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1966 French Film Offers Powerful Message To Modern Audiences

1966 French Film Offers Powerful Message To Modern Audiences

Jonah Ronberg, Staff Writer April 2, 2024

About 30 people filled MAN 103 at 7 p.m. March 27 to view, "King of Hearts." This 1966 film directed by Philippe de Broca is a charming and interesting anti-war movie set during World War I. The story...

Legally Blonde The Musical Opens At The PAC

‘Legally Blonde The Musical’ Opens At The PAC

Jessica Lacalamito, Editor April 2, 2024

"Legally Blonde The Musical" opens at the Performing Arts Center Friday and will run for three weekends, so get ready to bend and snap. "Legally Blonde" is about defying stereotypes, women empowerment...

Reviewer: Bastilles Wild World Is Worth A Listen

Reviewer: Bastille’s ‘Wild World’ Is Worth A Listen

Jessica Lacalamito, Editor March 31, 2024

"Wild World" by Bastille is an album that reflects on the ordinary happenings and problems we face in the everyday world. "Wild World" has a unique sound that can’t be found anywhere else. Bastille...

Oppenheimer Offers 3 Hours Of Edge-Of-Your-Seat Viewing

‘Oppenheimer’ Offers 3 Hours Of Edge-Of-Your-Seat Viewing

Jessica Lacalamito, Editor March 29, 2024

“I have become death, destroyer of worlds.” "Oppenheimer" is a film about J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist, who helped develop the atomic bomb. The film won seven Oscars including the...

Ready Or Not Provokes Fright And Laughter

‘Ready Or Not’ Provokes Fright And Laughter

Chloe Sullivan, Staff Writer March 18, 2024

Fans of horror and comedy movies are in for a treat. The movie "Ready or Not" is the perfect movie. From beginning to end, the storyline will have the audience on the edge of their seats. The movie stars...

Social Media Apps: Its Not All Bad

Social Media Apps: It’s Not All Bad

Marlys Wenzel, Staff Writer February 11, 2024

“If you associate with mean people, your mental health is going to suffer,” said 19-year-old culinary arts student Vinny Piatti of Leonardo. However, Piatti and many other students also find a lot...

Nicki Minaj Has Once Again Created A Sensational Album

‘Nicki Minaj Has Once Again Created A Sensational Album’

Richie Diab, Staff Writer January 29, 2024

Nicki Minaj is a household name for most Americans and Trinidadians alike. Her most recent album "Pink Friday 2," a sequel to 2010’s "Pink Friday," has taken the world by storm, particularly, the northeast...

Have You Been To BCCs Art Gallery?

Have You Been To BCC’s Art Gallery?

Isabel Shaw, Staff Writer December 18, 2023

Brookdale has a real art gallery? Right here on campus? How did I not know that? Well, I kind of knew it was there, but I knew nothing of how or when it operated. It all began on Indigenous Day,...

Missing Matthew Perry? Read His Memoir

Missing Matthew Perry? Read His Memoir

James Cerreta, Staff Writer November 28, 2023

“If you like, you can consider what you’re about to read to be a message from the beyond, my beyond,” writes the late Friends star Matthew Perry in his memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible...

Record Crowd Attends Bingo; Next Bingo, Dec. 7

Record Crowd Attends Bingo; Next Bingo, Dec. 7

Taylah Unger, Staff Writer November 27, 2023

Brookdale Bingo held in the Robert Collins Arena on Nov. 16 brought out the competitive side of students as they went head to head to win an array of prizes that included Squishmallows, gift cards, popcorn...

Barbie Goes To The Grammys

‘Barbie’ Goes To The Grammys

DaKim Randolph, Staff Writer November 20, 2023

When the "Barbie" movie hit the summer movie screen last June, the crowds grew bigger and bigger, shattering the box office with $1 billion dollars in sales. When the soundtrack dropped, it featured big...

Historic Novel Questions Morality

Historic Novel Questions Morality

Zakkery Bologna, Book Reviewer November 12, 2023

“Crime and Punishment” by Fydor Dostoyevsky is a must-read novel for those who enjoy psychological thrillers, crime dramas and exploring philosophical perspectives. “I think his work transcends...

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