strong and unemotional, all of the time. It is the way in which men are expected to act in order to not be classified as ‘feminine’. It is all of these things, and it is an unfair weight that … Continue reading Toxic Masculinity in Entertainment
Alissa HumphreyStaff Writer Trust me, less is more. So much more. Within its three-hour timeframe, ‘IT Chapter Two’ attempts to be overly complex and frightening to remain loyal to the 1986 Stephen King novel and out do its predecessor. This sequel is not so gracious, and the film ends up becoming this overstuffed and inconsistent mess that cannot keep up with itself. The potential for … Continue reading What “IT Chapter Two” Gets Wrong
Eden LandgroverStaff Writer Meditation was first documented around 3,500 BCE in the Indian subcontinent. Travelling from India to Toaist China and Japan, meditation came to America only after having taken forms all over the world as a sacred practice of concentration and mindfulness- and did you know that you can meditate weekly in the bottom of the EUC? For free? The Sky Club at UNCG … Continue reading The Art of Doing Nothing
Hannah HallStaff Writer Just like most of the members of Generation Z, one of my many passions is finding new music. I spend a large chunk of my free time scouring the internet for new musicians to try out. The latest band on my radar in the past few months has been The Regrettes. The first time I heard their music was their pop-punk take … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: The Regrettes
Roni Martinez Staff Writer Following the events that put the Harlem born rapper in jail in Sweden, ASAP Rocky has come out with his latest single, “Babushka Boi”. Along with it comes Rocky’s rapping about his riches, and his scar resembling that of Tony Montana. A music video accompanies this song, with exaggerated costume designs where Rocky and his crew are being chased by police … Continue reading “Babushka Boi”
Marlas Whitley Staff Writer In my freshman year of university, I began to veer away from Young Adult fiction, something I thought I’d never bring myself to do post Hunger Games mania. I sampled the different, literary flavors that where abundant at my first school’s library, propelled by a sense of wanting to be adventurous and taste something new. Tending to be highly indecisive when … Continue reading The Life and Death of Toni Morrison
Alissa Humphrey Staff Writer The marvelous Netflix television series “GLOW,” or the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, is based on the true professional wrestling circuit of the late 1980s in Los Angeles, and a 2012 documentary highlighting the actresses and the production of their show. The series is the brainchild of Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch. I highly recommend watching the documentary or even the pilot … Continue reading I Unexpectedly Fell For the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Alliana AvancenaStaff Writer What is it about horror and fear that intrigues people? Is it the adrenaline rush, or is it something to keep viewers up at night when things go bump in the dark? Ghost stories have been around for longer than most people would expect, and yet their popularity is ongoing. The ghost stories of Japan and their origins are becoming seemingly hinted … Continue reading Ghosts: Horror’s Modern Fixation with a Haunting Past
Roni MartinezStaff Writer A North Carolina native rapper, Rapsody, just dropped her latest album titled Eve. Clocking in at one hour and three minutes, Rapsody delivers a rhythmic and lyrically loaded project full of beautiful and familiar samples. Rapsody reinforces her love for Black culture not only through the lyrics she recites, but also through the titles in the album, ‘Eve’. Each one is named … Continue reading ‘Eve’: A Lyrical Masterpiece
Eden LandgroverStaff Writer The Prince of Cambridge takes ballet, and he enjoys it. When Good Morning America’s co-anchor Lara Spencer covered the Prince Geroge’s school curriculum in a pop news segment on August 23, she disclosed his ballet training. Immediately bursting into a fit of laughter, Spencer uttered, “we’ll see how long that lasts,” while encouraging her audience and colleagues to laugh with her. Why … Continue reading Boys Dance Too
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