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Dessi Gomez | Friday, October 9, 2020
LANY’s third album, “mama’s boy,” was released Friday, and it is just as emotional, nostalgic and sentimental as the past two. The difference is that it doesn’t deal as much with heartbreak. According to Paul Klein in an interview for the “LANY presents mama’s boy, the Enhanced Album” edition on Spotify, this album came from
Dessi Gomez | Monday, September 21, 2020
The last couple months have been pretty busy for Katy Perry. Soon after the release of her fifth album “Smile” on Aug. 14, she gave birth to her daughter Daisy Dove Bloom on Aug. 26. “Smile” seems to detail many recent uplifts in Perry’s life, as well as obstacles she has overcome that make the
Dessi Gomez | Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Two weekends ago, I watched a total of four animated movies in a four-day span. These films were, “Frozen 2,” “Inside Out,” “Ratatouille” and “Big Hero 6,” respectively. I have come to realize that I prefer animated films to those with real actors or based on real-life like documentaries. I’d like to think it is
Dessi Gomez | Monday, August 31, 2020
Zac Efron has taken on a new environmentalist angle in his executively produced Netflix special “Down to Earth with Zac Efron.” He and his health guru friend Darin Olien travel to eight different places in the eight episodes of season one. Within each episode and place, the pair focuses on different environmental issues, questions or
Dessi Gomez | Friday, August 14, 2020
When I think of folklore, I think of mythology, fantasy and fairytales. I think of mythical creatures and stories passed down for generations — which could potentially be true in some respects. On her latest album “folklore,” Taylor Swift has captured these associations I have with the word very well, as she has taken on
Ryan Israel and Dessi Gomez | Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Scene Selections: On Campus How do you do, fellow kids? Welcome to your new home. We’re Scene, your go-to for commentary on trending arts and culture topics — stay tuned for a review of Taylor Swift’s “folklore” — and general campus happenings. To get you started, we’ve laid out a little guide on how to
Ryan Israel, Jim Moster and Dessi Gomez | Wednesday, April 29, 2020
There’s always something to look forward to. For Scene writers, that something is usually a forthcoming album from a personal-favorite artist, a new television show with rave reviews or a movie from A24. Sometimes, the build up to the release of a new thing can be more exciting than the thing itself. So come and
Dessi Gomez | Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Lady Gaga has done it again with her latest project, Global Citizen’s “One World: Together At Home” concert in partnership with the United Nations’ World Health Organization. Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, this virtual music festival attracted a great lineup and created an even better playlist to continue quarantining to in
Dessi Gomez | Friday, April 17, 2020
I hope you all are doing well in quarantine, and for all you Potterheads out there, now is the chance. I hope you take advantage of this downtime to refresh your memory of the beloved wizarding world with a well-deserved movie marathon — or, even better — a complete reread of the entire series J.K.
Claire Rafford and Dessi Gomez | Monday, March 30, 2020
Picture this: it’s day who-even-knows of quarantine, social distancing, self-isolation — whatever you want to call it. You’re stuck inside, away from the comfortable chaos of the tri-campus community. You’ve watched absolutely everything good on Netflix, there’s no sports of any kind to distract from the world and you absolutely cannot play another round of