Thank you to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC for an honest review.
Looking for a novel that kills in the name of feminism? “Honey” is Imani Thompson’s debut...
This article wasn’t supposed to exist.
Early in 2024, I reviewed the first season of “Hazbin Hotel,” the brainchild of Vivienne “Vivziepop” Medrano, created by A24, Bento Box and...
UNCW has a new food delivery system: Starship robots. These mobile robots serve as on-campus food delivery. Now — three weeks into the fall semester — they are ready for action. Students can order...
Emma Andersen’s debut EP, “I'll Be Alright” releases April 4. “This EP is a little diary of the past two years,” Andersen said. Her music tenderly picks up the pieces of her shattered heart...
Samantha Hill, Digital Media Marketing
• February 20, 2025
We lay our scene at UNCW main stage theater, imitating the fair town of Verona, where two star crossed lovers take their lives between Feb. 13-16 and 20-23.
“Romeo and Juliet,” written by...
“A king on a stolen throne.
An assassin sent to kill him.
A general blinded by loyalty.
A thief with a vendetta.
A dragon slayer running from his past.
A witch living in the shadow of a power...
Samantha Hill, Marketing Manager
• September 16, 2024
Twas the night before move-in day when I stumbled upon a new coffee shop in the final stages of opening to the public. Not only was I excited to move into my new apartment, I was also eager to taste...
Carolina Ballet opened their latest performance “Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2” on April 25 in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle and pianist...
In the ever-expanding world of indie animation, no project has had quite as much recognition as Vivienne Medrano’s (better known online as Vivziepop) 2019 pilot, “Hazbin Hotel.” Despite receiving...
Anna Ford, Assistant Culture Editor
• May 13, 2023
In a bittersweet and satisfying conclusion to the beloved trilogy, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (“Vol. 3”) follows the events of "Thor: Love and Thunder" as Peter Quill (Chris Pratt)—a.k.a “Star-Lord”—and the rest of the team race to save Rocket's (Bradley Cooper) life and come to terms with their ever-shifting group dynamics.
Ari Aster’s third theatrical release, “Beau Is Afraid,” is undoubtedly his most daunting from a viewer’s perspective. It is a three-hour display of Murphy’s Law, where everything that can go wrong does go wrong. While Aster’s first two films “Hereditary” (2018) and “Midsommar” (2019) were certainly horror films, “Beau Is Afraid” is equal parts comedy, drama and horror. With each unfolding of events, the number of possible interpretations of the story grows as the lines blur between reality, dreams, nightmares and hallucinations.
The meme waterfall that followed Chris Pratt’s casting announcement turned the newest franchise-based film, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” into something of a must-see. Due to the popularity of the Mario games—because who hasn’t played Mario Kart at least once in their life—the film garnered some speculation. Would it pay proper homage or soullessly promote the video games it hails from?
