Break out the Christmas lights and pop some Eggos in the toasterby Annie Muscat Staff Netflix Enthusias I’ll admit it, I wondered too, what’s so great about this new series that Forbes calls “the best Netflix original so far”? After the undeniable mess that was Fuller House, can we ever really trust Netflix again? I’m here to lay out the facts about Stranger Things so you’ll understand where all the praise comes from. Then you can decide for yourself whether it’s worth your precious time. (Spoiler alert: it is.)
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Old people make everything funnierby Anneliese Weinhardt Staff Laughter Lover It’s no secret that plenty of artists draw inspiration from New York City. For some, the lights and sounds of the streets at night spark their next creative endeavor. For others, it’s the graffiti and other visuals that plaster the sides of skyscrapers. For Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, it was two seventy-something year old men shopping at the Strand bookstore, both buying their own hardcover copies of Alan Alda’s autobiography. Kroll and Mulaney were looking for ideas for characters to play as they hosted a comedy night in the East Village, and when these gentlemen caught their eye, they were led to create Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland. They were so successful at that comedy night that Kroll made the pair recurring characters on his sketch comedy series, the Kroll Show, and Oh, Hello was born. After a series of viral sketches, Gil and George are jumping off of the screen and back onto the stage. Oh, Hello begins previews on Broadway at the Lyceum theatre on September 23rd, fresh off a national tour that included an off-Broadway run that New York Magazine said gave Hamilton a run for its money as the hottest ticket in New York City. Yeah, it’s that good.
A new type of show has emerged.by Blu Staff Performer While mindlessly walking down a street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, I decided to compliment a passerby on her beautiful and nerdy dress. Unexpectedly this led to her telling me about a show she was a part of happening a week later. The card she gave me was a curious one as on the front was a picture of various nerdy icons, and the word “silks” written on the card along with the name of the show, “Games, Dames, and Acromobiles.” Having no idea what this meant, but having plenty of free time, I decided to attend and let what would happen at the event be a surprise. As it turns out, even if I had researched the event, nothing could have prepared me for the strangeness and wonder I experienced that Saturday night.
There's a Stork difference between them...by Scott Saffran Staff Film Aficionado Our resident Guy-Who-Watches-Lots-Of-Movies Scott takes a look at the movies coming out this month, and what's worth your money.
Wow! A pilot that isn't awkward!by Nathan Crawford Staff Pilot Patron Pilots are weird. Plenty of quality shows have sweaty, awkward pilots. What becomes more important than the episode itself is what is promised for the future. Using that as a standard, Donald Glover’s new show Atlanta put up a formidable performance with its premier.
You won't get this far with Vimeo...by Claire Nunez Opinions Editor I feel as though the age of the major pop star icon has ended. There are so many artists that release one song and then fade into music oblivion, never to be heard again. It seems as though the days of young people carrying the lunch boxes with the faces of big stars like Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and Britney Spears on them are over, but I think that they’re not over. Troye Sivan has been called the “next prince of pop” by Elle and a “21st century pop culture icon” by Dazed. The Australian artist’s fi rst album was considered a breakthrough in the pop music scene, but why? What makes this former You- Tube sensation the next big thing? The answer is a little bit more complicated than it may seem
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