Vanessa Tiiu’s “The Ultimate Guide to Being ‘THAT’ Girl” has amassed 3.3 million views on YouTube in less than a year. It was followed by Kaylie Stweart’s “How to become ‘THAT GIRL’ in 2022”, Stephanie Rose’s “My ‘THAT GIRL’ Morning Routine 2022” , Fernanda Ramirez’s “The ULTIMATE GUIDE to becoming THAT girl”, et cetera. It […]
Entertainment
Licorice Pizza: Not Your Usual “Love” Story
An overly confident 15-year-old boy and a directionless 25-year-old woman floating from job to job. Not exactly who you’d picture as best friends; but they are the leads in Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest work “Licorice Pizza.” Set in the early seventies, Southern California, the time period is captured so naturally, it makes the viewer feel […]
Last Night in Soho and Why Theaters Won’t Die
Last Night in Soho (2021), Edgar Wright’s newest film captures the story of the young fashion student Eloise (Thomasin Mckenzie) as she moves into London’s Soho. The freshman University student soon finds herself mysteriously transported back to 1960’s SoHo shadowing an aspiring singer Sandy (Anya Taylor Joy) as she grapples with the vices of being […]
Louis Tomlinson’s Walls Album Concert in New York
Louis Tomlinson, one of the former members of One Direction, has taken the road on his first ever solo world tour. This tour was originally scheduled a few years back, but it was delayed due to COVID 19. Beginning his world tour in America, Louis has been traveling up and down the east coast, recently […]
Atypical: The Autism Spectrum in Entertainment
Many shows have attempted to include diverse, neurodivergent characters in their show, such as The Big Bang Theory, The Good Doctor, and Sherlock. Whether movies or TV shows have done a good job at representing neurodivergent characters is up to debate. However, as we strive for more diversity, we see more neurodivergent characters on mainstream […]
Expectations For the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Super Bowl Sunday is a fan-favorite day for any sports spectator. Since the first game was played in 1967, it has become a stable or canonized event in the sports entertainment field. The next Super Bowl game will take place on Sunday, Feb. 13. Many argue that Super Bowl Sunday has become an unofficial holiday […]
Educational and Entertainment Events Celebrating Black History Hosted by the Intercultural Center
The Intercultural Center, located on the second floor of the Student Center, is a source of support and guidance for many students of color at Monmouth University. They attempt to, successfully, foster an atmosphere of inclusivity at the university by providing a space and activities for the students. This space is key for communal support […]
Overheated Brings the Heat Against Capitalism
Climate journalist Kate Aronoff’s book Overheated serves as a call to action against climate change, focusing primarily on how politicization and polarization have effectively stalled meaningful mitigation. The first section of the book, titled “New Denial, Old Ideas,” deals with the history of climate denialism in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of where […]
Bad Bunny Promotes Spanglish Among Latin Americans
Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, is a Puerto Rican musician and artist with a wide fan base in North, Central, and South America. According to Billboard estimates, Bad Bunny’s last tour “ El Último Tour Del Mundo’’ sold for an estimated $64 to $85 million in revenue (“Bad Bunny”). His […]
The Media In Support of Mental Health
There is a lot to be said when discussing the benefits and disadvantages of the media in relation to mental health. Likely because of demand, there is a consistent wave of negative representation and dramatized scenes for the sake of shock value. Many of these TV shows depict mental health and mental illness as taboo, […]
