Opinion

Characters are inconvenient. We all love to regale our friends with stories of the characters we’ve known. But in the moment, characters can be frustrating, difficult – they make our lives work. For many students in graphic arts at UW-Milwaukee, Steve Lemere was a character. While sitting with Steve on barstools, I mentioned that I […]

As the 2019 Miss America competition approaches this coming fall, we will not be seeing the controversial swimsuit portion of the pageant. New president and former Miss America contestant, Gretchen Carlson, announced that the organization will be moving on from the swimsuit judgement. This is thrilling and revolutionary news for this organization because the purpose […]

Netflix has been producing more popular and viral content with the release of new shows, movies and documentaries. One show that has been sweeping the world is Netflix’s Queer Eye, which was originally made in the early 2000s. It focuses on spreading awareness for the LGBTQ plus community while giving back to people all over […]

There is a saying that Star Wars fans like to say to each other; it goes something like, “you can’t be a Star Wars fan without hating Star wars.” It’s an interesting time to be a Star Wars fan in this day and age. There has never been a fandom like it, a fan base […]

With two weeks having passed since season two finale aired, it’s a perfect time to breakdown Westworld season two and where it went wrong. When Westworld season one ended, I had mostly positive feelings for the show. Despite some slow, plodding episodes the first season mostly delivered on the hype of sophisticated androids rebelling against […]

Sharp Objects Episode 1: “Vanish” Network: HBO Showrunner: Marti Noxon Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Sophia Lillis Reviewed by John Gomes   Sharp Objects begins with a series of eerie drive-by, panning camera shots of the show’s setting, a fictional small Missouri town, Wind Gap. As we drive by this […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp Director:  Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen Studio: Marvel Studios Music: Christophe Beck Reviewed by John Gomes   Ant-Man and the Wasp is a welcome addition to the MCU after the dour events of Avengers: Infinity War. Director Peyton Reed takes what worked in Ant-Man and […]

It’s been 14 years since the first Incredibles movie came out. I was 8-years-old at the time, and I immediately fell in love with it. It quickly became my favorite movie. But ever since the day I went to go see it for a friend’s birthday, I wondered if there would ever be a sequel. […]

Music festivals have become the fan-favorite way of seeing artists and musical groups live in recent years. At these festivals there is so much more of an experience than there would be at a traditional concert, where you pay for an expensive ticket that may take you far away from the stage. Music festivals tend […]

Libraries have been a staple in world history since the very beginning. Some could go as a far as saying that the drawings on caves were the first libraries created. Libraries have provided a place for people to come learn and explore through reading. As time has gone on and technology has advanced the need […]

There are plenty of unreasonable conspiracies and suspicions that revolve around the United States’ healthcare. One of the more widely-known and especially frustrating theories that many people stand firmly behind is the idea that vaccines cause autism and other defects in the human body. As a result of this belief, many parents across the nation […]

Any cinephile with a passion for horror films can agree that the genre has become repetitive over time. All of the best settings and ideas for horror films often find themselves played out within a few years as more and more movies are released with almost annoyingly similar story structures. It is always refreshing to […]