The hero we’ve all been waiting for is actually a piece of plastic
It’s a battle nearly as old and overplayed as good versus evil: Marvel Comics vs. DC Comics. Each company has its respective tent pole characters that the creators beat to death with countless film,...
View ArticleTV is diversifying, and it’s about time
The face of television is finally changing. Actors of color are now getting the opportunities they deserve, and the timing is perfect. Diversity is a topic that has been discussed a lot. But that...
View ArticleBeyoncé’s pregnancy photo album broke the internet
On Feb. 1, I looked down at my phone in the middle of class and I very audibly gasped. Sorry, professor. I got a Twitter notification that the queen, Beyoncé, announced she’s pregnant — with twins....
View ArticleA children’s story about what happened to your lost jacket last night
There once was a jacket. His name was Northy the Face. He kept everyone warm, no matter the gender, age or race. He took you to class, or to your friend’s place. He could take you anywhere, that Northy...
View ArticleLondon has unsuitable, yet charming city layout
Narrow roads, cramped buildings and a general lack of space — these were some of my first thoughts as I explored the educational district of Holborn during my first week of classes. As one moves...
View ArticleThis year’s Oscar nominations point to roadblocks
Think of the handful of films you’ve seen in theatres recently. Unless you actually saw “Moonlight” — and don’t lie — the majority of what you saw was dominated by white, cisgender, heteronormative men...
View ArticleBritish TV industry is getting richer and the US is its biggest market
What do all these shows — “Downton Abbey,” “Sherlock”, “Dr. Who”, “Black Mirror” and “The Crown” — have in common? For one, these have been highly profitable shows in the past, as well as some that are...
View ArticleSyracuse can learn from Seattle… when it comes heroin
At the end of January, Seattle officials approved two of the nation’s first “safe injection sites” for illegal drug users. This means that in Seattle — where over the span of one year, heroin overdoses...
View ArticleWhatever happened to giving people mixtapes
Cassette tapes are dead CDs are on their way out. With the rise of technology and music streaming apps, I totally understand why they are becoming obsolete. But there is one thing I miss — mixtapes....
View ArticleWhy Josh Feinblatt doesn’t love Valentine’s Day
Today is Valentine’s Day. There’s supposed to be love in the air and babies with diapers and arrows flying around. Although it sounds dangerous all around, it’s one of America’s favorite holidays. But,...
View ArticleIs monogamy old news? Polyamory is gaining traction, and pop culture should...
The love of Valentine’s Day reminds me of the whole Team Edward and Team Jacob ordeal. Women and girls between the ages of 12 and 99 devoted their lives to read four novels, watch five movies and...
View ArticleA love letter to Hungry Chuck’s on Valentine’s Day
To my dearest Hungry Chuck’s, Though capitalism — the very thing that brought us together — will soon tear us apart, I will always remember you. Will you remember me? Without my name on the wall, or...
View ArticlePrince’s music on Spotify makes us wonder about the resistance against...
After Prince — rest in peace — spent his entire career battling the internet and the music industry, the corporation representing him finally released his music onto streaming services on Sunday,...
View ArticleChoose your own adventure: Calios
It’s late on Tuesday or Thursday or Friday or Saturday or Monday or Wednesday and you are feeling yourself at the bars. As you stumble out, your peripheral vision is so blurry that you feel like you...
View ArticleA24 is competing with Disney with only a fraction of the budget
Satanic goats, man-turned-lobster and James Franco sporting cornrows. Under any normal circumstance, most of these things sound like part of a straight-to-Netflix B-movie you discover when you’re high...
View ArticleAaron Carter released a new EP and it’s actually decent
Yes, you read that headline correctly — the early 2000s heartthrob is back and his music is not as bad as you would think. Though the EP’s title is trying too hard to be “trendy,” the five songs...
View ArticleHow to show your friend from home around SU
It’s that time of the year. Friends are visiting. It’s too cold for parents to visit, you self-destruct if you don’t see anyone from your hometown in a month and you don’t have a Valentine, so might as...
View Article“The Great Wall” mirrors a changing global economy, with a hint of white
This weekend, the Chinese film “The Great Wall” opened starring famed Chinese star — Matt Damon? Although the character he plays is European, this signifies an important issue in Hollywood. The case of...
View ArticleThe ‘La La Land’ review you’ve been waiting for
Ever since “La La Land” debuted, people have been knocking down my door asking what I, a television, radio and film student studying at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, think about...
View ArticlePulp predicts the 2017 Oscars
The 89th Academy Awards will be held Sunday night at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Before Hollywood’s brightest and newest stars take home their Oscars, Pulp’s movie columnists Erik Benjamin and...
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