Romantic comedies, or as we all know them, “rom-coms,” have always been the guilty pleasures of entertainment and something we just can’t help but indulge in, like sneaking a spoonful of frosting straight from the […]
I was walking into an Olive Garden when Billy Joel’s first ever single, “Piano Man,” was playing on the overhead speakers. The only verse I knew was, “Sing us a song, you’re the piano man…” […]
Pop culture movies and music from 2014 were brought back in new forms in 2023. For many it seems as if those in the pop-culture industry are cashing in on nostalgia. Will this cycle continue into the indefinite future or come to an end? […]
After winning a prize for a recently published poem of mine, I sat against the dark glass of a window, chest empty, too tired to say a word. If there was one thing I felt, […]
Movies have been accompanied by music for a very long time. Even back in the days of silent film, theaters would usually have some music to accompany the moving picture. Nowadays, every good movie has […]
“May December” is one of the most disturbing movies I’ve watched in recent years. I’ve only been that unsettled the entire duration of a film a handful of times. Yet, I couldn’t stop watching, in […]
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t love a good halftime show. It’s an aspect of the Super Bowl — an event that nearly amounts to a national holiday in scale — that football […]
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