Arts and Entertainment
Disney’s Diversity Dilemma: Representation or False Inclusivity?
By Raaita Anwar
Once again, the issues around Disney’s diversity in casting seem to ask: when is race-swapping appropriate and when is it a lazy play on representation?
Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen, to KNTRY Radio
By Benson Chen
Beyoncé builds upon her journey of reclamation with act ii, Cowboy Carter, an album which has a range of genres as vast as the Texas deserts the album takes place in.
Scrolling to Starvation
By Nathalie Cuevas, Sofia Thornley
Anorexia has not only persisted in the dieting regimes of supermodels but now in the average teenage girl’s social media feed, lurking in their wishlists and the Vogue beauty secrets that they watch and obsess over.
Met Gala 2024: How the “Garden of Time” Wilted
By Sama Daga
The ambiguity of the 2024 Met Gala’s theme left the door wide open for interpretation, yet the red carpet has never looked more basic.
Chappell Roan: A Wand, a Rabbit, and a Queer Pop Princess
Chappell Roan claims to be “your favorite artist’s favorite artist”, and she’s just getting started.
Quiet on Set: Behind Nickelodeon’s “Golden Age”
By Emi Shimada
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is an expertly-produced docuseries that reveals the atrocities that happened behind the scenes during Nickelodeon’s “golden era,” begging the question: how do we protect kids in entertainment?
Persepolis: Koobideh, Every Day
With its flavorful appetizers and standout entrees like koobideh and fesenjan, Persepolis offers a taste of authentic Iranian cuisine.
“Émigré”: A WWII Love Story Told Through Music
By Albert Shen
A review of the recently released oratorio “Émigré”
Lock In.
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
As AP season approaches, so does the annual A&E STUDY PLAYLIST! This is for the 4:00 a.m. all-nighters. Hype music type [EXPLETIVE].
Adrianne Lenker’s Bright Future
By Madeline Hutchinson, Olivia Callahan
Reviewing Adrianne Lenker’s new album, Bright Future.
March in Review: A Selection of Album Appraisals
Two albums, released in March, to varying degrees of success. Two albums, released in March, to varying degrees of success.
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Psykos
By Galen Jack
Bladee and Yung Lean step out of their comfort zone in an inconsistent but exciting new direction.
A Lang Lang Way From Home
At the Santa Cecilia Hall in Rome, Lang Lang delivered a memorable performance that captured both his effortless skill and his performative flair.
Kung Fu Panda 4: The Drawn Out End
By Sama Daga
Viewers hoped the release of Kung Fu Panda 4 would be a nostalgic experience, but instead received confirmation that the trilogy marked the end of this infamous series.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/05f62fe0-154d-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
Minisode 3: Mending the Promise
By Rachel Hong
Minisode 3: TOMORROW is triumphant as a stylistically consistent, optimistic, and deeply personal narrative that every fan, old and new, can truly appreciate.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/f1e5a320-1545-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
The Balance of Grief and Motherhood
A comprehensive review of the Käthe Kollwitz exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/bcc8f8c0-154c-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
The New New Doja Cat
Scarlet 2 Claude, diverging from its predecessor lyrically, stylistically, and instrumentally, is the next stage of Doja Cat’s career itself.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/30b5ade0-154e-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
Even Worse Than the Real Thing!
A review of the 2024 Whitney Biennial: Even Better than the Real Thing
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/1318bc80-ed32-11ee-99c8-451b13f1dec8.jpg)
She’s “Done With Caring,” so She Made a Whole Album About it
By Benson Chen
Ariana Grande’s meditations on the cyclical nature somewhat pan out on her concept album eternal sunshine.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/404e79b0-ebca-11ee-99c8-451b13f1dec8.jpg)
Tomer Hanuka’s Polychromatic Fantasy
The Society of Illustrators presented a collection of digital artist Tomer Hanuka’s illustrations from the past decade
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/cb2cfc20-2773-11ef-a002-8dae8e9a7ee6.jpg)
A Return to the Harlem Renaissance
By Maegan Diep
A walk-through of the epoch-making, culturally-enriching exhibition, The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/bf169570-ebcf-11ee-99c8-451b13f1dec8.jpg)
In Search of the Spice (and a New Genre?)
In Dune II, Villeneuve creates a spectacle film adapting an action-packed but sometimes difficult-to-interpret novel.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/50713f20-e289-11ee-9408-a37e0bb14778.jpg)
Madame Web: It’s Morbin’ Time
By Benson Chen
Though Madame Web is a bleak representation of the future of superhero media, it revels in its mediocrity to become hilariously entertaining.
Girl, Ravenous: Female Cannibalism in Media
By Virgenya Zhu
An investigation into the grotesque film craze sweeping the zeitgeist: women who are hungry for something they shouldn’t be.
Goings On Around Town #1
By Emile Lee-Suk, Madeline Hutchinson, Santino Suarez, Zoe Feigelson
Five NYC exhibitions you must see this month!
