By Emma Sánchez If you’re anything like me, then you’re probably sick of hearing overplayed Halloween songs such as “Thriller” and the “Ghostbusters” theme song. Although I, like many people, will be jamming to the “Nightmare Before Christmas” soundtrack, I decided to expand my view of what’s considered Halloween music this year. Why should Christmas […]
Read More →By Maya Mabern Another week closer to Halloween, another loosely related listicle. This week, I thought about how many potentially cool costumes I could wear during Halloweekend, but there won’t be one this year — and just so we’re clear, there shouldn’t be. Here is my working list of the best costumes for sitting in […]
Read More →By Maya Mabern It’s “spooky season,” as some would call it, and as per the time of year, I’ve been thinking about the spookiest, scariest, campiest horror movies I can watch. Unfortunately, some of my favorites like “Scream,” “Carrie” and the “Scary Movie” franchise don’t seem to be streaming anywhere for free. This prompted me […]
Read More →By Emma Sánchez Despite the pandemic being especially hard on musicians who thrive off audiences and collaboration, there have been some amazing new music releases this year. This list of artists, new albums and singles was hard for me to compile — there were just too many amazing new releases to choose from. But for […]
Read More →By Sophia Yakumithis A few years ago, I wrote an article calling out college students for celebrating “Sexy Halloween,” the sexy appropriation of costumes that are otherwise innocent or basic. I also called out police brutality in that piece, which I think is amazing for 2018 because that means I kinda invented social media activism… […]
Read More →By Katherine Wright Before classes started, a major storm caused me to lose power for a week. Thirty minutes of high-speed winds led to fallen trees, broken branches and no electricity. It was unprompted, unexpected and — as you can imagine — not ideal in our new World of Zoom. However, power outages are not […]
Read More →By Khadijah Khogeer It’s that time of the year again: Halloween, my personal favorite holiday — because Thanksgiving and Christmas are overrated. There’s no doubt Halloween will look different this year. Even without Halloween parties, you can still dress up, go out and even go trick-or-treating while social distancing. And yes, Halloween is more than […]
Read More →By Julia Furmanek Put your cell phones on silent and shut your fricking mouths because the spookiest season of the year is about to begin. Like most things this year, a 2020 Halloween will probably look a little different. But don’t fret, friends. Here’s a list of 10 festive things you might try this month […]
Read More →By Katherine Wright Trick-or-treating is one of those normalized rituals that doesn’t seem strange until you start really thinking about it. On any other day of the year, you can’t just show up to a random person’s house and ask for loose candy to be put into your plastic, pumpkin-shaped bucket or old pillowcase. But, […]
Read More →By Dylan Hubert Every year, as the leaves start to fall and pumpkins start to come out, I quickly realize it is finally the time of the year for Halloween spooks and scares. Halloween is the time of year where everyone stays in on their Friday nights to watch all of their favorite Halloween-themed movies. […]
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