It may be too late to meet with Edgar Allen Poe, H.L. Mencken or F. Scott Fitzgerald, but citizens of Baltimore still have a chance…
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How many rhinoceroses does it take to fill the stage of UMBC’s Proscenium Theatre? In the case of this production of Eugene Ionesco’s absurdist masterpiece, it’s actually…
Campo Santo’s debut game, “Firewatch,” pulls absolutely no punches. Thrusting protagonist Henry alone directly into the wilderness of the Wyoming Rockies, the game is atmospheric…
From the outside, the Old Theatre located next to The Commons appears to be entirely normal, but within an evening of ghoulish entertainment is in…
An eerie stillness has fallen over the Boston Commons, once bustling and filled with life. Trash and debris litter the streets, and fill the hollowed…
Never before has a piece of yarn been so intriguing. ColdWood Interactive’s newest game, “Unravel,” brings the strands of red yarn to life in the…
If you’ve spent any time around The Commons, you’ve probably noticed a woman selling scarves, clothes and jewelry in the breezeway. She shows up sporadically, but…
The Music Box in the Performing Arts and Humanities building is abuzz with the unintelligible murmurs of students eagerly awaiting a lecture by composer, filmmaker…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but Caleb Heidel, a 23 year old UMBC graduate and graphic designer, estimates that a photo…
When Telltale Games developed “The Wolf Among Us,” it forced players to consider the age old question: “Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?” By…
Room 005 of the Engineering building is bustling with bright young faces, all eagerly chatting amongst themselves about classes, video games and recent TV episodes.…
“The Vanishing of Ethan Carter” opens with a single warning: “this game is a narrative experience that does not hold your hand.” Those who have…
The newest game from developer Crows, Crows, Crows, “Dr. Langeskov, the Tiger, and the Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist,” takes anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes…
Imagine a girl offering a crash-course on grunge culture to a friend who somehow missed the entire movement, a Maryland-themed cooking show in which the…
Though opening night was dark and dreary inside UMBC’s Proscenium Theatre, students, faculty and families alike were warmed and enchanted by the uncanny happenings in Susan McCully’s Voracious.…
Traversing across a world filled with monsters and spirits would be difficult enough with only one person. Starbreeze Studios’ “Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons” ups…