Culture

Belle: messy, bloated, and disappointing

By abandoning the romance, the movie struggles to convey the story’s central message: that beauty is in the soul.

The Good, The Bad, and the Meta

More than anything else, I believe that people in the middle of a 2-year-long (and counting) pandemic are simply desperate to feel a physical human connection again.
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Four indoor activities to combat the Rochester winter blues

I hope this list inspires you to go out and do something fun in Rochester this winter! 

Emo to e-boy: the evolution of a subculture

The e-kid subculture started in 2018, and quickly rose to popularity following the worldwide release of TikTok in the same year.

The MAG’s contemporary edge: ‘Dawgs,’ ‘Sultana’s Dream,’ and ‘National Anthem’

While the Memorial Art Gallery's permanent collection is beautiful and rich with history, the current exhibitions give it a necessary contemporary update.

The ephemeral quality of ‘Airness’

Full of dramatic twists and heartfelt conversations, “Airness” takes us out of the world we’re currently struggling to make our way through and drops us into a niche where you can just let the show transform you for a few hours.

Five outdoor activities to combat the Rochester winter blues

Take some time this semester to explore one (or more!) of my many winter activity suggestions in and around Rochester.

Ask Riley: Hello and welcome!

Everyone needs help from time to time. Yet, not everyone has someone they can turn to for guidance. What I’d like is for people to feel heard and understood. I want them to know that there are other people out there who may be just as confused as they are.

Grace Conheady’s “Hello, Goodbye, and In Between” is an elegy for those in limbo

While you can just sit and let the instrumentals envelop you in a hazy fog of sound and be perfectly content with the album, focusing on the lyrics adds extra depth that is perfect background fodder for a good cry.

How far off is “Don’t Look Up” from real life?

The film also resonates as an allegory for the pandemic response by our distracted, capitalist country.