“The Haunting of Hill House:” Classic Story With New Spin
Eduardo Alfonzo, Staff Writer
October 17, 2018
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With Halloween around the corner, everyone is in the mood for something scary to watch. Once again, Netflix has provided us with great content: “The Haunting of Hill House.” Made by the creators of the Netflix film “Gerald’s Game,” another great piece from Netflix, “The Haunting of Hill Hou...
“The Favourite:” The Women Who Rule
Sydney Bembry, Contributing Writer
October 17, 2018
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Director Yorgos Lanthimos, best known for “The Lobster” and “The Killing of the Sacred Deer,” returns with his new film, “The Favourite,” starring Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Coleman, as the highest monarch. Set in eighteenth century England, Lady Sarah (Weisz) is the pathetic Quee...
“Bad Times at El Royale:” Good Times at the El Royale
Samantha DeNinno, Culture Editor
October 17, 2018
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Clocking in at two hours and 21 minutes, “Bad Times at El Royale,” is a punchy, yet long exercise on the deconstruction of the crime thriller, neo-noir genre, made famous by directors such as Quentin Tarantino. Despite its length, director and writer Drew Goddard, of “Cabin in the Woods” ...
Coffee Conversations: Poet & Painter Tatiana Nicoll on the Healing Power of Self-Expression
Angelica Acevedo, Editor-in-Chief
October 3, 2018
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For junior education major Tatiana Nicoll, unapologetically expressing herself has been a consistent trait throughout her life. From dancing to painting, Nicoll has dabbled in many different forms of expression — but one art form that she developed during her time at St. John’s is poetry. When...
St. Augustine Hall Art Exhibit Premieres
Renee King, Staff Writer
October 3, 2018
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For this year’s Founder’s Week, many of the University’s departments are hosting events pertaining to the Vincentian values of St. John’s. This year’s theme is “Called to Action.” In one of this year’s closing events, the St. John’s Department of Art and Design set up a quaint ...
Sensación Hosts Salsa Workshop in DAC
Alessia Pisciotta, Staff Writer
October 3, 2018
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Amidst the hustle and bustle of common hour, Sept. 27, Sensación Dance Team hosted a salsa dancing workshop in DAC. Many eager students and some faculty showed up to learn some moves, step out of their comfort zone and support this Latinx Heritage Month event. “We’re hosting this event to tea...
NEW YORK’s BEATING HEART Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Jazz in Harlem
Samantha DeNinno, Culture Editor
October 3, 2018
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555 Edgecombe Street is not an easy building to find. Hidden behind scaffolding, it has an easily passable entrance. But, on the streets above and below, the sounds of soft jazz can be heard drifting out windows and through buildings. Only after following the deep saxophone notes that echoed on t...
“If Beale Street Could Talk”: Jenkins Strikes Again
Sydney Bembry, Contributing Writer
October 3, 2018
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Barry Jenkins, director of the Oscar-winning film “Moonlight,” returns with the film adaptation of James Baldwin’s beloved novel, “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Narrated by Tish (Kiki Layne), the film follows her and Fonny (Stephan James), a young black couple in 1970s Harlem falling in love...
Moments & Movements A Look Back on New York Fashion Week
Destinee Scott, Staff Writer
October 3, 2018
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Remember when it was rare to see plus-sized models on the covers of magazines and on runways? Well, things have really changed as plus-size models have been paving the way for some of the fashion industry’s biggest names. Only recently have brands begun to venture out of the “skinny model” no...
Coffee Conversations: Photographer Madeline Mancini
Samantha DeNinno, Entertainment Editor
September 26, 2018
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Madeline Mancini, sophomore and one of two recipients of St. John’s University’s Visual Art Scholarship, believes in the power of art to tell stories. Hailing from the suburbs of Las Vegas, Nevada, her photography has been influenced by travel and the desire to challenge norms, from a gender-...
Five Boroughs, Five Minutes: Smorgasburg
Destinee Scott, Contributing Writer
September 26, 2018
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You may remember scrolling through your Instagram or Twitter feeds and seeing pictures of half-carved out pineapples with food inside or burgers with buns made of ramen. Smorgasburg, or as The New York Times describes it, “The Woodstock of Eating,” is the place where all those aesthetically pleas...
Eleanor Oliphant is More Than Fine, She’s Great
Isabella Bruni, Managing Editor
September 26, 2018
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She’s a little kooky and generally awkward, but she’s Eleanor making her way through her maze of a life and she’s been doing fine, so far. “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman tells an endearing, and often relatable story of a routine-oriented woman whose life shift...
