By Lauren Mateer
There’s a reason Stephen King is known as the “King of Horror,” and it isn’t because his surname makes the moniker a half-decent pun. Nor is it because of his supernatural-themed novels. Sure, the vampires in Salem’s Lot are scary, but far more disturbing is the realistically deranged antagonist of Misery, Annie Wilkes.
King [...]

By Samantha Schles
Martin Scorsese is becoming a genre director, and Shutter Island is no exception. The movie, based on Dennis Lehane’s novel, operates as a tribute to Hitchock’s film noir of the 1950s and early 1960s.
Set in 1954, U.S. Marshals Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) are dispatched to Shutter Island’s Ashecliffe [...]

By Lara Bonner
Simplicity can be deceiving, especially when it comes to Paperplain’s music. Helen Page is a youthful, 19-year-old girl, but her first official release as Paperplain contradicts her naive appearance. Entering Pale Town is Page’s unique venture into the world of indie folk music. She stands out with her vulnerable sound, minimalist recording approach [...]

By Alex Holt
One of the most interesting recent trends in alternative rock is how readily many bands have re-embraced a synthesizer sound. Back in the 1980s, synths were often telltale signs that a band was mainstream. “Real music” had churning guitars and thrashing drums.
This is why it’s so interesting when bands like the Killers and [...]

How visual media holds up the portrayal of suicide
By Bryant Francis
I’ve never had a friend or a family member struggle with thoughts of suicide. Speaking with friends that watched those close to them attempt to or go through wth  the act, I’m given a lot of words—painful, horrifying, tragic—but words don’t really capture the meaning [...]

The status of movable street art
By Cody Norton
Some say the origins of graffiti can be traced all the way back to prehistoric humans who created paintings on the insides of cave walls. Others look no further than New York City in the late 1960s, when a young teenager named Demetrius began scribbling his nickname, [...]

Yes–that’s my choice
By Carly Sitzer
This past December, while on vacation in Florida with my family, we went to an arcade. I’m guilty of not always acting my age, so even as an 18-year-old, I was more than happy to go. I was particularly happy with the racing game where I sat in a “car” [...]

By Giana
Porpiglia
Confused. Disoriented. Panic-stricken, he forces the door open only to face a concrete wall obstructing his only way out. 34-year-old Nicholas White is essentially left for dead with no water, food or means of communication. Cut off from the rest of the world, a pack of Rolaids is his only sustenance for the next [...]

One road trip at a time
By Chris Zivalich
Only a handful of people can claim to have made the arduous journey from Denver, Colo., to Ithaca, N.Y., by car.
My good friend Sara and I are two of those people. In fact, we’ve done it four times now. Just do the math: two people + eight [...]

Sci-fi modes of transportation in TV and film
By Amelia Blevins
Did you ever wonder if that guy staring at you on the street was from the future? Or maybe you’re wondering if he’s even real—possibly a figment of your imagination or part of a plot against humanity? Or maybe you just think I’m weird for [...]