Arts & Culture

The Arts Desk’s weekly pick of movies, TV shows, books and music Movie: “American Psycho” dir. by Mary Harron (2000) I think I enjoy “American Psycho” so much because of its hilarious cultural impact on everyone in such different ways. There are, of course, the “film bros” who revere this piece of cinema as an […]

A look into the infamous family’s influence Let’s take a peek into one of America’s most well-known families, the family that has graced our televisions for 14 years and 20 seasons, the family that always knows how to steal the spotlight, the family who went from Calabasas middle-class to having wealth that expands all over […]

How social media is stoking the already raging flames of environmental issues in the fashion industry and what we are doing about it Fast fashion has been a mainstay of popular culture for decades. From the fabulously wealthy to the wannabe millionaire with expensive taste, people rely on trendy clothing that’s accessible to all. But […]

With viewership on the decline, here’s a look into some of the Academy’s past oversights and mistakes Viewership of the Academy Awards has hit an all-time low in 2021. Just 9.85 million live viewers tuned in, a decrease of 59% from 2020, which was already the low point in Oscars viewership since the turn of […]

The Tesla CEO has nothing to do with SNL, and is another example of the show’s controversial clout-chasing The announcement that Elon Musk was to host Saturday Night Live (SNL) on May 8 was the straw that broke this particular camel’s back. This has more to do with my extreme disappointment in SNL and Lorne […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, TV shows, books and music TV Show: “Shadow and Bone”  This Netflix series is based off of author Leigh Bardugo’s book series, which gives us an entrance to what fans call the Grishaverse. The series is centered around the fictional country Ravka, which is split between the East […]

Canada’s body horror master stands unrivaled David Cronenberg’s films have the rare effect of inspiring total hopelessness in the viewer. Not in the way of token shock, or in the way a description like body horror might initially suggest, but in another implacable way that derives its power from first challenging the mind and body, […]

Jamie Tin shares how she began selling her crochet bees, frogs and other stuffed animals Since the pandemic, many students took the opportunity to take on new activities, start a new hobby or learn how to bake. But some took this time to turn their newfound hobby into a small business, which is exactly what […]

Breaking down the facade of the girlboss movement At this point you’d have to be living under a rock to have not heard or seen the term girlboss being used in some way—whether satirically or (god forbid) genuinely. While the term first gained popularity on the internet by the eBay clothes-flipper turned fast fashion company […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks of movies, TV shows, books and music   Movie: “The Devil Wears Prada” dir. by David Frankel (2006) As I was aimlessly scrolling through TikTok, as one does during a pandemic, I came across a post about who was truly the bad guy in “The Devil Wears Prada,” and I decided […]

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” propelled drag into mainstream media, but it has fallen short as new forms of expression counteract restricting expectations “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is indisputably a great piece of reality television and competition show, as proven by the show’s 19 Emmy wins and 29 total nominations. Not only has drag queen RuPaul Charles’ show […]

Students share their experiences handling COVID-19, being full-time students and trying to fast for over 16 hours a day Currently, roughly 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide are celebrating their second Ramadan during a pandemic. From sunrise to sunset, practicing Muslims all over the world will not eat a single bite of food or drink a droplet […]