Well, it’s November, and that means that it’s time for a playlist to sum up the month to come. Last month was filled with pirates and spooks, and it’s looking like November is shaping up to be an interesting one, no matter how you slice it. Just like last time, […]
Arts & Entertainment
The Eagle Pond Author’s Series Rolls Forward with Fall
When going to a poetry reading the last thing that I expected to hear was some impromptu guitar playing and singing. Being serenaded in the ever-comfortable Smith Recital Hall was a very calming and enriching way to spend a Thursday night when the Eagle Pond Author Series featured Sharon McDermott’s […]
NextGen New Hampshire Hosts Local Outreach Event
Voting is a very vital privilege of being an American citizen. It’s what allows us as free citizens to voice our opinions and assign control to those who, we hope and believe, will ultimately do what’s best for our country and state. Even though it can be tough for those […]
Halloween (2018) Improves Upon a Classic
COURTESY PHOTO 40 years ago, the horror movie genre was introduced to the mask-wearing serial killer known as Michael Myers. Since then, the Halloween franchise has exploded with its ever-continuing mythology. With over half a dozen sequels, which featured mad cultists, super soldier cloning, and satanic rituals, the roots of the series […]
A Night of Magic: Mary Poppins at the Silver Center
COURTESY PHOTO OF BRIANNA STEVENS As soon as the lights go down, the voices go down with them. The audience, filled with everyone from grandparents to classmates to little siblings, starts to turn their heads toward the stage, and within a few seconds the lights dim and the music starts […]
First Impressions of Red Dead Redemption 2
COURTESY PHOTO Red Dead Redemption 2(2018) is the long-awaited sequel to Red Dead Redemption(2010). Red Dead 2 is another Grand Theft Auto-style game set in the old west with cowboys and Native Americans. Upon my very first impression of the game, I quickly noticed the developers put a ton of detail into […]
The Haunting of Hill House: A Horrifyingly Real Depiction of Family
It’s that time of the year again, for dusting away real spider webs to replace them with stretched cotton and turning on Netflix to watch another horror series about a haunted house. What makes The Haunting of Hill House, created by Mike Flanagan, different than most horror series, is that it […]
Jesse Parker on Life After PSU
COURTESY PHOTO OF JESSE PARKER, https://codelessacademy.wixsite.com/processofsuccess The Society for Scholarly Dialogue hosted alumnus Jesse Parker at the Frost House Commons on the night of Wednesday, October 9th. Students came from various classes in various majors, including Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies, to hear Jesse speak on their career and success after graduating […]
Changing of the Seasons
Fall is now in full swing. The leaves are turning to all the beautiful shades of red, gold, and orange, apple orchards are full of people, and the weather has finally turned cold after a long period of trying to make up its mind. Crisp wind and the excitement of […]
‘Venom’ Surprises With a Different Kind of Hero
COURTESY PHOTO After being disappointed so often with many superhero films in the past that exist outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Suicide Squad, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Batman vs. Superman), I was fully prepared to be let down by the Tom Hardy-led Venom. Surprisingly, I didn’t hate it. In fact, I […]