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(02/14/18 2:00pm)
It's that time again. Love is in the air—and if you’re lucky, so is the smell of burnt wreckage as you imagine yourself standing over the ruins of all the relationships that you're not part of. With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it’s becoming increasingly difficult not to slap the satisfied smiles from the faces of your peers that come in twos. Thankfully, a killer movie soundtrack and the sounds of seventeen (necessary) onscreen explosions are almost loud enough to drown out your piteous, alone–person tears. Get your laptop, get into the fetal position and let’s get started.
(02/09/18 12:53pm)
Tom Hanks and Martin Scorsese are more than just American sweethearts. Within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, they’re household names—and in the snake pit that is the movie industry, they’re the coveted golden ticket to a plethora of awards, instant international recognition, and—of course—money. Reducing incredibly gifted artists to the status of Oscar–bait might seem ignorant: most modern–day cinema purists are reluctant to accept that mainstream, profit–making awards and evident talent are not mutually exclusive. But the practice is neither uncommon, nor unjustified: looking back at what gets the Academy excited, some obvious patterns emerge.
(02/13/18 6:46am)
With new awards shows every other day, The Oscars looming closer, and big studios like Marvel and DC still churning out their profitable sludge, it’s understandable to be a little sick of Hollywood movies. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here are some non–Hollywood films about love and relationships. But none of these films are conventional love stories, either—that would still be too mainstream. There are no conventionally happy endings (really, no happy endings at all), and no guarantee that the love interests will end up together. They’re moving, heartbreaking works that serve as a refreshing break from saccharine Hollywood fare.
(02/09/18 1:26pm)
If you’re fed–up with the blockbuster selection of Rave Cinemas and bored of the indie rosters of the Ritz theater, you might want to head to Exhumed Films to catch a screening of a cult horror classic.
(02/13/18 6:42am)
Phil Elverum, known to most as prolific folk singer–songwriter Mount Eerie, lost his wife, Geneviève, to pancreatic cancer in 2016. She died three months after her 35th birthday, a year and a half after the birth of her and Elverum’s first daughter. A Crow Looked At Me was released on March 24, 2017, and is Phil Elverum’s immediate reaction to a profoundly tragic situation. The album was written in a six–week period in the September and October after her death and recorded completely using the instruments Geneviève left behind in her home studio. With predominantly guitar and voice, this project is sparse and clean, shifting the focus towards Elverum’s narrative.
(02/14/18 5:34am)
Rhett Butler dragging a screaming Scarlett up the staircase to the bedroom. Olivia Newton–John prancing around in a leather suit to win John Travolta’s heart. These are just examples of scenes from classic and romantic movies that we love—but that nevertheless make us think “what the hell?” when we watch them now. Over the years, more and more people have picked up on sexism and misogyny in movies, and both cultural critics and social activists have created a way to analyze and tackle it: feminist film theory.
(02/14/18 3:45am)
While most in the West view the pinnacle of romance and comedy through the works of John Hughes, Rob Reiner, or Nora Ephron, the world of Bollywood cinema offers its own unique style of filmmaking that shouldn’t be overlooked. Whether looking to Golden Age following the decades after Indian independence or the Classic Bollywood of the 70s and 80s, Bollywood films offer romantic narratives that are perfecting for a Valentine’s Day viewing.
(02/15/18 1:12pm)
The teen drama is a staple of American television, and perhaps it is the universality of our experiences as adolescents that makes this genre so enduringly popular. Being a teenager is inherently melodramatic—it’s a time in our lives characterized by anxiety, misunderstanding, identity crises, and every manner of internal and external turmoil necessary to build a captivating world filled with interesting characters. Why, then, does it seem that so many popular American teen shows are entirely implausible, pumped up with every manner of dramatic—and sometimes life threatening—entanglements we could never imagine finding ourselves in?
(02/14/18 6:32am)
(02/12/18 12:42pm)
Valentine's Day always has a way of sneaking up on me. It feels distant until the day before and then suddenly, it’s a mad scramble. And even though I ordered a gift for my girlfriend weeks ago, there are two problems with what I ordered online: one, it's not coming on time, and two, it feels impersonal. If you've found yourself in a similar position, handmade gifts are the way to prove not just that you remembered the holiday, but that you put thought into it. Here are some ideas to help you get started.
