Collage by Sammy Bates Looking for a great way to celebrate Black History Month? Look no further than these films. They chronicle Black history and culture and celebrate the brilliant artistry of Black actors, writers, directors and filmmakers. 1. Nickel Boys Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Across the U.S., books are being challenged and banned at an all-time high. But what exactly does this mean? A “challenge” is when someone attempts to remove or restrict the book based on their objections to its content. A “book ban” is the removal of that content. Censorship affects everyone, not just avid...
There is nothing quite better than a good book. Whether you are single or in a relationship, love stories can appeal to everyone. Here are a few romance book recommendations spanning multiple genres and tropes– just in time for the hyper-capitalistic, heart-shaped day holiday. 1. “The Do-Over” by Lynn...
Patricia Duran and Luis Vega in Alley Theatre’sDecember: a love years in the making. Photo by Lynn Lane “December: a love years in the making” delivers a love story of missed connections and poetic longing between a college poetry professor Carolina and her pupil Benjamin. The play is shown in three acts,...
Patricia Duran and Leandro Salazar in Alley Theatre’s December: a love years in the making. Photo by Lynn Lane. After some delay from the snow, The Alley Theatre presents, “December: a love years in the making,” a love story between two people spread over twenty years and told within three scenes. Leandro...
As we head back to campus to restart the new semester, various, mixed feelings loom over us–regrets from the past semester and desires to just get to the end of this one. Can’t help but wonder, though, what if we could go back to the past or to the future and change the trajectory of our college lives? In the...
It is a historic snow day in Houston. Snow in Texas, while beautiful, also means the city shuts down. Staying off the roads and indoors can be fun for a little while. However, it eventually gets boring. To fully enjoy the warmth inside–between snowball fights and building snow people, of course. Here is a a...
Thirty-four years ago, Home Alone 1 and 2 dominated the market as the most successful Christmas franchise. The films feature an 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin). In the first movie, Kevin awakens to an empty house. In the second, he lands in a completely different city. In both, he had all the...
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is a short novella first published on December 19, 1843. The first edition sold out by Christmas Eve. Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” during the Victorian era where social injustices were shown through the horrors of the poor and working class. These novels such as Oliver...
Alien: Romulus. We never got the chance to talk about it, but we need to talk about it. As the franchise continued various productions, the original Alien stayed a masterpiece. Though, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant came closest. Both consisting of striking visuals, filmmaking intelligence and appreciation for...
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