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Alexandra Lowery | Wednesday, April 22, 2015
With finals looming and the thought of cleaning out your cluttered dorm room always gnawing at the back of your mind, it’s hard to remember that there are still things in this world to look forward to. Soon, we will have escaped the clutches of higher education, and we will have all the time in
Alexandra Lowery | Monday, March 23, 2015
While most of us were only toddlers at the time of its release, “The Wedding Singer” and its toothache-worthy sweetness have endured with lasting popularity over the last decade and a half, the story evolving from feature film to Broadway musical to PEMCo production held at Washington Hall this weekend. The densely choreographed, energetic musical
Alexandra Lowery | Monday, February 23, 2015
Sunday night marked the end of 2015’s award show season with the 87th Annual Academy Awards, an evening that left America surprised, inspired and a little uncomfortable. Neil Patrick Harris, four-time host of the Tonys and two-time Emmy master of ceremonies, found himself on primetime yet again, taking on the Oscars for the first time in
Alexandra Lowery | Monday, February 16, 2015
With “Twilight,” “The Vampire Diaries” and all the glamorized supernatural inspired fanfiction in between, we as a generation are collectively over the young adult bloodsucking craze. After one too many human-vampire “ships,” “#Team_______” campaigns and inevitable werewolf involvement, we are begging Hollywood to hang up the proverbial fangs and find a different phenomenon to run
Alexandra Lowery | Sunday, January 25, 2015
If the look I got from my editor when I pitched this idea is any indication of how this article is going to be received, it is this — I am not very optimistic. As college students, we forgo makeup and stylish clothing for an extra 30 minutes of sleep, which we all know is a way
Alexandra Lowery | Monday, January 19, 2015
Thursday morning brought about the final round of nominee announcements for the 2015 award show season with the broadcast of the contenders for the 87th Annual Academy Awards. Leading the pack in nominations were Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Birdman” and Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” each earning nine nods despite the Anderson comedy’s inability to snag
Alexandra Lowery | Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Between female artists dominating the music charts to inspirational girls grabbing peace prizes and throwing Little League pitches, here’s a look back at the best and brightest moments for women in the media this year. Beyoncé was Beyoncé and “FEMINIST” was her backup dancer for seven blissful seconds Somehow topping her 2013 Superbowl halftime show that
Alexandra Lowery | Tuesday, November 18, 2014
In the early Monday evening, Team Snapchat acquainted its 100 million active users about its latest innovation — Snapcash, a mobile money-sharing feature that has come conveniently equipped with its own song and dance number. Despite Snapchat’s discernible attempts to keep the news of the money exchange classy (i.e., song and dance number), Yik Yak
Alexandra Lowery | Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” makes a name for itself in the musical theatre world as a notoriously difficult production to perfect. Its score and accompanying singing parts are difficult, special effects play a key role in the plot and the ending is not exactly what you’d call a “happily ever after.” The Pasquerilla East
Alexandra Lowery | Monday, November 3, 2014
Editor’s note: This article is part of a weekly column in which a writer introduces an online-streaming film or television show each Thursday, then gives critical analysis the following Monday. Imagine you and your friends gathering around the futon late one school night, lamenting the lack of decent horror films on Netflix. You scroll through the