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Ryan Israel | Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Some time between sundown and sunup, the black-on-black meeting of the narrow winding road and the hollow, empty horizon is broken up by the stanchions of modernity, the piercing neon pronouncements of business and the arrival of civilization. The static on the car radio gives way to the friendly read more→
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, November 3, 2020
I love Sofia Coppola. I love all of her movies, even the ones that people hate. I love the texture of her films — their intimacy, their insight. I love her impressionist color palette and her eclectic needle drops. I love how she blurs comedy and drama into a read more→
Nia Sylva | Monday, November 2, 2020
Over the past few years, we’ve seen some Eddy Street restaurants come and go. We’ve said sad goodbyes to places like Yats and BarBici while big-name fast food chains have stood the test of time (Chipotle and Five Guys, I’m looking at you). So when I heard that a read more→
Dasha Kudriavtseva | Monday, November 2, 2020
When you see the pink-colored poster for the Italian series “Baby,” the last thing you’d imagine is a story of underage prostitution inspired by real events, but the third season of the Netflix show continues to unravel the dark, hidden lives of a pair teenagers. The main character ‘baby,’ read more→
Colleen Fischer | Friday, October 30, 2020
Last year, the Notre Dame music scene was defined by sweaty, damp basements and crowded backyards — bodies slammed together in spontaneous mosh pits as students blared rock, indie and punk music from their instruments. As students came back under new circumstances this semester, they wanted to recreate this read more→
Lexi Kilcoin | Thursday, October 29, 2020
From wearing masks to virtual “Bachelorette” watch parties to Zoom University to the HERE™ campaigns flooding Notre Dame’s campus, COVID-19 has impacted students’ lives significantly. Entertainment has not gone anywhere, though. It might look a little different, but it manages to find its way to audiences. Live theater is read more→
Claire Rafford and Mariah Rush | Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Hello Bachelor Nation, and welcome to the Claire and Mariah aftershow! We decided to get together and share our thoughts with you all instead of just each other and Twitter. There’s no time to waste, so let’s get started. This week started where the last episode ended — Clare read more→
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Back in 2014, director David Fincher — in a rare public appearance — spoke at San Diego Comic-Con at a panel celebrating the 15th anniversary of his cult film turned classic, “Fight Club.” While there, the two-time Oscar nominee shared a story. ”My daughter had a friend named read more→
Sophia Michetti | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
This Halloween, you won’t be hearing Linus explain how “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” In a new deal with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Apple TV+ has acquired the rights to all “Peanuts” specials and future film rights, as stated in a recent press release. read more→
Jim Moster and Adriana Perez | Monday, October 26, 2020
Back in March when campus shut down, uncertainty about the future and a sense of loss set a gloomy fog over the student body. As students struggled to find ways to cope with COVID-19, many of them relied on a familiar coping mechanism for our generation — humor. One read more→