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‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Is Bafflingly Bland

‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Is Bafflingly Bland

By Jasmine Criqui, Human Resources Director September 17, 2025

It takes a small miracle to make Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell unappealing, just as it takes a special kind of confidence to put three adjectives in your movie title only to deliver on almost none...

The Sequel You Didn’t Know You Needed: The Primetime Emmys Strike Back

The Sequel You Didn’t Know You Needed: The Primetime Emmys Strike Back

By Grace Ko, Senior Guide Editor September 17, 2025

There’s no denying that award shows are a dying breed. Ratings keep dropping, the shows keep dragging and the audiences keep losing interest — so much so that you can’t help but ask who these shows...

‘The Long Walk’ is the Rare Film Adaptation That Exceeds Its Source Material

‘The Long Walk’ is the Rare Film Adaptation That Exceeds Its Source Material

By Jasmine Criqui, Human Resources Director September 11, 2025

Fifty competitors. No finish line. Walk until you die. Such is the premise of “The Long Walk,” directed by Francis Lawrence and based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Though “The...

SPILLING THE CHAI | Never Have I Watched ‘Never Have I Ever’

By Anandita Agarwal, Guide Columnist October 30, 2024

The title is a lie. I have watched “Never Have I Ever.” Multiple times, in fact, and I cry every single time.  When “Never Have I Ever” first came out in 2020, the show immediately struck a...

Pop Decoded: Kacey Musgraves, Nashville’s Worst Nightmare

Pop Decoded: Kacey Musgraves, Nashville’s Worst Nightmare

By John Lizano April 22, 2021

In the era of honkey tonks, big green tractors and dirt roads emanating country radio airwaves, it is near impossible to not escape Nashville tropes. As female artists navigate the unfair, unspoken rule...

Are You Ready? ‘Netflix Presents: They Ready’ Hilariously Represents Comedy Today

Are You Ready? ‘Netflix Presents: They Ready’ Hilariously Represents Comedy Today

By Afua Nyantakyi February 25, 2021

★★★★★ Netflix has transformed the landscape of stand-up comedy within the past five years. While comedy specials used to represent the culmination of a comedian’s career, the streaming...

Pop Decoded: Digging Deeper Into Music’s Most Misunderstood Genre: the Genius of Taylor Swift

Pop Decoded: Digging Deeper Into Music’s Most Misunderstood Genre: the Genius of Taylor Swift

By John Lizano February 11, 2021

I have always been enamored with writers who effortlessly capture the essence of the human experience through cleverly constructed metaphors and narrative storytelling. It was inevitable, of course, that...

IMDB |"Malcolm and Marie" stuns visually, but Zendaya and John David Washington are left to try their best with a lackluster script.

‘Malcolm & Marie’ Stuns With Acting, Visuals, While Struggling With Plot

By Mason Leath February 10, 2021

★★★☆☆ “Malcolm & Marie” may be televised in black and white, but its dramatic storyline displays a color wheel of human emotion. Starring Zendaya and John David Washington, Netflix's...

Pop Decoded: The Problem in Pop and Rina Sawayama as a Pop Trailblazer

Pop Decoded: The Problem in Pop and Rina Sawayama as a Pop Trailblazer

By John Lizano January 28, 2021

A standout scene in the film “A Star Is Born” is when Bradley Cooper’s character continuously bashes Lady Gaga’s character for having the audacity to perform a dance-pop song at her “Saturday...

‘evermore’ a Paler Shade of Taylor Swift, Still Impresses

‘evermore’ a Paler Shade of Taylor Swift, Still Impresses

By Maggie McHale January 25, 2021

★★★★☆ Even the most ardent Swifties were shocked when the then-30-year-old singer announced the surprise release of her eighth studio album this past July. Less than five months after “folklore,”...

OFF THE WALL: Red, Blue & Purple: The Visuality of the Electoral Map

OFF THE WALL: Red, Blue & Purple: The Visuality of the Electoral Map

By Maddie Finn November 13, 2020

During the weeklong Election Day, The New York Times electoral map was permanently open as a tab on my computer. I stared and refreshed.  Eventually, the white-outlined states turned to gray as...

ROLE MODEL Demonstrates Growth, Confidence on Latest EP

ROLE MODEL Demonstrates Growth, Confidence on Latest EP

By Mary Grace Vainisi November 12, 2020

★★★★★ Soft pop and indie singer ROLE MODEL exhibits his newfound confidence and peace of mind across his newest release “our little angel,” while simultaneously maintaining his melancholy...

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