The A&E editor’s preview of the 2024 Oscars Award show
Author: Brian Lines
Sit Down for Comedy: Stand-up comedy is losing its touch in the digital age
Stand-up comedians have been around for decades, some would even argue that the concept of stand-up comedy originates from court jesters, which would date stand-up comedy as centuries old. Across cultures, jesters served many roles reaching from simple entertainment to political critique and correction. Today, stand-up comedians continue to carry […]
Winnings at the Emmys: A Recap of the 75th Annual Emmys Award Show
While the Oscars might be more well-known, the Emmys Award Show continues to be a popular occasion to pay attention to. While the Emmys this year reached its smallest audience yet, the award show still had about 4.3 million viewers on live television. If you don’t know, while the Oscars […]
2023 Oscars Recap: Taking a look into this March’s Academy Awards
By: Brian Lines As we look back on the movies of 2022, the 2023 Oscars results have a little bit of surprise mixed with a pinch of met expectations. With over 50 films being nominated for various awards at the prestigious ceremony, only 13 different movies walked away with awards. […]
2022 FIFA World Cup: A preview for the momentous soccer events held this year in Qata
By: Brian Lines Every four years, in the summer, the world’s largest sporting event takes place. The FIFA World Cup was last played in Russia in 2018, where France made their mark by defeating Croatia in the cup final. Four years have passed since the spectacle that was the 2018 […]
Hidden in Plain Sight: A highlight of the artwork displayed in the Warner Memorial Library
By: Brian Lines Students usually use our Warner Memorial Library for three functions: a quiet space to get work done or get away from people, study rooms as a social environment and sometimes they check out a book or two. I’m going to provide you with something new in the […]
The Illusion: A review of EU’s Theater department’s Fall 2022 production of “The Illusion.”
By: Brian Lines Eastern University’s theater department recently put on “The Illusion,” a play by Tony Kushner that was adapted from Pierre Corneille’s 1634 play “L’Illusion Comique” in 1994. The show is full of romantic drama, passionate rivalries, magic and a look into a complex father-son relationship. Freshman Amari Dickerson […]
Beast of the East: The Philadelphia Union went into the MLS playoffs with the first seed in the Eastern Conference
By: Brian Lines The Philadelphia Union, Philadelphia’s professional soccer team in Major League Soccer (MLS), have had a wonderfully successful 2022 season. The Union have ended in the top five in the Eastern Conference in the MLS the past four years, coming in sixth the year before. The Union finished […]
Halloween Howls: Some Eastern students shared their favorite Halloween costumes
By: Brian Lines Halloween is quite different for college students than for children. Most college students aren’t dressing up in costumes and going trick or treating. Many students however will still dress up and go to Halloween parties… any excuse to spend time out with friends. That being said, college […]
Protests in Iran: Protests began in Iran after a woman, who was arrested for breaking a modesty law, died in an intensive care unit
By: Brian Lines According to AP News, it was on March 7, 1979 that the Islamic state in Iran first announced that all women must wear hijabs in public. Today, 43 years later, this is still the law. All women who are citizens of Iran and who are visiting the […]