Here’s a look back at when I got to see a former Beatle live at the Smith Center five years ago. — In honor of Ringo Starr’s new EP release “Zoom In,” which comes out today, I thought I would share the time that I got see Ringo & His All-Starr Band five years ago at the Smith Center. I’m actually not too big on concerts, so I never thought that I…

A look at just one of the many flood myths from around the world. — When it comes to narratives about great floods, it’s likely that most people in the Western world will be familiar with the biblical story of Noah. But all around the world there are many cultures with stories about great floods, such as The Great Flood of Gun-Yu from Chinese mythology. The Four Flood Myth Traditions …

The newest band from the Japanese multimedia project BanG Dream! will be releasing their first album on November 1, 2023. — Last year in April, BanG Dream! announced the addition of a new all-girl band to their multimedia project named MyGO!!!!! (which is a play on the Japanese word “迷子” (maigo), meaning “lost child/children”). Fast forward to 2023, which finds the band taking the spotlight and shaping up to be one…

A look at the 1995 documentary that explores suburban life in the Antelope Valley. — In the film Home Economics: A Documentary of Suburbia, the women who are interviewed express various fears that have developed as a result from living in the Antelope Valley (located in California). In the first half of the film, there is a greater emphasis placed on the positives of living…

Three years later, I look back on my experience of working in a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic. — Three months before the pandemic began, I had achieved a personal milestone. After juggling my part-time job with college for eight years, I had finally finished my bachelor’s degree. With a huge weight being taken off my shoulders, I thought I would use 2020 as an opportunity to take it…

This time I look at P.G. Wodehouse’s classic story through the work of Sigmund Freud. — Several times throughout “Jeeves Takes Charge,” Bertie can’t help but notice how Jeeves behaves, to the point that it makes him feel uneasy around him. In the first meeting between them, Bertie notices that when he allowed Jeeves to come into his home: “He floated noiselessly through the doorway like…

A look at one of P.G. Wodehouse’s classic stories using one literary lens. — The short story, “Jeeves Takes Charge,” features a plot that is entirely reliant on a protagonist, named Bertie Wooster, trying to prevent the truth from getting out. Bertie, who is engaged to Lady Florence Craye, goes to a lot of trouble to please her by trying to intercept a manuscript…

Roselia’s 13th single, THRONE OF ROSE, will be released on April 26, 2023. — 2023 is shaping up to be a great year for fans of BanG Dream! All seven bands have musical releases lined up, and two new bands will be joining in the mix. One band whose new music I’m looking forward to is Roselia, who will be releasing their 13th single…

My impressions of Liella!’s concert at the Belluna Dome on March 5th, 2023 — Since December of last year, Liella! has been visiting several cities across Japan as part of their third solo live concert tour. When I heard that Liella!’s final concerts for this tour was going to be made available for streaming, I decided to tune in as a show of support. …