This page consists of any and all popular occasions in entertainment media and pop culture. From Hollywood, California, to our very own Roanoke College, reporters of the entertainment page cover music, films, both visual and performance art, and other similar recent events.
Written by Kristina Calhoun Taylor Swift fans will be excited to hear that their throwback songs will soon have a new tune to them. Swift announced in her acceptance speech at the AMAs that she will be rerecording her older material to “regain artistic and financial control.” The decision comes after her old record label,…
Written by Charissa Roberson How do you move on from a finale like “Avengers: Endgame”? The epic climax of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 3, which said goodbye to many founding faces of the Avengers, spelled the end of an era – but not, however, the end of the line. Marvel Studios is already underway…
Written by Charissa Roberson On Feb. 17, Roanoke College kicked off its third annual International Film Festival. Despite changes and challenges due to COVID-19, the two-week long festival continued to draw enthusiastic participation from faculty, students and community members alike. This year’s theme was “Social Justice and the Oscars.” Films selected for the festival met…
Written by Mateo Biggs This year marks the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards and the first to be hosted in a pandemic. Despite the changes that the world has faced, our society continues to honor deserving people for their hard work within the entertainment business – from recognizing films that strike people in the core…
Written by Mateo Biggs This year, Valentine’s Day will look a little different. With COVID-19 ever present, conditions aren’t exactly ripe for finding romance. Even for those who already have a significant other, not all of them can be present with their partners for the holiday as distance is maintained. Regardless, one thing remains the…
Written by Kristina Calhoun Since March 2020, the world has faced significant changes in everyday life due to COVID-19. However, the Super Bowl still managed to put on a halftime show that was sure to blow people away and bring them together – while socially distancing, of course. The Super Bowl halftime show is known…
Written by Charissa Roberson The entertainment industry is more well-known for whirlwind romances and messy break-ups than it is for long-standing relationships. However, some celebrity couples have shown that true love and commitment is not just a Hollywood fantasy. When Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt and four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee John Krasinski first met,…
Written by Jasey Roberts In January, acclaimed short story writer and novelist George Saunders released a new nonfiction piece, “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain” – a book that is part-literary criticism, part-writing guide and, as with much of his work, part-manual for living a better life. For decades, Saunders has been a…
Written by Kristina Calhoun Companies can gain popularity on their own, but the best way to get a message heard or a product shown is by buying advertisements – and Super Bowl ads are the most coveted promotional spaces of all. However, they do not come cheap. The estimated cost for a 30-second window during…
Written by Charissa Roberson A man recently returned a library book 72 years overdue to the Amagansett Free Library in New York. The book, “Great Heart: the Life Story of Benjamin Franklin” by Daniel Henderson, was due back on April 5, 1949. A Mattituck man named John Moss discovered the volume in one of his…