(02/14/18 4:25am)
The college love culture has nothing to do with love at all. Intimacy is based around one–night stands and stories of passionate sex that flitter away with each new weekend. It is rare that we, as college students, talk to someone we are interested in about what it means to feel vulnerable, to be wanted, and feel safety in the grasp of a lover. These topics stay in the shadows, lingering in our minds as fantasies constricted by communal expectations. Mike Milosh, lead singer and leader of Rhye, an LA–based group focusing on transient disco funk and romantic ballads, brings these issues out of the shadows in their new album Blood. Through the 11–song album, Milosh brings to the forefront themes of solace and comfort in a relationship in a manner that makes you want to sway with your S/O on a dimly lit dance floor, but does not dive much deeper than that.
(02/23/18 2:00pm)
A picture is supposed to say a thousand words. But when the picture is of a person, does that mean the person can be reduced to ten thousand words? Surely not. What a picture does, or at least is supposed to do, is to say something inexpressible and incommunicable by language. It’s supposed to go beyond the constraints of our linguistic capacities. That’s exactly what Faith Cho (C ’20) does.
(02/15/18 1:21pm)
The hours after the Eagles’ Super Bowl win were a blur. As a sea of green and white clad fans—some die hard, some fresh on the bandwagon—ran through the city towards Broad Street and City Hall, the city’s morale was at an all–time high and inhibitions were at an all–time low. Fireworks ricocheted off the city buildings lining the street, raining green crystals down on the crowd and filling the air with a sulfurous smoke. Traffic lights were knocked down and their lights kicked out. The Ritz’ awning fell with about as much grace as Tom Brady when he (finally!) got sacked in the fourth quarter.
(02/12/18 12:59pm)
Every Valentine’s Day, there’s an overwhelming emptiness that creeps into the hearts of single people. Cuffing season has been canceled, and the countless PDAs and DFMOs visible on campus and off elicit many a cringe and stinging pangs of jealousy. One wants what one can’t have. Fortunately (or really, unfortunately), Street decided it would be a great idea to make a playlist of lonesome songs for single people for the 14th of February—because why not twist the knife a little further?
(02/15/18 1:20pm)
Following my Master of None phase (actually I think that phase is still alive and well), I started to explore Italian music. Since a small town in Italy is the setting for the first couple episodes of the second season, the show's music supervisor, Zach Cowie, incorporated lots of Italian music into the series. I used the songs from the soundtrack as my base and let Spotify's recommended songs and artists take me from there. I discovered that just about all Italian music is beautiful. It might be the lovely Italian language or the delicate–but–cheery instrument use, but all Italian music just makes me happy. Do I know what any of the words mean? Not one. Does it matter? Not a bit.
(02/07/18 8:02am)
With Netflix adding shows left and right, it can be hard to keep track. Here's a definitive ranking of the new releases Netflix has added to it's portfolio:
(02/10/18 10:36pm)
Sending your kids off to college is hard. The rules are all different because they’re not yours. Even when you’ve packed them everything you’re sure they’ll need, they still have to learn to stand up on their own. But first, they have to fall.
(02/10/18 10:35pm)
There are a number of reasons for which hotel–room windows don’t open. One of them is to prevent guests from smoking and tossing lit cigarettes outside—but in 1950’s New York City, smoking was ubiquitous, still very much in vogue, and not necessarily thought of as a hazard. On the night of November 28, 1953, the window of room 1018A in the Hotel Pennsylvania was wide–open. Ten stories below, a figure with twisted limbs was lying on the pavement outside the building. The body belonged to Frank Olson, a biological warfare scientist and loving father of three children. They were soon told that their dad had died as a result of “jumping or falling” out the window.
(02/07/18 8:03am)
Billed as Twilight Zone for millennials, Black Mirror marries sardonic wit with sharp social commentary. Its episodes explore the relationship between humans and technology in an eerie alternate reality. In Street’s not–so–humble opinion, Black Mirror is the best show ever and you should definitely be watching. Read on for some can’t–miss episodes of this can’t–miss show.
(02/06/18 3:43am)
Super Bowl 2018 has come and gone. The Underdogs won against all odds and Philly fans rioted in the streets, but there's one Super Bowl mainstay we did predict: some damn good ads. Here's the rundown for everyone who went to the bathroom or got beer during the commercial breaks.
