TikTok users may have noticed a new trend on their most recent scroll — one that pits what people consider conservative and liberal makeup against each other, sparking the latest intense online debate. There...

The same debate around the Oscars occurs every year: Do they matter? As a psycho who spends far too much time reading about and engaging with contemporary film culture, I sure hope they do. This...

When picturing the perfect protagonist, people often imagine someone young — either in their late-20s or mid-30s, or 16 and coming-of-age. Elderly main characters are few and far between. Situationally,...

We all know “Mean Girls” as the iconic 2004 film starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, but the lesser-known musical rendition is just as captivating. The songs, choreography, and costumes...

Performers shout, “Come look at the freaks!” to the audience from the stage of “Side Show,” a Broadway musical inspired by the true story of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton adapted...

When the audience first meets Mickey, he has already died 16 times. Cartoonishly horrifying, “Mickey 17” is the latest project from director and screenwriter Bong Joon Ho, following his Oscar-sweeping...

Ada Calhoun is a bestselling nonfiction author from Saint Marks Place, New York. She had previously worked as a crime reporter for the New York Post and a theater listings editor for New York Magazine....

In today’s media ecosystem, it has never been easier to consume music. With streaming platforms, social media, and digital downloads, it is possible to enjoy a vast library of songs from all over...

The smell of popcorn fills the theater as the lights begin to dim, and the screen stretches to the perfect size for the newest movie everyone is buzzing to see. But the only thing on the audience’s...

“I once heard a playwright explain ideas and story-making like marriage. It’s nice and beautiful and fresh when you’re in the first couple years, or months in the honeymoon phase. But, whether...

The first thing students like Justis Walker do when they wake up is open Instagram and start scrolling through Reels. Phones resting mere inches from their faces, images of dancing fruit and AI-generated...

Senior Academic Advisor Christine Norquest recalled a conversation with her colleague Kate Torno regarding an English department advisee who happened to play the cello. When reminiscing on this...