Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel “Slaughterhouse-Five” is a spectacular mix of the science fiction and antiwar genres that comes as a response to Vonnegut’s own experience having been one of the few to survive the Dresden firebombing of World War II. It’s fairly often that the reader finds themself stuck trying to distinguish between the two genres as the book’s main character, Billy Pilgrim, repeatedly becomes “unstuck in time” or, in simple terms, time travels between events in his life…
The COVID-19 pandemic has allotted so many people a whole lot of extra time, be it wanted or unwanted. Of those people, many notable rappers have turned in quite a productive year with the extra time and fans, such as myself, are grateful and have been absolutely loving the cornucopia of fresh bangers. The month of October might just have been the frontrunner for best month of the year in terms of new music, so I have taken it upon myself to break down the top three rap albums of the month…
On Tuesday, November 3, I had the distinct pleasure of conducting a phone interview with Arizonan comedian Keith Ellis. Ellis…
Released in and taking place during the summer, “Midsommar” centers around a group of five college students who travel to Sweden to take part in a midsummer festival that occurs once every 90 years. The group is quick to realize that there is something strange about their host community known as the Harga who seemingly live in unblemished peace between their constant frolicking in fields and the prolonged, warm embraces of the people…
