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Patrick McKelvey | Wednesday, September 6, 2017
[SPOILERS] After just seven episodes, the dreaded “Game of Thrones” offseason has already returned. Fortunately, Season 7 was the most jam-packed in the show’s history, so we have plenty to talk about. This season had the highest expectations yet, and for the most part, it delivered with countless unforgettable moments. Cersei’s monologue to Ellaria in
Devon Chenelle | Monday, September 4, 2017
During the most recent season of Game of Thrones, HBO’s wildly popular fantasy series, perhaps no theme was more vital — nor was any phrase more often repeated — than the question of allegiance invited by characters’ incessant exhortations to “bend the knee” and affirm the political submission symbolized therein. Viewers await each Sunday to find
Erin McAuliffe, Mike Donovan, Jack Riedy and Kelly McGarry | Thursday, March 9, 2017
On March 21 at the Morris Performing Arts Center, join Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson for an evening of “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies.” The event is an entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with some of the stuff they got right. It will incorporate some
Jimmy Kemper | Tuesday, October 4, 2016
In the wake of the announcement about the inevitable completion of “Game of Thrones,” HBO has been desperate to find a new prestige adventure show for its lineup. The television landscape is much more competitive than it was back when “Game of Thrones” first aired in 2011 as one of, if not the only show with
Miko Malabute, Kelly McGarry, Adam Ramos, Matthew Munhall and Matt McMahon | Monday, September 21, 2015
Adam Ramos Jon Stewart ended his iconic tenure on “The Daily Show” this past month, after a memorable 16 years, which is why it came as no surprise last night when “The Daily Show” took home the Emmy in all three of its nominations. While I have the upmost respect for “The Daily Show” and
Miko Malabute | Tuesday, April 28, 2015
So here we are once again: finals week. The time where you buckle down, become super efficient, freshen up on a semester’s worth of material, constantly pour over old exams and quizzes and lectures and … well, if you’re anything like me the thought of it all is truly daunting. So, if you’re anything like
Keely Bergin | Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Warning: This review contains spoilers for the “Game of Thrones” season five premiere. One day prior to the highly anticipated season five premiere of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” the first five episodes were leaked online, which amounts to half of the season itself. In an unusual exercise of self-control, this writer has refrained from watching
Christopher Newton | Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Incessant warnings about looming catastrophe typically have the unintended and counterproductive effect of desensitizing people to an issue. Think of warnings about climate change or the effects of binge drinking on your liver function. Better yet, consider the Game of Thrones refrain “Winter is Coming.” Said so often, they tend to be ignored until calamity
Tim Scanlan | Wednesday, February 11, 2015
This is a love letter to good television. It is also partially my rationalization for the amount of “Friends” my friends and I have watched in the last four weeks, but mostly it’s a love letter to good television. More specifically, I think we sometimes overlook the television we consume as mere distraction and forget that
Matthew Munhall | Monday, April 7, 2014
Season four of HBO’s wildly popular “Game of Thrones” began Sunday night, re-immersing viewers in the world of Westeros. After last season’s bloody Red Wedding all but wiped out the Stark family, the season four premiere got to work rearranging the pieces on the game board that is Westeros. Like most “Thrones” premieres, “Two Swords”