Entertainment

Visiting writer Jane Wong came to Monmouth University via Zoom on March 22 to read and talk about her book of poetry, How to Not Be Afraid of Everything (2021). Jane Wong is also the author of Overpour (2016). Her poems and essays can be found in places such as Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019, […]

Morbius is the latest in a series of Sony/Marvel crossovers set in the Spider-Man universe. The movie follows Dr. Michael Morbius, played by Jared Leto, as he attempts to cure himself and his best friend Milo, played by Matt Smith, of their shared blood disease. Michael turns himself into a genetic vampire and finds himself […]

In the last decade, there has been a surge of female representation in the entertainment industry. After public demand, we are finally moving past the white, cisgendered heterosexual damsel in distress on the big screen. Characters like Super Woman and Scarlet Witch add variety to a large pool of male-only superheroes, but still lack ethnic […]

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stars from all over the world walked the red carpet, performed, and some even received multiple awards. Artists such as Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Carrie Underwood, H.E.R, and Lady Gaga all performed during the […]

Over this past weekend, the streaming service known as Crunchyroll announced that Attack on Titan will be getting extended for another season, and fans have expressed very mixed emotions. Attack on Titan, a Japanese book series called manga, is set on an island terrorized by giants known as Titans. As the story progresses, the series’ […]

Harry Styles’ new single “As It Was” became the most-streamed song in the United States in a single day after its release on Thursday, March 31. According to Spotify, the song was streamed 8.3 billion times on its release date, surpassing Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License,” which had previously held the record with 8 million streams […]

On a very mundane and ordinary day I decided to take a break and scroll through Tik Tok for fun content. My For You Page, which is personalized and catered to the individual by the algorithm, was full of booktok and gymtok content. Or, it would’ve been, if the Ukrainian and Russian war hadn’t reached […]

I think at this point everybody has heard over and over again about the major event of the Oscars this year: the slap. Immediately following the event televised across the world, the internet blew up with videos, opinions, and memes… so many memes, and while we will be talking about the slap there were so […]

For anyone who is into true crime or crime drama, Chris Watts is a genre household name.Chris Watts is a convincted murderer native to North Carolina. He killed his pregnant wife Shanann Rzucek, and his two daughters, four year old Bella and three year old Celeste. As a result, he was sentenced to five life […]

Disney is currently under fire for its quietness and refusal to cooperate with its workers against Florida’s new bill “Don’t Say ‘Gay’.” The “Don’t say ‘Gay’” Bill restricts teachers from teaching their students about “sexual orientation or gender identity” in schools from kindergarten through third grade.Many feel that the bill is a direct attack on […]