The first episode of “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” premiered on Netflix on March 6, 2015. Since then a lot has changed— not just in our world, but in the online video streaming platform as a whole. In America, we saw a transfer of power from one president to another across Read More
Update: The Case of Timothy A. Bingley
On Feb. 8 at 1:30 p.m., Timothy A. Bingley, a former student of St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) attended his final hearing before a trial projected to start on March 5. The hearing, attended by Bingley, his attorneys (Mark Palumbo and William Brennan, Jr.) and his family, was relatively Read More
“Sex Education” Gives a Realistic Look at Adolescence
Going into the new Netflix Original series, “Sex Education,” all I knew was that Asa Butterfield (“Hugo,” “Ender’s Game”) had a lead role, and that was good enough for me. Butterfield is a rising star in Hollywood at only 21 years old, though he is often cast in films with Read More
Another Year, Another Women’s March
On Jan. 19, 2019, the third annual Women’s March took place in Washington, D.C., with satellite marches taking place across the nation and the world. However, this year’s march came and went with little more than a yelp, compared to the roar of the original march in 2017. A bad Read More
“Happy Birthday, Wanda June” Retains Relevance in 2018
On Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m., the St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Theatre, Film and Media Studies Department (TFMS) opened its timely interpretation of “Happy Birthday, Wanda June.” The play, written originally by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. in 1971 proved that it still had an important message to share Read More
Democrats Take Back House, Republicans Keep Senate in Midterm Election
On Nov. 6, 2018, American citizens went to the polls to vote in the midterm elections. In the U.S. Senate, Republicans remain in control with 51% of seats. Democrats hold 44% of seats, 2% are unaffiliated, and 3% are yet to be declared. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats Read More
U.N. IPCC Releases 2018 Climate Change Report
On Oct. 7, 2018, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its report on the projected future of the Earth if current climate change trends are to continue. The IPCC estimates that 1℃ of global warming is human-caused, which may rise to 1.5℃ by 2030 if nothing changes Read More