You’ve seen the trailer for the new Batman movie. You’ve noticed that Robert Pattinson looks hot as hell in that smudged eyeliner. “Surely,” you think, “this will be the movie that propels him into the realm of superstardom.” I hate to break it to you, fellow Pattinsfan, but you’re wrong.
Read MoreGeneseo students take part in international art installation to bring awareness to modern-day slavery
If you were to walk through the quad in front of the MacVittie College Union right now, you would notice that many of the cracks and designs in the cement are filled with red sand. This is part of a global art installation, the Red Sand Project, invented by Molly Gochman in 2014.
Read MoreHuman Books initiative hopes to foster inclusivity, diversity at Geneseo
Listening to stories and having conversations with diverse individuals is a great way for people to learn more about different races, sexualities and ethnicities.
Read MoreChemical Hearts on Prime is a testament to teenage love, heartbreak
Henry Page, played by Austin Adams, is a seemingly ordinary teenage writer who has never experienced romance in the Amazon Prime original movie Chemical Hearts. His wish at the very beginning of the movie is to become editor of the school newspaper.
Read MoreWTF: TikTok is worth getting all your information stolen for
Before my Lamron inbox is bombarded with links to articles like this one about how bad TikTok is, let me first clarify that I recognize that the app may be nefarious. And sure, Facebook isn’t any better, blah blah blah. I get it, we basically just shouldn’t be on social media. I can’t help that I love attention. Whoops, that’s a topic for another article.
Read MoreFall Out Boy's albums ranked from worst to best to feed into your emo regression
Lately, my eyelids have craved smudged black eyeliner, the kind only achieved through a half-sharpened black pencil and frustrated fingers. I’ve been trapped in my room for days, and “the sounds of this small town make my ears hurt.” My time is spent deciding whether to “give in or just give up,” and even if I’m still writing through the bleakness, sending out these articles feels like “mailing letters to addresses in a ghost town.”
Read MoreWTF: A "The Name of the Wind" interpretation of three parts
Writing this “WTF” column each week has been the most creatively fulfilling thing I’ve ever done. It’s been a challenge and a joy to bring my own quirky journalistic style to The Lamron, a proud publication that traditionally holds itself to a more serious standard than my accusations regarding a beloved Christmas icon’s terrorist acts. At risk of sounding self-aggrandizing, this column has turned out better than I could have hoped, and I am proud of it.
Read MoreWTF: “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” will be remembered as the cure for pandemic blues
I’ve noticed a fun pandemic trend: sometimes, you fall asleep and forget that reality is a nightmare. The flipside is when, approximately eight hours later, you wake up, check your phone and realize “oh wait, reality is, in fact, a nightmare.” The pendulum always swings back.
Read MoreTV Show Review: “Too Hot to Handle;” New Netflix reality dating unlike other shows, encourages personal growth
Why other people watch reality dating shows is a mystery to me. Maybe they watch for the drama, the love or some other reason. What’s undeniable, however, is that there’s money to be made watching real people give love a shot.
Read More“American Horror Story” says stop trapping women in metaphorical prisons of oppression
To continue my journalistic theme of morbid parallels between female oppression and quarantine, I’ve decided to address instances of symbolic female imprisonment in “American Horror Story: Murder House” and the show’s attempts to condemn socially-normalized misogyny.
Read MoreT.V. Show Review: Elite; Foreign Teen Drama is Worth the Watch
In an age of ever-increasing globalization boosted by social media, there are more connections and wider access to different places all around the world. It is a good time for streaming services to showcase a larger array of content from a variety of countries, offering many exciting options for fun viewing.
Read MoreWTF: Hulu lands its quarantine binge, watch Parasite to unpack your feelings of isolation
One of the most famous battles in all of Star Wars occurs at the end of Episode IV: A New Hope; a vicious intergalactic dogfight paves the path for our heroes’ attempt at destroying the devastating Death Star. Looking back on the iconic action sequence got me thinking: what is it like for the planet-bound folks separated from the action, stuck at home while an entire war wages around them that will influence their lives for untold years to come?
Read MoreAlbum Review: "Before Love Came to Kill Us" by Jessie Reyez; A Refreshingly Unfiltered and Emotionally Vulnerable Debut
The Canadian singer released her highly anticipated project Before Love Came to Kill Us on March 27. The contemporary R&B album is a cohesive assemblage of juxtaposed sounds with influences ranging from neo-soul to indie-rock and alternative-pop.
Read MoreNational Theatre Live streams “Jane Eyre” online, reminding viewers that it’s better to be voluntarily isolating than locked away in some rich guy’s attic
Dear reader, it seems an act of fate that National Theatre uploaded a staged adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” to YouTube on April 9, and though streaming ended on April 16, I had just enough time to write about it for The Lamron. Thank you, Quarantine Gods!
Read MoreMusic recommendations for getting through primary election grief
Many progressive Democrats have sunken into a state of mourning since Bernie Sanders’ decision to drop out of the presidential race on Wednesday April 8. The Vermont senator’s decision leaves Joe Biden as the only Democratic candidate left for the 2020 presidential election. You have the right to be upset by this news for many, many, many different reasons.
Read MoreWTF?: Stream “Psych” on Amazon Prime if Netflix’s library has you feeling like a frightened civil war soldier
Does this sound like you? Quarantine can have everyone feeling like dramatic civil war soldiers at times, and the longer the world’s citizens are trapped in their houses, the more likely it is they’ll run out of obvious content to consume.
Read MoreWTF?: Corbin Bleu does dance, and he should have been a star
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been thinking a lot about psychological defense mechanisms. It’s utterly fascinating to see the different ways these mechanisms manifest as people try to adapt and adjust to this global nightmare.
Read MoreStop Being Mean to Tom Nook
“Animal Crossing: New Horizons” for the Nintendo Switch was released March 20, offering players an escape into a real-time alternate life complete with cute animal friends and the exploration of pretty locations on a deserted island. This video game seems a perfect distraction for your time in quarantine as a soothing alternative to anxiety over current events.
Read MoreLiving room concerts bring joy during stressful time
It is not a secret that the world is going through a difficult time, but small living room concerts from celebrities during a worldwide pandemic have touched the lives of people who can barely leave their homes without fear.
Read MoreSong Review: "I Love Me"; Demi Lovato’s new song celebrates self-love, music video reflects on past struggles
Almost two years after her overdose, Demi Lovato is back to making music.
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