Arts Blog
Guilty Pleasures: Tom Ford’s Penis Necklace
In sizing—a sensitive topic for many—Ford’s design team has taken care to include a comprehensive array of sizes for the sensitive male ego: small, medium, and large.
‘Event[0]’ a Beautiful Game Starring a Mostly Friendly Chatbot
While plummeting towards a defunct, long-abandoned ship still in orbit around the moon, a hauntingly beautiful smoky jazz piece plays over the speakers. Once you’re on the ship, you begin your game-long conversation with Kaizen, the ship’s onboard AI.
'Designated Survivor': Demonstrated Potential
“Designated Survivor” manages to stay original through its consideration of the different facets of Washington life, tastefully blending elements of national security, personal conflict, and power struggle into a promising new type of White House drama.
The Highs and Lows of ‘High Maintenance’
“High Maintenance” is highly successful in the twists and turns of its writing and is blatantly unafraid to push boundaries.
'American Horror Story' More Absurd Than Frightening
The episode follows a multiracial couple who move to an eerie farm house in the-middle-of-nowhere, North Carolina, and (shocker!) begin to uncover that their house is, in fact, haunted.
What the Hell Happened: Hollywood’s Endless Remakes
Nabokov’s writing reveals how utterly meaningless the term “original” is—every work of art relies on the one preceding it, either as inspiration or antithesis.
The King Doesn't Live Long in 'Reigns'
Your decisions are brought to you in the form of cards; each card, presented by a character with their own mysterious motivations, is stylishly crowned with a minimalist depiction of that character.
What the Hell Happened: Memes on Facebook
Many Facebook users have found their newsfeeds transformed from colorful ecosystems of photo albums, news articles, and videos into what resembles iceberg-ridden seascapes of white-framed memes.
Music Video Breakdown: 'Fade' by Kanye West
This simplistic image actually draws upon sources like “Flashdance,” Jean-Paul Goude’s boxing photographs of Grace Jones, ’70’s and ’80’s porn (for the oily texture), the Olympics, and the NBA championship.
‘Son of Zorn’ Leaves Reality Looking Lifeless
What did this hybrid production look like on the screen? Long story short, animation blows reality out of the water.
Guilty Pleasures: Jaden Smith’s Tweets
As Jaden himself puts it: “I Don’t Want You Guys To Think Because I Was Born In America That I Speak And Abide By English Grammar. I Speak Jaden, Indefinitely.”
‘Atlanta’ Polishes an Overdone Premise
Earn's predicament is not quite desperate but not quite comfortable either; he himself is not quite deserving of pity but not quite deserving of help.