On occasion, there comes a show on MTV with enough spunk and material to break the mold of fan-favorite reality shows and finding-love-for-money competitions. “Sweet/Vicious”…
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The Baltimore Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center announced their 2017/2018 Broadway season in mid-January, to include seven hit musicals, some of which…
Known for their persistent use of positive lyrics in their songs, The Color Morale returned in August 2016 with another full-length album dedicated to lifting…
Read: Han Kang’s “The Vegetarian” What is so great about this novel is how easy it reads. It’s fast-paced, short enough to read in one…
Famous for their synchronized and organic rhythms, The XX are one of the most celebrated indie groups to date. Their music is notably influenced by…
James Van Der Zee, Shirley Chisholm, James Baldwin and Misty Copeland all have one thing in common: They are all iconic African Americans who have…
For the 89th annual Academy Awards, the nominations can be either predictable or surprising. This could easily be said of the movies themselves. There is…
Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover is truly the jack of all trades. Comedian, actor and lyricist, he’s not only a modern renaissance man, but a…
Following the much anticipated reboot of “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” on Nov. 25, Netflix still has a long list of “TBA” premiere…
When you hear The Naked and Famous’s “Young Blood,” you will easily recognize this track from various commercials and notable love scenes. Since 2010, this band…
“Love is something you use, not something you fall into.” This is the sentiment that drives “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” a play that, put most simply,…
Let me start off by saying that all of ‘We Got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service’ bangs. A Tribe Called Quest has…
Everyone had those embarrassing moments in high school when they texted the wrong person or didn’t know what to say standing in the front of…
“The Good Place,” NBC’s new fantasy sitcom about a deceased saleswoman from Arizona who enters the afterlife, premiered on Sept. 19. “The Good Place” is funny,…
The election is looming over the modest crowd at Joe Squared on a sleepy Monday night, but there is little talk of either candidate tonight.…
It started with a coffee cup. Khaldoun AlGhatrif traces the blue letters with his finger, painted in elegant Arabic calligraphy across the white cup. Shaam.…