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Club Spotlight: The SPLC at SMCC
By Alex Serrano The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit legal-advocacy group focused on civil rights, has many chapters across America. So after hosting a screening and discussion of “13th,” a deep-dive documentary on the history of racism in America, students may be wondering how they can get more involved. In an email to The… Read more
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A Liberal’s Guide to Getting Involved Again
By Ben Riggleman If you’re like me, you haven’t been feeling too politicized lately. It’s been over three months since President Trump took office. At first, you felt a sense of urgency. Maybe you joined a demonstration in protest, or went to a Women’s March or found some other way to speak out against Trump.… Read more
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The Director’s Profile: David Durston
By Ryan Marshall At first glance, David Durston hardly appears to be the most likely candidate to have directed one of the most genuinely transgressive and memorable horror films of the 1970s, and yet this is the well-mannered man behind legendary psychedelic freak-out “I Drink Your Blood,” among others. If not every one of… Read more
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Movie Review: ‘Kedi’
By Ryan Marshall Much like the feral felines that amount to its core, “Kedi” is as pleasant and fleeting a documentary as you are likely to see in 2017, which is to say that it’s thoroughly charming and big-hearted, if not particularly confrontational. As a nice tonic, it goes down easy — effectively anthropomorphizing… Read more
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Chuck Berry: A Legacy
By Jessica Spoto On Oct. 18, 1926, a rock-and-roll genius was born. Who was this genius, you ask? Chuck Berry was his name. His music consisted of a blending-together of blues and R&B. His musical abilities propelled his career, and in the mid-1950s, his big break came when his first single, “Maybellene,” was released.… Read more
