Dear darling, my child—

When you shed your first moon’s blood and taste the first sweet caress of love’s cavity, be wary, lest you find yourself bound to monstrous horrors made from man, those hungry sucks from lips of sugar can rot the skin and infect the blood. I shall show you, my child, the face of the devil and the markings by which you may be graced to live.

When it comes to studying, music in the background is always my go-to for getting my work done. Even if I end up jamming out and lose a good ten minutes to my own personal drum solo, work gets done faster with it rather than without.

Do you ever find yourself thinking: “Man, I love to write and would like nothing more than to get better at my craft in a setting with like-minded writers, preferably right here in Geneseo, with a focus not only on literary fiction but genre fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry”? Well, you might just need to learn how to stop thinking in run-on sentences!

And also, join the Creative Writing Club!

Despite his long-standing career prior to 1986, Peter Gabriel did not see wide recognition until after the release of his fifth album So in that year. Gabriel was a part of the prog-rock group Genesis since 1969, leaving the band in 1979 to focus on his family and new-born daughter. Many thought that was the last they would see of the oddball lead singer, but Gabriel quickly proved this to be untrue.

For those of you who may not be gamers, The Elder Scrolls games have been redefining the narrative concept of videogames since the early ‘90s. This fantasy game series completely reverses the standard story structure that has been the primary template for entertainment by focusing on side quests and small missions, rather than one major questline with a few side quests here and there. 

The title The Catcher in the Rye is likely one you’ve heard before, even if you’ve never read the novel. J.D. Salinger’s work has become one of the most widely recognized pieces of 20th century literature, up at the top with things like The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird in terms of most-taught books in high school. Despite its stature, how many people actually know what ‘the catcher in the rye’ is? Even those who read the book may find themselves wondering.

Last Saturday, Apr. 23, all of the a cappella groups at SUNY Geneseo performed together for the final all-group concert of the academic year. The concert was titled “Singing in the Rain,” a name selected collaboratively by all five groups.

“The 100,” a sci-fi TV show, premiered on The CW in Mar. 2014, and quickly became one of the most popular shows on air with approximately 2.7 million views of the pilot episode. The show continued until Sep. 2020, where the seventh and final season ended, creating controversy and drama. It is my personal favorite TV show—however, my opinions change significantly depending on the season. I can’t possibly delve into everything I love about this series in one article, so I’m going to start with season one and we will go from there.

Pierrot le Fou was released in 1965, directed by Jean-Luc Godard and loosely based on the book Obsession by Lionel White. The movie begins with Ferdinand, a husband and father bored of his life. He reads tales of adventure and philosophy to his daughter and longs for more.

Horror exists in a purgatory of literature, the intimate and tiny space between literary fiction and genre fiction. For many, horror borrows too many fantastical or make-believe elements to be considered literary, while others find that the genre fits perfectly within the literary canon. It does, in any case, work to envelop the reader and change the way they look at the world. The debate is a long standing one, and one that will likely not have a clear answer for some time.

The Creative Writing program at SUNY Geneseo is small but mighty—this close-knit, small community boasts some strong writers, allowing them to gain experience in small, graduate school-esque workshops in their undergraduate years. The program is centered around workshops, courses that allow writers to provide and receive feedback on pieces and learn how to navigate criticism in a group space.

Set in Las Vegas and hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, the 2022 Grammys marked the Recording Academy’s 64th annual event. Awards were spread out over a variety of artists and genres. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s band Silk Sonic kicked off the night with an ode to the city the event was held in with their song “777.” Throughout the night, a multitude of other artists put on stunning performances of their new music, including singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, country singer Carrie Underwood, Grammy-sweeping Jon Batiste, and charismatic performer Lady Gaga. 

To say women have been drowned away in the literary landscape of the past 400 years is no groundbreaking theory; it’s simply a fact. While plenty of women from Jane Austen to J.K. Rowling to Mary Shelley have made their names known worldwide for their works, how many untold stories lay on the wayside, never to see the praise they deserve? Or, perhaps even worse, how many stories were written to broad appeal and international recognition only for the author’s name to be lost in time?

The average rate in which Taylor Swift releases an album is every two years. Lover was released in August 2019, and folklore quickly broke this trend, coming out in July of 2020. We thought we had it all figured out. She was spent. How could she possibly release another album in 2020, let alone 2021?

New York City alt-pop artist Mallaigh Ashton, a Geneseo alum, astonished the music scene last month with her lush dream pop single, “With A Song.” With a Mazzy Star-esque melody, spacey synthesizer, and light, all-encompassing vocals, Ashton’s fourth release enraptured its listeners into the shoulders of delicate romance and new beginnings.