Photo courtesy of Mal Vickers, Wikipedia “Why Are You Like This?” is Netflix's latest Australian-based series that was released on Friday, April 16. Originally featured in the Australian comedy anthology series, “Fresh Blood,” the anthology featured multiple shows with various plots. The original show was released in 2018 on Australia's ABC […]
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Lil Nas X embraces queer lust and hellish imagery in new music video
If you ever wondered what going to hell is like, you might expect to enter the fiery afterlife on a stripper pole while wearing thigh high stiletto boots. Or at least that is how Lil Nas X plans on getting there before his date with the devil. On Friday, March […]
Women steal the show at 63rd Grammy Awards
Photo courtesy of crommelincklars, Flickr The 63rd Grammy Awards aired on Sunday, March 14. The award show was held in Los Angeles outside of the Staples Center, where the event has been held inside in past years. Hosted by Trevor Noah, the Grammy’s tried to keep the show socially distant by only […]
Virtual Golden Globes ceremony celebrates TV and film
Photo courtesy of Rob Young, Flickr The 78th Golden Globes aired on Sunday, Feb. 28, hosted by four-time returning comedy duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Though different from the Globes' tradition of red carpets, an audience of entertainment’s top celebrities and cheerful hugs of support to the night's winners, […]
Visiting poet Jae Nichelle engages virtual audience
Photo by Emily Melvin On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 11, the College Programming Board welcomed poet and spoken word artist Jae Nichelle for a virtual performance. Nichelle is a young and empowering artist from Atlanta, GA. who focuses on the strength, struggle and beauty of being a Black woman. […]
Finalist Maria Gallo speaks on higher education and sustainability
Photo by Emily Melvin Presidential finalist Maria Gallo’s town hall, held over WebEx on Feb. 17, concluded the 2021 Presidential Virtual Visits. Hosted by Chief of Staff and Board Liaison Brittany Williams-Goldstein, along with Rikki Abzug moderating faculty questions and Alejandro Ramos moderating constituency questions, the event featured a 30-minute […]
Berrie Center features Kelly Dolak in faculty film series
Photo by Emily Melvin Ramapo’s Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts will be hosting a virtual Faculty Film Series every Tuesday in February. The event will showcase four Ramapo professors' feature films. On Feb. 2, the first Tuesday viewing featured Associate Professor Kelly Dolak’s 2017 documentary “Loyalty Code.” Students […]
Harry Styles faces backlash after breaking gender norms
Photo courtesy of Kurt Kulac, Wikipedia Vogue Magazine recently released their December 2020 issue, featuring British singer/songwriter Harry Styles. Breaking historical records, Styles is the first solo male to be on the cover of Vogue, and his photoshoot with them could not have been any more apt and powerful for the […]
Ramapo responds to LGBTQIA+ youth homelessness crisis
Photo courtesy of Civic & Community Engagement Center During the week of Nov. 15, Ramapo dedicated their time and resources to 2020’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW), a movement set to end hunger and homelessness. Since 1975, the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against […]
“Law and Order: SVU” returns for another season
Photo courtesy of Law & Order: SVU, Wikipedia On Thursday, Nov. 12, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” returned for its 22nd season. As the clock struck 9 p.m. and viewers heard the famous “dun dun,” the season premiere of the series began on NBC. At the start of their […]