Arts & Culture

Culture Corner with Sierra Jimenez

The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows.  Book: “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed As COVID-19 takes over our lives, all we want...

What your backpack says to the world

Six different backpacks, six different personality types When my backpack ripped at the beginning of this year and I was faced with choosing a new...

The Rise of Doja Cat

A look into the TikTok generation’s fastest rising star Nothing has rocked the music industry like the introduction of TikTok, and no artist has benefited...

Review: Tame Impala’s “The Slow Rush”

Parker’s fourth studio album is an atypical mixed bag with glimpses of the genius we’ve become accustomed to After a tormenting five-year hiatus, Tame Impala...

Review: “Stupid Love”

Lady Gaga’s lead single for Chromatica proves colorless, drab On Feb. 28, Lady Gaga released the lead single, “Stupid Love,” from her upcoming album “Chromatica,”...

Culture Corner with Liz Jacobson and Mathilda Silverstein

The Arts Desks' weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “GoodFellas” dir. by Martin Scorcese “GoodFellas” is one of two Scorcese films we...

Can’t decide how you feel about Pete Davidson? Neither can the rest of us

For every amount of praise Davidson receives, he is involved in double the amount of controversy — and the American public can’t get enough...

Mullet mania: Why is the most notorious 80s haircut making a bold comeback?

Three “mulleters” on campus discuss their look This past year, I noticed a reemergence of a fashion statement so bold and so shocking, one that...

How female artists like Taylor Swift and Megan Thee Stallion have stood up against sexism and exploitation in the industry

A clapback to the patriarchal music industry  Women in the music industry have been challenging the patriarchal nature of the business by extending a big...

Here’s a bunch of good stuff to watch: 30 TV shows, 100 movies online now

The best of what’s on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Kanopy, Tubi, Crackle, Vudu My friends watch a lot of movies and television, so sometimes I...

Culture Corner with Ilya Shrayber

The Arts Desks' weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows. Movie: “Police Story” (1985) dir. by Jackie Chan   Democracy is flailing, COVID-19 is spreading...

Through the artist’s eyes: Bianca Ocampo discusses life as a student singer

Finding solace, balance as a self-made artist Dream-pop student music group Urbanation, headed by fourth-year psychology and communication double major Bianca Ocampo, has amassed an...

The portrayal of religion in current media

 Religion is portrayed in many different ways than our parents or grandparents experienced  The topics explored and the themes portrayed in today’s media are vastly...

Five professors share their favorite books

Professors from different departments share their favorite non-academic reads Just like their students, professors are indecisive — half of those contacted couldn’t decide what their...

Jews & baseball: A Love Story

Assimilation through America’s favorite pastime    It was a bit of a long ride to the field, taking the better part of half an hour. When...