In collaboration with the Geneseo Migrant Center and New York Council of the Arts, a learning experience gallery opened on Oct. 23 in the Lockhart Gallery on Main Street. The gallery, “Hand-Picked: Art Expression of Farmworkers who Feed Us,” focuses on starting a dialogue about the people of migrant farm-work communities in Western New York.
Read MoreAlbum Review: The Unluccy Luccy Kid; Latest Sheff G album has impressive sound but lacks lyrical finesse, variation in vocals
Defining a subgenre is hard, but Sheff G’s The Unluccy Luccy Kid serves as a perfect introduction to the newest sound coming out of New York City: Brooklyn Drill.
Read MoreWTF?: Fun author analyzes films important to him
Ah … the internet: where millions gather to anonymously joke about raiding Area 51 and young people nationwide get their kicks slamming back Tide Pods on camera. Long lauded as the great democratizer, the internet provides a space in which even the Jar Jar Binkses of the world have an opportunity to be heard by making a splash outside the confines of traditional media. Yet alongside the bizarre conspiracy plots, detergent guzzling and radical resistance, the internet also provides a space where alternative voices in media can gain a following.
Read MoreFilm Review: Zombieland: Double Tap makes for a fun follow-up with incredible action sequences
In the early days of zombie horror movie fatigue, Ruben Fleischer revitalized the genre with his critically and commercially successful Zombieland. Zombieland managed to combine self-referential, absurd humor and gory action with an incredible ensemble of acting talent. After 10 years, Fleischer, along with the original film’s star-studded cast, is bringing audiences back to the apocalypse with Zombieland: Double Tap.
Read MoreConcert examines evolution of musical composition through time
Geneseo presented a fantastic concert in Wadsworth Auditorium entitled “Peace Dances” on Sunday Oct. 20, which featured the Geneseo Wind Quintet and the Eastman Community Music School Music Educators Wind Ensemble.
Read MorePoetry reading addresses personal identity, intersectionality of author
Another amazing poet visited the Geneseo campus on Monday Oct. 21 to share her message of intersectionality and understanding. The second literary forum reading of the semester occurred in the Doty Tower Room and featured talented poet Aisha Sharif.
Read MoreTV Show Review: “The Politician” is confusing, too similar to other work written by Ryan Murphy
Recently released on Netflix, “The Politician” is the latest work from Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuck, the team behind such shows as “Glee” and “American Horror Story.” “The Politician” follows the journey of high school senior Payton Hobart—portrayed by Ben Platt— who plans to run for president one day. Along with getting into Harvard, Hobart feels that he desperately needs to win his school’s student body president election to secure his path to a national victory years down the line.
Read MoreWTF?: Interpretation of Joker gives story a fresh twist
Since 2008 saw the release of superhero movie tentpoles The Dark Knight and Iron Man, the genre has pervaded nearly every aspect of the film world. As the years progressed, comic book movies have become increasingly formulaic and reliance on shared cinematic universes has grown more and more prevalent.
Read MoreReview: Joker blames society for creation of villain
According to an old proverb, “the child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.”
Read MoreArts Opinion: Joker reflects current toxic social patterns, mindsets
Violent media, including films and video games, have garnered significant controversy over the years given the rise of mass violence in the United States and throughout the world. The latest comic book-inspired film from Warner Bros., Joker, is no exception to speculation from a confused and frustrated public.
Read MoreLocal writer visits campus, gives reading from new book which focuses on female oppression
Truth can be finicky and hard to catch. Cristina Miletti writes about it through the voice of an incarcerated wife whose husband has disappeared in her new novel, Choke Box. On Friday Oct. 4, Miletti read excerpts from her book out loud in Doty Hall and offered some insight on her writing style.
Read MoreStudents on Geneseo trip to Niagara Falls enjoyed breathtaking views
Geneseo students departed for an adventure on Friday Oct. 5 to Niagara Falls State Park, an attraction located just 90 minutes from campus. Students were able to witness the park’s natural beauty firsthand, including breathtaking waterfalls and an 11 km gorge.
Read MorePost Malone exceeds expectations, is vulnerable with crowd at concert
“Wow.”—Post Malone’s chart-topping hit from his latest studio album, Hollywood’s Bleeding—doesn’t even begin to describe Malone in concert. Playing to a packed KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Sunday Oct. 6, Malone maintained his high energy and dynamic stage presence as the artist sang through a marathon of hits old and new.
Read MoreTV Show Review: “Unbelievable” astutely portrays survivor’s journey
Released by Netflix on Sept. 13, “Unbelievable” is, among other things, a story of betrayal. Betrayed by the justice system that was supposed to protect her, the foster parents that were supposed to take care of her and the friends that should’ve supported her, the central character Marie—portrayed by Kaitlyn Dever— is a rape survivor denied the proper help she deserves. Society denied her empathy when she needed it the most.
Read MoreArts Opinion: Formulaic approach of producer may strip Star Wars of originality
There’s a reason that Marvel movies are successful. Besides its ties to properties that have by and large been popular for several decades, Marvel has developed a formula that audiences know, expect and love. In more recent years, this formula has become a point of contention for many viewers and critics alike. Now, Marvel’s formula may be jumping studios.
Read MoreWTF?: Play Untitled Goose Game to unleash the anger in your soul
Once upon a time, in a sleepy, quaint European village, there lived a bad, bad goose. One day, the goose was feeling even more horrible than usual, so it decided to wreak all manner of nastiness and chaos on the village and its inhabitants. The goose threw a gardener’s rake in the lake, it trapped the little boy in the telephone booth and it even made the old man fall on his bum.
Read MoreGeneseo Family Restaurant offers community, students delicious food
Geneseo Family Restaurant is a staple of being a Geneseo student. It is located on Main St. and is a popular destination for weekend brunch. The only competition GFR truly has in the area are Mae’s Diner and Denny’s, but students flock to GFR on the weekend due to their unbeatable prices.
Read MoreKate Huffman uses patterns, mixed media to examine the female body
Usually when people think about art, they don’t think about female organs. Artist Kate Huffman brings out this unique theme in her show “Little by Little,” which opened Sept. 26 and is being displayed in the Kinetic Gallery until Oct. 9.
Read MoreAnnual honors competition winners showcase talent in solo performances
Groups of families and friends chatted excitedly to their favorite performers before the 2019 Geneseo music department Honors Recital on Saturday Sept. 21 at the Doty Recital Hall. The winners of the annual Geneseo Honors Competition were dressed to the nines and smiling ear to ear as they waited for the doors to open and the show to begin.
Read MoreGuest lecturer speaks on themes of Walden, songs inspired by Thoreau
For this year’s Walter Harding Lecture at Doty Recital Hall on Wednesday Sept. 25, composer Gregory Spears gave a lecture on “Thoreau and Music.” This talk followed a public musical coaching session between Spears and musical theatre major junior Rocky Nardone.
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