Photo by Rebecca King Wanting to be “bad,” to rebel against the prescribed behaviors society thrusts upon you and relish in your deviation from social norms, is something many people can sympathize with. It is this fantasy that Dorothy Leeds describes in her one-woman show “Good Lessons from Bad Women,” […]
Author: DONALD IRONS
New York City Offers Alternative Easter Options
Little known to most people, New York City has a lot of interesting and different activities to partake in on Easter that are a lot more exciting than watching younger family members search for plastic eggs filled with jelly beans and pennies. If one is uninterested in the religious aspects […]
Taylor Swift Wins Big at iHeartRadio Music Awards
Photo Courtesy of iHeartRadio In its second incarnation, the iHeartRadio Music Awards was held in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles as a celebration of the world's best-selling artists. The award show is still young but, since its inception, has attracted big name talent in the music industry. The show […]
Open Mic Offers Low-key Option for Tuesday Nights
Photo by Emily Filocco Tuesday night, the dimly lit Linden Hall became the venue for Open Mic Night. Upon entry, the smell of fresh brewed coffee filled the air. The aroma was accompanied by the purring and last-minute tuning of guitars. As the clock moved past 9:30, the room began to fill […]
HBO Series Leads to Arrest of Robert Durst
Photo courtesy of HBO Elusive millionaire and haunting eccentric Robert Durst was arrested last week in no small part to HBO’s documentary miniseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst." To understand the significance of this groundbreaking revelation that unfolded in a six episode television series, Durst’s frightening […]
South by Southwest Festival Grows in Scope
Photo courtesy of DeShaun Craddock, Flickr Creative Commons With an inception dating back to 1987, the South by Southwest festival, or SXSW, has emerged as one of the largest in three specialized categories including film, music and the interactive component. The event is held annually in Austin, Texas and is an […]
Fully Student-produced Rocky Horror Draws Full House
Photo by Alex Baran The Ramapo Film Society, in conjunction with Alpha Psi Omega Theater Honor Society, RCTV and the College Programming Board, put on a shadow cast presentation of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show." It was an interesting night, with Friends Hall packed with students all the way to […]
Second Film in ‘Divergent’ Series Suffers after Director Change
Photo courtesy of Nick Step, Flickr Creative Commons New franchise director Robert Schwentke of the “Divergent” series, which is inspired by the books of the same name by Veronica Roth, was unable to meet the standards of “Divergent” director Neil Burger in “Insurgent,” the second film of the series. Schwentke’s efforts did not seem […]
Month of New Releases for PlayStation and Xbox Gamers
Photo courtesy of Nintendo A huge month for gamers is underway, as highly anticipated games across a range of next generation platforms have been released. Many of these titles hope to turn the tide for systems like the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One that have been relatively stagnant in […]
Alternative Cable Option Has Potential to Sink Current Offerings
More and more Americans, particularly young Americans, are canceling their cable subscriptions. For these people, often referred to as “cord cutters,” online services such as Netflix and Hulu Plus have their TV needs covered, at a fraction of the cost. Cable companies often force, or at least strongly push their […]