Opinion: No easy answers
Following the tragic events at Oxford High School on Nov. 30, citizens have taken to social media to express their strongly held beliefs against the current gun laws enforced in Michigan.
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Following the tragic events at Oxford High School on Nov. 30, citizens have taken to social media to express their strongly held beliefs against the current gun laws enforced in Michigan.
Let me begin this review by saying I'm not a fan of remakes, but I am of huge fan of West Side Story, so I knew I had to watch this movie. With the pandemic pushing back the release date of this movie, it was highly anticipated by all and had a ton of time to generate interest. As with all my reviews, there will be major plot points discussed, so reader beware. Buckle up and get ready to examine Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.
Hiromi Kawakami’s “People From my Neighborhood,” originally published in Japanese, received an English translation by Ted Goossen on Nov. 30.
Championship Saturday, the day that most college football conferences play their conference title game, has come and gone and we now have our final four teams left standing. These four teams are #1 Alabama, #2 Michigan, #3 Georgia, and #4 Cincinnati.
When I first came to Eastern Michigan University as a freshman, I knew nothing and no one! I didn’t even know that I needed textbooks until two days before the semester started. Not to mention, I was shocked when I found out that one of them cost $80! After realizing the expensive nature of textbooks, I soon learned the benefits of buying used textbooks instead. I am pretty sure that I will be purchasing used books the rest of my time in college and you should too!
Since the genre of R&B started it has been an important staple in music, giving us some of the most important artists of all time. In the past, the genre was home to names like Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, Destiny’s Child, D'angelo and so much more. While artists like Brent Faiyaz, SZA, Giveon and Summer Walker hold the mantle now, here are six R&B artists to keep your eyes on in the coming year.
Originally published in French on Aug. 20, 2020, Hervé Le Tellier’s “The Anomaly” received an English translation by Adriana Hunter on Nov. 23. The novel is the recipient of the Goncourt prize and is a blend of science fiction, mystery and romance.
A few weeks ago I was scrolling through Netflix’s coming soon tab and I came across “Elves". I'm not the biggest fan of Christmas movies but I do love horror movies, so when I saw a Christmas horror series I knew I had to watch it. The plot seemed very intriguing so I thought I would give it a shot. As with all my reviews, there will be some major plot points discussed and some spoilers, so reader beware. Buckle up and get ready to examine "Elves”.
Throughout his life, Virgil Abloh touched many different forms of art and styles. He was known for his impact in the fashion industry with brands like Off White and Pyrex. In the music industry we owe Abloh thanks for his close work with rapper Kanye West and his forward thinking album art.
This is the best time of the year for movie watching. We have seen some awesome films over the last few months! Now, we have the “House of Gucci". Lady Gaga and Jared Leto really carried this film in my opinion. Let’s dive in!
"Ghostbusters” is one of those iconic movies that everyone knows. As a kid I watched it well over 50 times and every time it came on T.V. the family had to watch it. When I saw they were making a new “Ghostbusters" set in the present-day, I was so excited. I was hoping for an amazing new generation “Ghostbuster" movie and I’m still not sure what I got. There will be some spoilers and major plot points discussed in my review so reader beware. Buckle up and get ready to examine "Ghostbusters: Afterlife".
Long-time novelist Lily King released a collection of ten short stories on Nov. 9. “Five Tuesdays in Winter” offers a glimpse into the spectrum of human longing—longing for love, acceptance, and understanding.
Bruno Mars has been a titan in the music industry since the early 2010’s with hit songs like “Grenade," “Treasure” and “That’s What I Like.”Now, Mars has paired with the multi-talented Anderson. Paak to create a Jordan and Pippen duo in the music industry. The pair have given themselves the title of Silk Sonic and have been taking their fans back to the funky and stylistic sound of the 70s.
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner Louise Erdrich released her latest novel, “The Sentence” on Nov. 9.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder right? When you see something that you perceive to be beautiful it will take your breath away. Art is one of those beautiful things. Think about a piece of art you either saw at a museum or nowadays online. You remembered that art and that masterpiece stuck with you for days, maybe longer than that. Beautiful filmmaking and storytelling can do the same. When we see a beautiful film, we will talk about it and tell our friends to go and see it. Filmmaking is a beautiful art form and sometimes we as an audience need to sit back and enjoy the art that is shown to us through the acting and the director's vision.
Netflix is known for their either hit or miss originals, and Red Notice is a movie that falls just in between those categories. Anything with Ryan Reynolds in it is bound to give a few laughs, and paired with The Rock and Gal Gadot, Red Notice definitely piqued my interest.
It may shock some of you to find out that the U.S. is not the only country to celebrate Thanksgiving. Believe it or not, there’s quite a few that take the time to give thanks in their own unique way.
Travis Scott has been in the limelight for the past week over the Astroworld Music Festival debacle that took place on Nov. 5, and my heart goes out to the people that were there. This article will strictly be looking at the two songs that Travis Scott dropped before Astroworld 2021, and my feelings about the songs have no relation to my feelings of the events at Astroworld.
Summer Walker’s ability to create relatable music and sing about a toxic relationship was on full display throughout all 20 tracks of this album. Focusing on her past relationship with producer London on da Track, she was truly able to write from the heart. What makes this album a bit more confusing though is that a few of the tracks were written or produced by London himself.
For a film this big, it was only fitting that two reviewers came together. The Eternals is such a large film for the Marvel Cinematic Universe that two Echo writers have come together to share our thoughts and take on this film. I, Cameron Santangelo, your trusted Eastern Echo movie reviewer, have teamed up with our other trusted reviewer Marie White to discuss this film, hopefully, this is the first of many! With that being said, let's dive into this massive MCU project!