Funny, But Sad Funny.
American Fiction follows Thelonious “Monk” Ellison as he struggles to choose between his self-respect as a Black author and his responsibility to provide for his sick mother.
Hana Eid: Poised Between an Anarchic Youth and Full-Fledged Adulthood
The Nashville singer-songwriter’s debut EP, I Exist Because You Say So, is a raw—and largely triumphant—foray into the Indie Rock scene.
What to Wear to Change the Fashion Industry: Women Dressing Women
By Ruby Kennedy
Women Dressing Women is the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s first exhibit celebrating the work of solely women in a beautiful visual display of their contributions to the fashion world.
Kanye West Dethroned: Vultures
By Galen Jack
Headed by two superstars with an extensive list of features and producers, Vultures is a sonic success without direction.
Rich Ideas in Poor Things
By Kostantina Tsahalis, Zoe Feigelson
Poor Things (2023) is not a diatribe; it is rich in aesthetics and ideas, and it leaves the audience imbibed with a hunger to “experience everything.”
The Bittersweet Flavors of Trader Joe’s Marketing
By Grace Rhee
Trader Joe's marketing tactics ultimately perpetuate harmful stereotypes and mask a slew of corporate shortcomings.
Saltburn: Throwing Genres on the Wall To See What Sticks
By Benson Chen
The controversy surrounding Saltburn makes the film’s messaging much more convoluted than it is—the film’s overabundance of themes is its true impediment.
Not Your Mother’s Tiger
Glenn Kaino’s Walking With a Tiger grapples with the complicatedness of Asian American identity.
Doubles and Dualism on Dsquared2’s Fashion Showcase
By Maegan Diep
Dsquared^2 takes the runway of the Milan Men Fashion Week 2024 with identical twins and an eccentric makeover machine.
The Wondrously Weird-alicious World of Wonka
By Benson Chen
Despite initial doubts, Wonka manages to stand out in an era of the oversaturated market of remakes and reboots by sticking to the wonder and zaniness that made Roald Dahl's novels so popular.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/5d143b20-20ae-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
Taylor’s Tortured Listener’s Department
By Benson Chen
The Tortured Poets Department fails spectacularly in trying, with its recycled ideas and sounds that become dated from release.
Disney’s Diversity Dilemma: Representation or False Inclusivity?
By Raaita Anwar
Once again, the issues around Disney’s diversity in casting seem to ask: when is race-swapping appropriate and when is it a lazy play on representation?
Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen, to KNTRY Radio
By Benson Chen
Beyoncé builds upon her journey of reclamation with act ii, Cowboy Carter, an album which has a range of genres as vast as the Texas deserts the album takes place in.
Scrolling to Starvation
By Nathalie Cuevas, Sofia Thornley
Anorexia has not only persisted in the dieting regimes of supermodels but now in the average teenage girl’s social media feed, lurking in their wishlists and the Vogue beauty secrets that they watch and obsess over.
Met Gala 2024: How the “Garden of Time” Wilted
By Sama Daga
The ambiguity of the 2024 Met Gala’s theme left the door wide open for interpretation, yet the red carpet has never looked more basic.
Chappell Roan: A Wand, a Rabbit, and a Queer Pop Princess
Chappell Roan claims to be “your favorite artist’s favorite artist”, and she’s just getting started.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/05f62fe0-154d-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
Minisode 3: Mending the Promise
By Rachel Hong
Minisode 3: TOMORROW is triumphant as a stylistically consistent, optimistic, and deeply personal narrative that every fan, old and new, can truly appreciate.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/f1e5a320-1545-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
The Balance of Grief and Motherhood
A comprehensive review of the Käthe Kollwitz exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.
Quiet on Set: Behind Nickelodeon’s “Golden Age”
By Emi Shimada
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is an expertly-produced docuseries that reveals the atrocities that happened behind the scenes during Nickelodeon’s “golden era,” begging the question: how do we protect kids in entertainment?
Persepolis: Koobideh, Every Day
With its flavorful appetizers and standout entrees like koobideh and fesenjan, Persepolis offers a taste of authentic Iranian cuisine.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/bcc8f8c0-154c-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
The New New Doja Cat
Scarlet 2 Claude, diverging from its predecessor lyrically, stylistically, and instrumentally, is the next stage of Doja Cat’s career itself.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/30b5ade0-154e-11ef-bb7b-b7d242d8794e.jpg)
Even Worse Than the Real Thing!
A review of the 2024 Whitney Biennial: Even Better than the Real Thing
“Émigré”: A WWII Love Story Told Through Music
By Albert Shen
A review of the recently released oratorio “Émigré”
Lock In.
By The Arts & Entertainment Department
As AP season approaches, so does the annual A&E STUDY PLAYLIST! This is for the 4:00 a.m. all-nighters. Hype music type [EXPLETIVE].
Adrianne Lenker’s Bright Future
By Madeline Hutchinson, Olivia Callahan
Reviewing Adrianne Lenker’s new album, Bright Future.
