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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 read more→
Ryan Israel and Mike Donovan | Friday, May 15, 2020
It’s time to turn the clock back to what, in retrospect, seems like a simpler time: late summer 2016. The class of 2020 first arrived on campus via an “Ultralight Beam,” looking forward to four years of academic and faith “Formation” and dreaming of staying up “All Night” with friends. read more→
Mike Donovan | Thursday, April 30, 2020
Flashes in the Pan: Devils Reach Rd by Scenecast, from The Observer House (Kilian) and Rock (Sean) Zoom around with Senior Scene Editor Mike Donovan in this special edition of “Flashes in the Pan,” featuring Devil’s Reach Rd. read more→
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 read more→
Mike Donovan, Gina Twardosz, Caroline Lezny, Hanna Kennedy and Charlie Kenney | Wednesday, April 29, 2020
With four years gone, now our senior Scene writers share their collegiate swan song. These songs make up the soundtrack to a collection of memories — some vivid, some faded — and they capture the essence of what Scene is often about: the people and the music. read more→
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Whenever I watch a high school coming-of-age film, I am hit with a pang of regret. Not that I didn’t enjoy my high school experience, but watching the experiences of others encourages all kinds of painful what-ifs. What if I really missed out? What if I did it all read more→
Jake Winningham, Mike Donovan and Ryan Israel | Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Volume VI: Spring 2020 by Scenecast, from The Observer Volume VI: In this episode of Scenecast, Jake Winningham, Michael Donovan and Ryan Israel discuss Fiona Apple’s latest album “Fetch The Bolt Cutters,” the record’s perfect 10 rating from Pitchfork and the impact of online music criticism. read more→
Mike Donovan | Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Day one in the Observer office introduced me to what an exhilarated Adam Ramos, Associate Scene Editor at the time, dubbed “the new sensibility.” It was an atmosphere, the product of a record — “Teens of Denial” — and its commentators — Adam alongside then-Scene Editor Erin McAuliffe, Jimmy read more→
Nia Sylva | Monday, April 27, 2020
It’s been 49 days since everyone was last on Notre Dame’s campus. I don’t know if anyone else has been counting, but I certainly have, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that, by this point, we are missing good old South Bend just read more→
Gina Twardosz | Monday, April 27, 2020
In what would have been the sequel of “hot girl summer” if not for a global pandemic, Doja Cat’s “Say So” would have definitely reigned supreme. The music video for “Say So” is a hyper stylized ’70s wonderland of glitter, nostalgia and disco — cue the iconic jumpsuits and read more→