The Wheel of Time turns, and an adaptation comes to pass. Looking at the 14-book series by the late Robert Jordan (with the final 3 books completed by Brandon Sanderson), it’s easy to feel intimidated. I know I was when…
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‘Succession’ 3×02 review: ‘Mass in Time of War’ dissects the Roy family
Bursting out of the gate from the first minute, the season premiere of Succession found urgency by charting the various members of the Roy family’s desperate bids for survival. The family at the heart of the stellar HBO comedy-drama, the…
100 Best Video Game Soundtracks Of All Time
No, it’s not just your nostalgia talking. While video games have, as millions of elders have articulated over the years, “come such a long way since Pac-Man,” so too has its music in the form of OSTs or Original Soundtrack…
‘Once Upon A Quinceañera’ review: Monica Gomez-Hira’s debut dives into the world of quinces and complicated family dynamics
Monica Gomez-Hira’s debut YA novel, Once Upon A Quinceañera, explores the ways in which a quinceañera can make, break, and shake families together and apart. Carmen Aguilar is an 18-year-old teenager working an unpaid internship as a party princess impersonator…
Meet Monica Gomez-Hira, the author making her debut with ‘Once Upon a Quinceañera’
Monica Gomez-Hira’s fascination with quinceañeras began more than 25 years ago when she attended one for the first time while she was an English major at Wellesley College. The spectacle of the 15-year-old’s party amazed the then aspiring author. “They…
Big Time Adolescence Review: A well-crafted coming of age film
Adolescent idolization is something we’ve all been through. When I was a kid, 14-year-olds were the “cool kids” I looked up to. That was the age where, in my naive and youthful mind, everything came together: maturity, growth, and a…
The Festival of Femme: The Greatest Female Voices of All Time
To celebrate Women’s History Month, here are our top 10 greatest female rockers. Not in order, of course. As we approach the end of Women’s History Month (boo!), I’ve taken it upon myself to commemorate some of rock’s greatest and…