As 2020 finally nears its end, the Chronicle Staff is taking a look back at all of the truly fantastic music that was released over the past year. Without further ado, here are a few staff picks for the best songs of the year. “Key West (Philosopher’s Pirate)” by Bob Dylan By Raghav Raj The penultimate track from Bob Dylan’s […]
Read moreRaghav Raj | Staff Writer On November 7, right after the Associated Press called the 2020 Presidential Election in favor of Joe Biden, former Ohio Governor (and current Biden surrogate) John Kasich went on CNN for an extended tirade against the progressive wing of the Democratic party. Kasich, a Republican, didn’t mince words. Amidst the calling for “fiscally conservative” austerity […]
Read moreMeghan Dincler | Staff Writer What do you think of when you think of a traditional future? A man, a woman. Two kids, decent sized house, maybe a cat or dog. But for a lot of people, that’s not what they want. There are those that don’t want to have kids, or who don’t want to get married, or (God […]
Read moreThe votes are in: we’ve broken our streak. After exactly six decades, Ohio has faltered its long-held status as the ultimate bellwether in America — and with it, indications of being a swing state in general. After we went for President Trump by more than 8 points the night of the election, the other midwestern swing states failed to follow […]
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Raghav Raj | Staff Writer Artists: 21 Savage, Metro Boomin Rating: 6.6/10 Review: Savage Mode, the 2016 collaboration tape between Metro Boomin and 21 Savage, always stood apart from the other great Atlanta trap records that emerged throughout the mid-2010’s. Avoiding the opulence of a record like Young Thug’s daringly iconoclastic Jeffrey, and steering clear of the fully-formed pop instincts […]
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Della Johnson | Staff Writer Director: Harry Bradbeer Rating: 4/10 Review: Netflix’s newest project, the two-hour-long film Enola Holmes, is rated PG-13. This rating is, in some ways, misleading. Set in 19th century England, the story follows young teen Enola, younger sister of Sherlock Holmes and budding detective, on her journey to find her vanished mother. Through the usage of a […]
Read moreRaghav Raj | Staff Writer In spite of the overwhelming whiteness that has historically dominated indie music, there’s been no shortage of absolutely fantastic music from independent Black artists this year. Below are a few of the best boundary-breaking, genre-bending releases from some truly fantastic Black artists not on a major record label. Live Forever by Bartees Strange The impeccable, […]
Read moreRilee Malloy | Staff Writer “But you don’t look like you’re sick.” You’re right, I don’t look sick. From the outside looking in, you would never know that something is wrong. But I wake every morning knowing that I am chronically ill and I won’t be getting better. When I was nine, I was hit with a diagnosis of Ehlers […]
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Raghav Raj | Staff Writer When ‘The Social Network’ hit theaters in October of 2010, it felt like a provocation. It was daring enough to try elevating the origin story behind Facebook and its coldly brilliant founder Mark Zuckerberg into a biographical drama, especially while the company was still marching its way into internet ubiquity as the new decade dawned. […]
Read moreIn a rare moment, President Donald Trump is fitting in rather than standing out, joining the ranks of more than 7.5 million Americans. And yet, as is the nature of his starlike status, it has become the biggest news of October. If anything could beat the neverending news cycle that keeps one-upping itself, it would be Trump testing positive for […]
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Shravani Page | Staff Writer There’s a lot going on right now. And here’s a marginally biased breakdown of what that can mean for us. Now, before I get ahead of myself, I should let you know that I don’t write politics that often. But it’s election season so what the heck let’s do it. Right now, our country is […]
Read moreRaghav Raj | Staff Writer Director: Christopher Nolan Rating: 5/10 To put it quite simply: Tenet is a mess. The latest feature film from director Christopher Nolan could almost verge on self-parody if it wasn’t so insistent on taking itself seriously all the time. It takes a bevy of Nolan trademarks — the rumbling score, the intricate plot, the obsession […]
Read moreEvelina Gaivoronskaia | Staff Writer Artist: Glass Animals Rating: 7/10 This year has not been easy for anyone, including the band Glass Animals. With their drummer recovering from a near-fatal car collision, Dave Bayley found himself seeking comfort in his childhood. Through this reflection, the band’s third album, Dreamland, was born. The album is chock full of 90s and 2000s […]
Read moreThe impact of the virus has put our healthcare system and economy under fire, the West Coast is literally on fire, and political and racial tensions are more or less up in flames. If life sounds like a dystopia, that’s because it is. Science-fiction has never been about predicting a future that exaggerates what is wrong with ours. It’s been […]
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Ann Vettikkal | Managing Editor Donning a bejeweled, strikingly armor-like collar, when Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented, she did it with grace, style, and conviction. Wearing embellished jadots that differed depending on whether she ruled with the majority or dissented was one of many practices that bolstered Ginsburg’s stardom status. Her existence became a strange crossover of ensuring the tedious but […]
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Shravani Page | Staff Writer While a 3-week break in March sounded fantastic at the time, quarantine sunk in quickly, at least for me. I realized that school was somewhat a drug for me. No, not the ones that make you feel a “rush” but instead a sense of resistance or restrainment. According to good-old Google, a suppressant is defined […]
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Raghav Raj | Staff Writer The collaboration between rapper Travis Scott and fast food giant McDonalds asks a simple, terrifying question: what does a soul taste like? As I found out when I visited the McDonalds drive-through for the first time in maybe over a year, not very good. The burger that features Scott’s namesake — a quarter pounder with […]
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