Ryan Murphy is a very polarizing creator. His shows include Popular, Glee, Nip/Tuck, and American Horror Story. The problem with his shows is that they rely heavily on stereotypes. So, when it was announced that he was set to produce a new anthology series entitled American Crime Story, you could […]
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New Opera “Cold Mountain” Premieres in Philly
On Fri., Feb. 12, 2016, my best friend and I went to the Academy of Music for the area premiere of a new opera, “Cold Mountain,” composed by Jennifer Higdon and written by Gene Scheer. Jennifer Higdon is a graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music, and she composed the […]
Netflix Options For Your Next Binge
Are you ready to curl up with some hot chocolate and popcorn? It’s time to take a look at Netflix’s binge-worthy TV shows and movies. This way, the next time a “snowpocalypse” hits, you’ll be prepared with a list of worthy titles. Camp: At first-glance, this movie may seem like […]
We Are Human: Finding Unity Through Art
She was number 27 and they called her the Devil’s child. She, a girl of only three years old, lived in an orphanage in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Her father was killed by rebel soldiers, and her mother died of starvation, choosing to feed her daughter instead. She was just […]
February Music Sweeps: Monday Master Classes Offered This Month
Throughout the month of February, the music department is hosting a series of four master classes, featuring several faculty members and an alumnus, as part of the annual February Music Sweeps. They are held every Monday of the month at 3 p.m. in McInnis Auditorium and admission is free. These […]
Smelly Potatoes: “Fargo” Season 2
A diner massacre, a meat grinder, a body stuck in a windshield, and a UFO. What could possibly go wrong? I am going to be tackling something a little different here. I have chosen to do a review of the second Fargo series, which aired from October to December of 2015. […]
Music Department Hosts Piano Festival
During the weekend of Feb. 19 to 21, talented young pianists will venture onto Eastern’s campus for the inaugural Eastern University Piano Festival. Last year, the event began as a one-day Piano Day, and this year marks its passage into a two-day affair. Piano faculty member, accomplished pianist, and Artistic […]
Student Artist: Lydia Adams
The stage is dark, the seated crowd murmuring lightly to themselves, and then it happens. The murmurs stop, replaced by the sound of a guitar lightly strumming. A single dancer takes the stage, the lights lifting, brightening, and then fully lit. The guitar begins to swell, building upon itself – […]
Rend Collective Performs at EU
On Friday, Jan. 15, Rend Collective rolled onto Eastern’s campus, bringing with them enough contagious exuberance to share with a crowd, enough musicality to make you pay no mind to the rising temperature of the gym or the strangers stepping on your feet, and Irish accents thick enough to leave […]
Smelly Potatoes: “The Force Awakens”
Along time ago (39 years ago to be exact) in a galaxy far, far, away…George Lucas decided to create his own space fantasy epic that the world would come to know and love as Star Wars. Yes, it has been over 30 years since Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie […]