Michelle Carter was 17 years old when she convinced her boyfriend, Conrad Henry Roy III, to commit suicide in 2014. The case made headlines everywhere as soon it was discovered that Carter had been texting Roy the night of his death. These troubling text messages revealed how Carter encouraged and pressed Roy to take his own life.
After eight years...
A 5-foot tall Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) stands in the door frame of the "Abbott Elementary" music teacher's classroom. She moves with a clumsy stride, having been scolded by Ms. Davis to place her chewing gum into “Wanda the Waste Basket.” Her second grade students continue to play a recorder rendition of "Amazing Grace" over her pleas. As they...
A live screening of the previously recorded 94th Academy Awards ceremony ran short of three hours long, but just one moment in the top of the third hour has pervaded public discourse in the week following the Sunday night airtime.
It was not the moment Ariana Debose earned her monumental win as the first openly queer Afro-Latina to win best...
Fans have been anticipating another season of Netflix’s highly popular show, “Bridgerton,” since its successful first season in December 2020. The release of the second season on March 25 has reignited audiences’ discussion of the binge-worthy show. The series, based on the novel series of the same title by Julia Quinn, follows the Bridgerton family on each of their...
When the new film “Fresh” was first marketed around social media, it felt like a classic romance movie that could make anyone swoon. Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones portray Steve and Noa as a couple falling in love in the few scenes that were released to the public. The scenes felt sweet and picturesque until it was later revealed...
With the history of “The Batman,” and the global popularity of the superhero, Robert Pattinson, the latest iteration of the hero, has had a lot of pressure to succeed. Since the Christian Bale days as Batman, there has not been a real solid footing, and with the DC universe already visibly struggling to keep up with Marvel, is Robert...
With Kehlani teasing her third studio album, “Blue Water Road,” on Twitter, fans have been excited regarding the news and are anxiously awaiting it. After the success that came from Kehlani’s last studio album, “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t,” fans have been awaiting the release of more music from the singer. Kehlani released her first single “altar” off...
The unexpected delay to in-person instruction at the beginning of winter quarter created a whirlwind of gloomy emotions for students across campus. Yet, UCR shined brightly once again the second ASPB announced their yearly Winter Soulstice, a smooth R&B concert that had an incredible lineup this year.
The event itself started in the early morning when many people woke up...
In the cold open of “act iii: AWAKENING,” the third episode of the Netflix documentary surrounding rapper Kanye West's rise to fame, Ye converses with Chicago rapper Rhymefest about an argument they had engaged in off-camera. The two sit in the studio after playing one of Ye's demo tapes and discuss his self proclamation as a genius. Rhymefest explains...
A mysterious timer posted on the official website for Japanese video game developer Capcom sparked speculation around what announcement would soon be made. Fans connected the dots, forming a timeline which placed the end of the six-day countdown in alignment with the final round of Capcom's annual Pro Tour fighting game competition. Following the final round of the "Street...