Arts & Entertainment
Television
Stranger Things 4: Bigger Stakes, Same Formula
Netflix’s Golden Goose, Stranger Things, has released its fourth mega–size season that resembles a blockbuster movie more than a TV show.
by JACOB POLLACK
Music
Stop Gatekeeping Your Favorite Artists from TikTok
We want to keep the music we love from social media circulation. Why?
by SRUTHI SRINIVAS
Television
Peeking Behind the Golden Curtain
America’s Got Talent faces accusations of fraud and discrimination.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
Film
Watching ‘The Inside Outtakes’ From the Outside
As the pandemic's reign reaches ambiguous territory, Bo Burnham’s special strikes a different chord.
by RACHEL SWYM
Television
Volume 3 of ‘Love Death + Robots’ Proves Animation is the Most Human Medium
‘Love Death + Robots’ shows that it only takes a few minutes to capture the human experience—and it doesn't matter how you do it.
by SRUTHI SRINIVAS
Arts
“In Full Bloom” Explores Sustainability in Philly
The nation’s oldest horticultural event is more than just a pretty flower show.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Music
Make Way for gloss: A Local Band That Sparkles in Their Authenticity
This Philadelphia–born, all–female band is making their mark on the city's music scene—one glitter baptism at a time.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Music
Aldous Harding’s Live Show Explores a New Uncanny Valley
The folk eccentric’s set at Union Transfer was a mesmerizing, surprisingly groovy deconstruction of performance and vulnerability.
by WALDEN GREEN
Arts
The Arden's “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" Highlights Underrepresentation in Penn's Theatre Scene
Penn's performing arts communities could learn a thing or two from “School Girls,” says rising senior Cristle Ike.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Film
The Magnificent Mundanity of ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’
The YouTube trilogy–turned–feature–length film explores grief and joy through the eyes of a tiny anthropomorphic shell.
by MEG GLADIEUX
Television
Bittersweet to Bleak: Why Season Three of ‘Derry Girls’ Fell Short
Season three of Netflix's 'Derry Girls' lacks the rosy bittersweetness that characterizes its first two seasons.
by ALICIA LOPEZ
Television
Is ‘SNL’ more than just satire?
Sometimes we need a clown to give us a reality check.
by SEJAL SANGANI
Film
Marvel’s Obsession with Shock Value in 'Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness'
How the new Dr. Strange movie falls into Marvel’s old traps.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
Music
Florence Crowns Herself King of Both Lyrics and Poetry in 'Dance Fever'
In their new album, Florence + the Machine bridges worlds of poetry and lyrics through spoken word and song.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Music
Harry Styles Invites Us Into His World in 'Harry’s House'
The British star unfolds a new era of his solo career.
by KATE RATNER
Music
LP Is the Best Musician You’ve Never Heard Of
An introduction to your new summer pop rock obsession
by ALICIA LOPEZ
Arts
The ICA's 'Infrastructure' Radically Rethinks How We Consume Art
Unlike most art exhibitions, the ICA's most recent exhibition poses countless questions—and it asks its visitors for the answers.
by RACHEL SWYM
Television
‘Heartstopper’ Shows Us That Queer Happiness Is Here to Stay
The Netflix adaptation of the webcomic has been renewed for two more seasons of doodled, queer joy.
by EMILY MAIORANO
Film
Rom–Com Legend Nancy Meyers Is Back to Save the Genre
Enough of the trashy, dime–a–dozen rom–coms. Here's what to expect in Nancy Meyers' upcoming collaboration with Netflix.
by JACOB POLLACK
Arts
Ocean Vuong Promotes His New Poetry Collection, 'Time is a Mother,' at the Philadelphia Free Library
In conversation with Airea Matthews, Ocean Vuong returns to the grief of losing his mother while discussing the colonization of creative writing.
by EMILY MAIORANO
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