Arts & Entertainment
The Arts & Entertainment section explores facts, news, and opinions on various media, including music, films, TV shows, books, podcasts, influencers, and more!
The dark side of the 60s
Much like the hippies of the time, we love to wear rose-tinted glasses when looking back. We love to remember Woodstock ‘69, psychedelia, and free love. We do not love to remember the drug abuse, the breakdowns, and the decadence.
Anime recommendation: Sonny Boy (2021)
There is little one can do to really explain what Sonny Boy (2021) is. The experience is so drastically different depending on the viewer that simply providing one explanation will be doing it an injustice.
Bendy’s Nightmare Run (2026) is absurdly fun
Bendy and the Ink Machine (2017) is a mascot horror video game centered around a 1920s animation studio where the cartoons come to life and hunt you within the studio.
Jodi Picoult is a must read
Jodi Picoult is a New York Times bestselling author and has published 30 books according to Lyceum Agency.
Lies of P’s (2023) on what makes us human: empathy versus cruelty
What makes us human? The hit game Lies of P (2023) created by Neowiz Studios sets out to answer this question by using the old story of Pinocchio and twisting it into an action packed soulslike that uses the players experience to answer this question.
The Odyssey (2026)
On July 17, 2026, The Odyssey (2026), Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of the 2,700-year-old ancient Greek epic poem of the same name, made its triumphant debut in cinemas across the U.S.
Anime recommendation: Gurren Lagann (2007)
There is a single word that perfectly encapsulates all of what Gurren Lagann (2007) is: awesome. Giant robots battling other giant robots, spacefaring though dimensions in the double-digits, power strong enough to bend space-time and throw galaxies like frisbees.
Pikachu in a whole new light!
The uniqueness of each Pokémon and each Pokémon battle with the foundation of writing brought from Stardew Valley (2016) is a match made in heaven.
Neil Postman and our Huxleyan dystopia
Neil Postman was a luddite in a rapidly evolving world. He lived in an era when eschewing technology was still an option for educators, and he knew this luxury was short-lived.
Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl (2025- )
One such masterpiece that is very likely to become much more popular as time goes on is Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl (2025- ).
Page to screen: The Lynn Painter universe
The last couple of months has been a very exciting time for Lynn Painter fans. Painter has announced that two of her New York Times best selling novels will be adapted into movies!
Enter Elderfield… if you dare!
When I think of a cozy role-playing game (RPG), one with farming, fishing, little pets, and optional romance, I think of games like Stardew Valley (2016) and Fields of Mistria (2024). Both amazing games, their cutesy aesthetics and calming vibes have made them rightfully beloved. But it is fall now, so something a little more spooky might be at hand.
Boards of Canada’s Inferno (2026) in retrospect
In April of 2026, Boards of Canada (BoC) showed their first signs of life since their last album rollout in 2013. After 13 years of silence, a random selection of individuals who had previously purchased BoC’s music from Bleep received VHS tapes in the mail.
Anime recommendation: N.H.K.
Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006) is a sobering tale about Tatsuhiro Satou, a 22-year-old reclusive hikikomori—a self-isolating adolescent—living off an allowance from his family.
Dan Simmons’s Hyperion
What does it take to break the mold? How does a specific work rise above the others in its genre? These were the questions that ran through my mind while reading the beloved science fiction novel Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
What the heck is happening on Euphoria (2019- )?
The hit television show Euphoria (2019- ) was all anybody could talk about in 2019 with the release of the first season with a star-studded cast in the first seasons full of actors like Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Eric Dane, Jacob Elordi, Angus Cloud, and Hunter Schafer, according to IMDb.
Explore the Backrooms (2026) this May
Many people growing up in the 2010s become very familiar with “creepypastas.”
My incredibly biased list of the best media ever
In the past four years I have written for the Arts and Entertainment section about everything under the sun, including movie releases, bad television shows, books turned into movies, and my personal opinion about anything that comes to mind in the media.
Students showcase film projects at Insomnia Film Festival
On Apr. 23, Wadsworth Auditorium hosted the annual Geneseo Insomnia Film Festival (GIFF).