Student and poet Emily Wadlinger summed up a feeling that many people have when it comes to poetry: “I feel like I can only write when I’m in pain,” she said while prefacing one of her poems – but then, she followed it with the fact that she wanted to stop […]
Arts & Entertainment
Predator (2018): A Lesson in Reboot Disaster
What was this movie supposed to be? It doesn't announce itself as a direct sequel to the 1987 Arnold Schwarzeneggerlm, but it also isn’t actually a reboot either. Honestly, could anyone actually try and attach this to a specific genre? It’s one part comedy, one part horror, one part action, and […]
Fallen Stars
There’s a memory gathering dust at the back of my brain. I recall walking into my fourth-grade classroom on an excruciatingly hot day in late June (to make up for a ridiculous amount of snow). What has remained stuck in my mind after nine years is that this was the day that […]
Machine Gun Kelly and Waking the Sleeping Bear
With the rise of a new generation of rappers came new sounds and styles that just didn’t speak to me the way others have in the past. The last nail in the coffin for me was Eminem’s Revival, which was average at best. It just wasn’t the Eminem I remembered and grew […]
Spider-Man PS4: Easy Pick for Game of the Year
I'm calling it. It’s only December and there are still a lot more video game titles left to come out this year, but I couldn’t care less. The freshly released Spider-Man, from Insomniac Studios, isn’t going to be topped in 2018 and there are a lot of reasons why. To start, […]
It’s Okay to be Messy
I often wonder what it’s like to be effortless. To not have to put real, conscious effort into everything I do. Every morning I pause and tell myself, “Okay. Let me put my sneakers on, spray some perfume, lock up the room, walk to my car, and drive to go pick […]
“BFA in Studio Art” Showcases Some of PSU’s Best and Brightest Artistic Minds
Photo Credit: Mason Masotta Now running from April 11-May 5, the Bachelor of Fine Arts Studio Art Thesis Exhibit is at the Museum of the White Mountains/Karl Drerup Art Gallery, just up the road past the Lamson Library. This showcase features the artistic works of several PSU seniors ranging from […]
Love, Forgiveness and Good Ol’ Christian Music in “I Can Only Imagine”
ldquo;I Can Only Imagine,” released in March, has come to the Flying Monkey in Plymouth. The film shares the name of the famous song by the Christian band MercyMe, and follows the life of songwriter and vocalist Bart Millard. MercyMe was formed in 1994 in Greenville, TX, and the song […]
#Throwback to 10 Years Ago This Week in A&E – April 8, 2018
Music: During the week of April 8, 2008, “Welcome to the Dollhouse” by Danity Kane was on the top of the Billboard 200. Movies: This week 10 years ago, sports drama “Leatherheads” (starring George Clooney and Renee Zellweger) was rocking the box office. Video Games: “Mario Kart Wii” […]
Seven Girly Classics to Binge During April Showers
Everyone knows April is the month of a great deal of rain, and in the next week, we are about to see it. But “April showers are what bring May flowers.” As long as we’re in the month of April, we might as well enjoy it, and watch as much […]