Stars’ Grammy fashion sings, chokes
Flubs a lá Adele, Florence Welch frighten viewers BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Staff Writer Before the stars, musicians, and performers gathered on Feb. 10 at the Staples Center for the…
Recent, acclaimed films found to be sufficiently underwhelming
Unique premises fall flat due to reliance on clichés, poor plot pacing BY LAUREN BEIZAK ’13 Editor-in-Chief I typically endeavor to only see those movies at the theater which knock…
Grammy awards prove to be forgettable event for viewers
Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Gotye emerge as big winners of night BY ITIHAAS SINGH ’15 Contributing Writer The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in…
Wonderful, Glorious presents fresh sound for old Eels fans
Eels embodies optimism while foraying into deeper, darker emotions BY MAYA HARRINGTON ’16 Contributing Writer As its title appropriately suggests, the latest album from Mark Oliver Everett, aka E, has…
Beyoncé’s fashion lights up Super Bowl
America’s biggest stars steal show with fashion BY Elizabeth Furino ’16 Staff Writer Let’s be honest, many of the some hundred million people weren’t even watching the Super Bowl on…
Sodenbergh thriller Side Effects exactly what doctor ordered
Blend of diverse cast, original story creates noteworthy film for genre BY GEORGIANNA PISANO-GOETZ’15 Contributing Writer Emily Taylor is depressed. The audience and everyone in Emily’s life — including her husband’s coworkers — knows…
DJ Flamingosis hypnotizes audience with original beats
F&M’s own Velasquez stole show while performing at Chameleon Club BY OYERE ETTA ’15 Contributing Writer This past Friday, Aaron Velasquez ’14 (known in the music world as Flamingosis) opened…
Curtain falls on Fey’s labor of love 30 Rock
After six years, popular sitcom calls it quits BY ITIHAAS SINGH ’15 Contributing Writer The hippest TV show of the decade, possibly the best thing to come out of Saturday…
Indie-pop rockers drop bass
Heartthrob makes big strides BY TESS MELCHREIT ’14 Contributing Writer The indie world’s favorite twins are back and better than ever. Tegan and Sara’s new album, Heartthrob, their first in…
Freezing weather, hot new styles
Long-lasting effects of January’s fashion trends BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Staff WriterThe first month of 2013 offered exciting weather, political events, new classes, and, of course, a fabulous start to…
J.J. Abrams announced as chosen one, fans react accordingly
Acclaimed director of Star Trek, Super 8 to head new Star Wars project BY GEORGIANNA PISANO-GOETZ ’15 Contributing Writer That’s it, folks. The director for the upcoming (in two or…
Despite changes, Hummingbird is no sophomore slump
Indie band Local Natives return with enthralling, inspiring second album BY JULIA BYRNES ’13 Contributing Writer Released this past Tuesday, the long-awaited Local Natives album, Hummingbird, does not quite contain…
Screen adapatation of classic musical leaves audiences singing
Despite mixed reviews, Les Misérables transcends past roductions BY SARA BLANK ’14 Opinion & Editorial Editor Along with an overflow of pandemic fan excitement, the Christmas Day opening of Tom…
Evolution of Ke$ha coincides with downfall of Nicki Minaj
Music’s prevalent party girls battle to establish new image for nre BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’14 Senior Editor Two female artists who had sort of fallen off of the college radar…
Bildungsroman lends depth to teen tragedy
Love story within love story enthralls reader BY NINA CHIAPPETTA ’14 Contributing Writer The Tragedy Paper is your typical forbidden-love story: boy meets girl, boy and girl fall for each…