March in Review: A Selection of Album Appraisals
Two albums, released in March, to varying degrees of success. Two albums, released in March, to varying degrees of success.
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Psykos
By Galen Jack
Bladee and Yung Lean step out of their comfort zone in an inconsistent but exciting new direction.
A Lang Lang Way From Home
At the Santa Cecilia Hall in Rome, Lang Lang delivered a memorable performance that captured both his effortless skill and his performative flair.
Kung Fu Panda 4: The Drawn Out End
By Sama Daga
Viewers hoped the release of Kung Fu Panda 4 would be a nostalgic experience, but instead received confirmation that the trilogy marked the end of this infamous series.
Channels: Bringing Shoegaze into the Digital Age
Brooklyn band Punchlove emerges from the shadow of their basement with Channels, a digital experimentation upon the Shoegaze genre.
Neil Young's Spotify Exit: A Catalyst for Artist Activism and Platform Accountability
By Sofia Sen
Bladee and Yung Lean step out of their comfort zone in an inconsistent but exciting new direction.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/1318bc80-ed32-11ee-99c8-451b13f1dec8.jpg)
She’s “Done With Caring,” so She Made a Whole Album About it
By Benson Chen
Ariana Grande’s meditations on the cyclical nature somewhat pan out on her concept album eternal sunshine.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/404e79b0-ebca-11ee-99c8-451b13f1dec8.jpg)
Tomer Hanuka’s Polychromatic Fantasy
The Society of Illustrators presented a collection of digital artist Tomer Hanuka’s illustrations from the past decade
Girl, Ravenous: Female Cannibalism in Media
By Virgenya Zhu
An investigation into the grotesque film craze sweeping the zeitgeist: women who are hungry for something they shouldn’t be.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/cb2cfc20-2773-11ef-a002-8dae8e9a7ee6.jpg)
A Return to the Harlem Renaissance
By Maegan Diep
A walk-through of the epoch-making, culturally-enriching exhibition, The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/bf169570-ebcf-11ee-99c8-451b13f1dec8.jpg)
In Search of the Spice (and a New Genre?)
In Dune II, Villeneuve creates a spectacle film adapting an action-packed but sometimes difficult-to-interpret novel.
Goings On Around Town #1
By Emile Lee-Suk, Madeline Hutchinson, Santino Suarez, Zoe Feigelson
Five NYC exhibitions you must see this month!
Funny, But Sad Funny.
American Fiction follows Thelonious “Monk” Ellison as he struggles to choose between his self-respect as a Black author and his responsibility to provide for his sick mother.
Hana Eid: Poised Between an Anarchic Youth and Full-Fledged Adulthood
The Nashville singer-songwriter’s debut EP, I Exist Because You Say So, is a raw—and largely triumphant—foray into the Indie Rock scene.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/50713f20-e289-11ee-9408-a37e0bb14778.jpg)
Madame Web: It’s Morbin’ Time
By Benson Chen
Though Madame Web is a bleak representation of the future of superhero media, it revels in its mediocrity to become hilariously entertaining.
What to Wear to Change the Fashion Industry: Women Dressing Women
By Ruby Kennedy
Women Dressing Women is the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s first exhibit celebrating the work of solely women in a beautiful visual display of their contributions to the fashion world.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/a1653e90-e469-11ee-9408-a37e0bb14778.jpg)
Percy Jackson is Born Again!
By Rachel Hong
Though it may be flawed, the new Disney+ adaptation has done a faithful job of bearing the Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ legacy.
Kanye West Dethroned: Vultures
By Galen Jack
Headed by two superstars with an extensive list of features and producers, Vultures is a sonic success without direction.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/4d39f5b0-d071-11ee-9816-39d5f2a77385.jpg)
Not Your Mother’s Tiger
Glenn Kaino’s Walking With a Tiger grapples with the complicatedness of Asian American identity.
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/6113d120-d06f-11ee-9816-39d5f2a77385.jpg)
Doubles and Dualism on Dsquared2’s Fashion Showcase
By Maegan Diep
Dsquared^2 takes the runway of the Milan Men Fashion Week 2024 with identical twins and an eccentric makeover machine.
Rich Ideas in Poor Things
By Kostantina Tsahalis, Zoe Feigelson
Poor Things (2023) is not a diatribe; it is rich in aesthetics and ideas, and it leaves the audience imbibed with a hunger to “experience everything.”
![big image](https://stuyspec-media.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rewrite_media/f4ca25e0-d06f-11ee-9816-39d5f2a77385.jpg)
The Wondrously Weird-alicious World of Wonka
By Benson Chen
Despite initial doubts, Wonka manages to stand out in an era of the oversaturated market of remakes and reboots by sticking to the wonder and zaniness that made Roald Dahl's novels so popular.
The Bittersweet Flavors of Trader Joe’s Marketing
By Grace Rhee
Trader Joe's marketing tactics ultimately perpetuate harmful stereotypes and mask a slew of corporate shortcomings.