Let’s say you’re in a movie theatre and you see a posse of white kids walk in the door. They wear DGK, or Dirty Ghetto Kid, t-shirts, skinny jeans or maybe basketball shorts and Nike shoes that LeBron James may have endorsed. If those guys and the girls they walk in with, wearing something smaller but similar, look like they just woke up and seem a little dazed, tell them to see “Spring Breakers.”
When did we start thinking that rainbows were the place we all want to be for happiness? Credit for that goes to L. Frank Baum, who wrote a heartfelt children’s story 113 years ago that has echoed throughout pop culture.
Unpredictability can interest people because you never know what can be done with the time, resources, friends and skills one has. One person who thrives in the unpredictable is Thom Yorke.
Expectations for the casual movie viewer were probably not high for “Beautiful Creatures,” which is Hollywood’s latest attempt to fill the fantasy romance franchise gap that the “Twilight” franchise left after it concluded last November.
Is it a relief that vampires and werewolves are not in constant demand for fantasy in pop culture anymore? Depends on your preference, but most people are probably pretty sad.
Winter break is over, class is back in session and the stresses that come with school are back. In order to help students combat their workloads, from Jan. 26 to March 2, Stony Brook is hosting Chillfest.
In the music world, seniority means that the longer you or your band have been around, the better you or your band are. However, seniority can also put rust on a band.
The standard for horror movies over the last decade has been a gorefest. Films like “Saw,” “Hostel” and others put carnage before plot on most occasions.
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Recent years have played host to a rise in female empowerment in Hollywood. Women are in the front of the comedy field. Tina Fey has gone from top writer at “Saturday Night Live”...
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Second albums can be a drag. They can either kill a musician's career just as it is gaining momentum or have rabid fans forever claiming, "Yeah, their first was way better, dude."...
On Sunday, Dec. 4, Ellis Paul played at UCafe, bringing his own brand of music to the stage.
Ellis Paul is a long-time guitar player, and he has toured with the famous country duo Sugarland, forming...
