The Heights is the independent student newspaper of Boston College.
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, & Dan Siering
Of all the Internet fads of 2011, nothing left viewers laughing quite as hard as the seemingly simple meme. These cartoonish caricatures provided some of the funniest, most realistic social commentaries in the world of entertainment. Inside, find eight of the year’s most insightful and applicable examples.
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, & Dan Siering
Two weeks ago, we covered the best and biggest of 2011 pop culture. This week we are diving a little under the radar to showcase some of the year’s hidden artistic gems, ranging from noteworthy indie movies to innovative and edgy hip-hop. While the pop culture connoisseurs among you may be familiar with these lesser-known high points, the more casual artistic audience may have been distracted by the glitz and glamour of the mainstream. We have highlighted these deserving subtleties of pop culture before they fade with the close of the year.
By: Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
As the winter winds pick up speed, college students grow increasingly more reluctant to leave their dorm rooms on the chilly nights. It’s always an easy and cheap way to relax by spending evenings in common rooms with food and movies at ones’ disposal, but perhaps now is the time to take a second look at the age-old tradition.
By: Charlotte Parish and Brennan Carley
No Arts For Martha
One of the greatest degradations of the American school system is currently going into affect on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
“What’s your favorite scary movie?” It’s a question that never gets old during the Halloween season, and everyone has their answer.
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
With Ryan Gosling’s Drive opening this weekend, the car takes center stage once again. Recently, cars fulfill death defying stunts, but the car has filled many roles in pop culture history. buckle up for a crash course in vehicular media.
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
Williamsburg is not the only place where vintage and throwbacks are in vogue. This summer, Nickelodeon pulled out some of their television gems from the back shelf and dusted off six of their most popular shows from the ’90s. . to 4 a.m. time slot on July 18, pulling in about 555,000 viewers longing for a fix of their favorite childhood shows.
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
With summer comes fascinating freedom, a time where students return home to their friends, their cars, and jobs galore. Cheesy movies, deep-fried whatnots, lazy days spent lounging by the pool—Americans eat these types of things up every summer, and rightly so.
By: Adriana Mariella, David Cote, Elise Taylor, & Brennan Carley
On Sept. 17, 2001, U.S. former president George W. Bush made a bold statement: “I want justice. There’s an old poster out West, as I recall, that said ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive.'” Last night, nearly 10 years later, President Barack Obama finally announced the achievement of that justice.
