COLUMN — We see it in commercials, college essays and celebrity backstories: the happy-ever-after born from overcoming challenges. The hero’s journey is our idealistic form of storytelling in a world...

Famous for playing with a light switch on TikTok, Charlie Puth has grown to make comforting music that many can relate to. His fourth studio album, “Whatever’s Clever!” came out March 27, two weeks...

Bruno Mars is my estranged lover. After falling in love with his music when I was younger, I’ve been waiting years for his return, eager to fall in love all over again. When Mars announced “The...

For months, I’ve been seeing viral clips of a comical green lizard named Tom — the one that spams lizard emojis with text-to-speech on a phone. That’s what initially drew me to “Hoppers.”  Released...

With its attention-grabbing storylines, outstanding acting and engrossing scenes, Netflix’s 2016 TV show “Stranger Things” has built a legacy as one of the most profound visual effects shows of all...

From a cozy cottage in Ottawa to troubling family dynamics in Moscow, HBO Max's new romance “Heated Rivalry” showcases the conflicting and nuanced lives of two hockey rivals who are brought together....

In “The Bloody Brick Road,” Maude Royer takes a sledgehammer to one of literature’s most beloved fantasy worlds, twisting “The Wizard of Oz” into a modern dystopian horror that blurs the boundaries...

The choose-your-own-adventure genre for video games has significantly faded into irrelevance in recent years. However, with “Dispatch,” an Indie game released by AdHoc on Oct. 22, the genre has resurged...

Every holiday, my family and I scroll through the Netflix catalogue, eager to pick a holiday movie to watch and bond with each other. However, whenever it comes to Thanksgiving, we are never excited to...

Opening on a rainy night in front of his childhood home with nothing but his trusty guitar, alternative pop artist Jeremy Zucker takes this time stranded at his old house to sing. On Oct. 22, Zucker performed...

Claypots are traditional Chinese dishes where rice is slowly cooked in a claypot to create a crispy bottom layer. With its unique texture and savory meat toppings, claypots are easily one of my favorite...