Cancer has become popular in today’s media from movies like The Bucket List to books like A Walk to Remember and My Sister’s Keeper. In fact, cancer as a topic in entertainment media has become popular to the point where it seemingly has become its own genre with its own stereotypes. Stories that deal with […]
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Music Review: Florence + the Machine, Ceremonials
Florence + the Machine is a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Following the release of their 2009 album debut Lungs, their second studio release Ceremonials showcases lead singer Florence Welch’s booming yet powerful voice, backed by a multitude of harps, pianos, and beating drums. The UK indie-alternative band reunited with producer […]
Film Review: The Help
Based on the wildly successful book by Kathryn Stockett, set in Jackson, Mississippi during the height of the Jim Crow laws, The Help tells the enthralling story of the lives of African-American serving women and their bratty, young, Caucasian socialite employees. When bookish Skeeter Phelan (played by the spunky Emma Stone) returns home from college, […]
A Musical Comedy with Puppets…IN SPACE!
“The Future Is Now!” boasts the opening of Starship, referring to space exploration. Since it is a musical performed only a few times and recorded for YouTube, the future has perhaps come to independent theater. Starship, available online in several parts, was highly anticipated by its fan base but has remained relatively unknown to the […]
To Be Safely Thus — ‘Macbeth’ Review
Macduff, sword in hand, enters Macbeth’s chamber with a vengeance. He does, in fact, have to avenge the death of his entire family. Macbeth retaliates and a full-blown sword fight begins; suddenly, something unexpected happens. Macbeth, after a significant flourish, disarms Macduff and gains hold of his sword. It’s clear that Macbeth has the upper […]
