Monthly Recs

Monthly Recs: November 2022

Collection of singles by RAYE There’s only one thing I’ve obsessed over this month: four songs by the UK artist Raye, singles from her upcoming debut album My 21st Century Blues. The story behind the artist is that she’d been signed under music label Polydor for seven years, but they refused to debut an album […]

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Conversation About . . .

A Conversation About It Follows

For the fall/spooky season, our writers watched the 2014 horror movie It Follows, written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. The following is a transcript of our post-watch conversation. It has been edited for length and clarity. We hope you enjoy! Eu: Eugene El: Elise P: Peyton Eu: My first thought watching the movie was […]

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Monthly Recs

Monthly Recs: September 2022

The Woman King directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood When I first saw previews for The Woman King, I will admit that I was very skeptical of its success. Honestly, the title was kind of strange to me, and while it was clear Viola Davis was going to serve, you can never count on the writing to […]

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Monthly Recs

Monthly Recs: August 2022

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance   In preparation for seeing My Chemical Romance on tour in October, I’ve been re-listening to all of their albums. At the end of July I began their sophomore album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, and in August the album was still on repeat. When I […]

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Monthly Recs

Monthly Recs: July 2022

Nope (2022) written and directed by Jordan Peele Up until the last few days of July, I really wasn’t sure what my recommendation would be for the month. All my hesitation changed once I saw Jordan Peele’s Nope. I had been waiting for this film since I saw the initial trailer and its incredible cast […]

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Deep Dives

What Does Pop Culture Mean by “Austen-esque”?

A deep dive into the Bridgerton season 2 craze and Pride and Prejudice (2005). The recent release of the second season of the popular Netflix show, Bridgerton, has broken my brain. Based on the paperback romance novels by Julia Quinn, the show has audiences and entertainment news outlets hailing its modern tone embedded within the […]

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