Emily Clute, Author at The Statesman

Bring a box of tissues: The Fab Five are back for a tear-jerking “Queer Eye” season 3

Emily CluteArtsMarch 31, 2019March 31, 2019

While these five experts can work their magic on any transformation, it isn’t just superficial; the Fab Five aim to help inspire change on the inside too.

New Pokemon content is on its way in 2019

Emily CluteArtsMarch 8, 2019March 10, 2019

In a live Nintendo Direct video on Wednesday morning, Feb. 27, Nintendo revealed the first look at two new games in the “Pokemon” family: “Pokemon Sword” and “Pokemon Shield.”

Actor and visiting SBU professor Alan Alda wins lifetime SAG award

Emily CluteArts Featured Top StoryFebruary 18, 2019February 19, 2019

At the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Alan Alda, visiting professor in the School of Journalism and actor, was the 55th recipient of the Life Achievement Award, the most prestigious award given for both career achievement and humanitarian efforts.

Netflix’s “Ted Bundy Tapes” gives a close look into the life of a serial killer

Emily CluteArtsFebruary 3, 2019February 3, 2019

Throughout the four-episode series, the audience gets to hear pieces of Bundy’s stories and confessions in his own words.

The wizarding world of Harry Potter on campus

Emily CluteArtsNovember 26, 2018November 28, 2018

Students on campus have decided to embody the spirit of Harry Potter by making their own Dumbledore’s Army, a local chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. The Harry Potter Alliance is an international, non-profit organization that promotes social activism in areas such as literacy, voter participation, gender equality and more.

Stan Lee Obituary: Marvel Comics, cameos and being a real American hero

Emily CluteArtsNovember 14, 2018November 14, 2018

Stan Lee, pop culture icon and leader of a superhero revolution, has died at the age of 95 on Monday morning.

The whimsical world of Wicca: Samhain (Halloween)

Emily Clute & Jessica BerinoArtsOctober 28, 2018October 28, 2018

Wicca is a religion that many people have heard of, yet so few outside it understand.

College Gal Cooking: Coca-Cola Chocolate Cake

Emily CluteArtsSeptember 23, 2018March 18, 2020

When I came back this semester to see that Stony Brook had switched to being a Coca-Cola campus, I was beyond excited — not for the soda itself, but for one of my favorite desserts — Coca-Cola chocolate cake.

“The Nun” starts horror movie season with a scream

Emily CluteArtsSeptember 16, 2018March 19, 2020

Set in the Romanian countryside in 1952, “The Nun” follows Father Burke (Demián Bichir) and Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) as they investigate the Vatican’s safety concerns involving an abbey deep in the woods after the suicide of one of its nuns.