The Film Canon: Dead Poets Society (1989)

Peter Weir’s 1989 classic, Dead Poets Society, is one of those films that never leaves you. When the credits start rolling and the screen eventually turns black, you find yourself still pondering about all these “dead poets” referenced in the…

The Vaccines Announce New Album, ‘English Graffiti’

It’s only been a few weeks since we greeted 2015 and it’s already full of new music! Just a few day ago a new single from English indie-rock band The Vaccines came out, preparing us for what’s to be heard…

Create Your Own ‘I Was Here’ Moment

Are you a fan of Gayle Forman’s If I Stay or Just One Day? Then you should be looking forward to her upcoming book, I Was Here, which comes out on January 27, 2015: Cody and Meg were inseparable. Two…

TV Review: Justified 6×01 – “Fate’s Right Hand”

I have been both looking forward to and dreading this final season of the wildly entertaining FX TV show Justified. Though I just recently began watching the show, which chronicles the life of a US Marshal named Raylan Givens and…

TV Review: The Flash (1×10) – “Revenge of the Rogues”

The Flash is back and in a big way. Once again Barry’s good intentions are pulled between his need to honor his commitments to Doctor Wells, and his want to save those in need. Joe and Wells are pulling Barry…

Ally’s Movie Review: Appropriate Behavior

  Appropriate Behavior, directed by first time director Desiree Akhavan, is a confident and charming film about a young woman struggling with her conflicting identities. The movie watches her try and grapple with her family’s wishes of her becoming an ideal Persian…

From the Record Crate: Bob Dylan – “Blood on the Tracks” (1975)

Shirley Marlin Noznisky was born in Delaware in 1939. She moved to New York City in 1959, marrying a magazine photographer and changing her name to Sara at his request. The marriage quickly began falling apart as Sara began exploring…