

Olivia Baisier
Dec 8, 2022
Oh, she’s in her Era Era: A 'Midnights' Review
Taylor Swift’s “Midnights,” released on October 21, wraps a bow around the first sixteen years of Swift’s musical history.


James Dolan
Dec 2, 2022
Preoccupations at DC9
Seeing Preoccupations was the most intimate musical experience I’ve had at a concert in D.C. and an auspicious welcome to DC9.

Grace Copps
Nov 30, 2022
Saying “Slán” to 'Derry Girls'
One of the few beauties of the ultra-awkward teenage experience is its universality. allows us to see our melodramatic, pimple-faced...


Sabrina Mei
Nov 29, 2022
‘Aftersun’ Paints a Heart-wrenching Portrait of A Father & A Memory
Aftersun is writer-director Charlotte Wells’ gently devastating debut feature about a father-daughter relationship.

Ben Merisotis
Nov 29, 2022
Rambling Raps and Silky Soul: Smino’s Luv 4 Rent
If you haven’t heard of Smino, you’re missing out. Smino is a part-time singer, part-time rapper with a knack for alliteration and...


Margaret Rand
Nov 29, 2022
Understanding Artist Mike Kelley: From Age 12 to 21
I remember the day I first saw artist Mike Kelley’s stuffed animal installation in 2013.


Andres Alfonso
Nov 29, 2022
The Same as Alvvays? The Good, the Bad, and the Shoegaze
Canadian indie darlings Alvvays released their third studio album Blue Rev.

J. Gertin
Oct 28, 2022
Transmogrification of the Concert on Stage
Upon entering a concert venue, the last thing you would expect to be handed is a Playbill. In the Playbill’s opening letter, Lil Nas X...


Grace Copps
Oct 28, 2022
A “Supercut” of Lorde at All Things Go
Humming with excitement like a live wire, an army clad in wet and muddy Dr. Martens was huddled together at the Merriweather Post...


Sabrina Mei
Oct 28, 2022
‘X’ & ‘Pearl’ Revitalize the Slasher Genre with Feminine Rage and Farmhouse Gore
Director Ti West makes a triumphant return to the horror genre with his two most recent films, X and Pearl, released only six months apart.