Arts & Entertainment

The Oscars are nearly upon us, and this year’s ceremony will notably be sans a host. Nevertheless, this year’s nominees exemplify superb achievements in filmmaking and a wide array of talent. Here are my predictions for who will take…

Winner: Change. It is only fitting that the first rap song to ever win “Best Song” at the Grammys did so by refining the elements that hip-hop has been heavily criticized for over the years. Childish Gambino’s “This is…

This past week, Soulja Boy, the musical artist who blessed us with such anthems as “Crank That” and “Kiss Me Thru the Phone,” as well as creating numerous dance moves that even the most uncoordinated and rhythmically challenged can pull…

Once again, Netflix is blessing our screens with some new original movies and TV shows as well as some classics. The site has also rounded up some old and new romantic comedies just in time for Valentine’s Day, so get your Ben and Jerry’s…

Jussie Smollett is an actor and singer known for his role as Jamal Lyon in “Empire” and his activism within the black and LGBTQ+ communities. On the morning of Jan. 29, he was targeted and attacked on the street by two white men, one of…

By this point you’ve probably heard the hype that “Roma” is a cinematic achievement worthy of “Best Picture of the Year,” according to Rolling Stone and many other cultural authorities. Since its release, I resisted for as long as I…

If you had any access to the internet during the spring of last year, you may have heard of an ill-fated Instagram ploy known as the Fyre Festival. Promising an island full of models, blue waters and booze, the Fyre Festival promised to be…

Perhaps NPR’s Ann Powers said it best in her breakdown of the greatest music to come out the past year: “In 2018, women in music are not newcomers, novelties, or antidotes. They are here, at the top...” This sentiment certainly reflects…