I was obsessed with Star Wars when I was little. The grimy and gutsy wrecks of rebel ships fighting to muckify the cold cleanliness of the empire spoke to my young soul in a way that no other piece of...

The Exam: The SAT is right around the corner for many juniors. The SAT is an intimidating task, but don't worry because with the right strategy, there will be an improvement in your performance. Whether...

As of last weekend, we’ve officially “sprung forward.” Unfortunately, this means we have lost our precious hour of sleep, but it also means we gained an extra hour of sunlight. Even though this seems...

In the age of smartphones, schools have become quieter, less spirited, and less interactive. Due to the modern-day iPhone, we see more snapping, scrolling, and streaming consuming users. They’re trapped...

World Music. What an awful label. People get paid a lot of money to market music and most of those people are bumbling morons. The value of listening to music from across the globe is obvious to anyone...

In 1981, James Caan was an extremely highly regarded actor. Nowadays, Caan is best known for a single performance, Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, yet for most of the ‘70s, he regularly received high...

Ridley Scott is one of the most consistent filmmakers in Hollywood. Not consistent in quality film output (Scott is often a boring filmmaker) but consistently technically competent. He is a master of the...

In a country built around the consumer, often the only way to pass time is by consuming. Thus, shopping malls. While Amazon, an online shopping mall, has overtaken the physical mall, shopping in a space...

Everyone enjoys music; from pop to rock, rap to indie, or jazz to hip-hop. Music is a language understood and used by all. But what is something that brings together these pieces that many adore? What...

Until their decline in the early ‘80s, several of these “midnight movies” would become cult classics: notably Pink Flamingos in 1972, The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975, and Eraserhead in 1977;...

You may wonder what the fast food company that supplies you with your weekly dose of fried chicken and mac and cheese has to do with TV, but if all goes smoothly, by the end of this year it will be the...

Most modern nations are old enough to create a mythic view of the past. Think King Arthur for the British. But America is not that old of a country. Today, three hundred years in, America has a fledgling...