Entertainment

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Those who are ready for an album to dance to, take a listen to Becky G’s new album released on Oct. 11, “Mala Santa.”  Rebecca Marie Gomez, known as Becky G, is only 22 years old and was discovered in 2011 while covering songs...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Haunted houses —  a Halloween classic, and a way to be terrified that is safer and more interactive than a horror movie.  I am personally a huge fan of these events and I go to at least two or three different spooks every...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor The staff of the Western Howl recommended our favorite horror movies in Issue 3— accessible to read on wou.edu/westernhowl — and now I want to focus on what the streaming service Hulu has to offer for their Halloween special,...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Editor’s note: Content warning — this review covers subjects such as rape and sexual violence in relation to true events. According to Bloomberg after the “#MeToo” movement began in 2017, just one year passed and there was more...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Bedroom pop —  what is it? According to the Urban Dictionary, it is “a genre (of) DIY indie music, bedroom pop is characterized by its lo-fi quality and often contemplative lyrics. Guitars and vocals often feature heavy use of...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Walking on the main street of campus, it might not be apparent that Bellamy Hall holds a series of three sculptures meant to encourage self-reflection. The first piece: Created by Colin Lambert and Peter Adams in 2009, titled...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor I should start by saying, I have never been to an opera before. Whenever this artform was mentioned before, I pictured a huge theater, an audience full of wealthy people with little binoculars and people on stage yelling so...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor “Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight?” This quote from “Batman” (1989)  will ring true with the Joker, a character from the DC Franchise first introduced into the Batman comics in 1975 as a supervillain....

Caity Healy | Managing Editor I remember when I was little — probably far, far too little — I sat down with my dad and watched “Creepshow.” I remember being enthralled by the collection of short 15-minute stories, which were just the right length for my adolescent...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Can you tell me your name and your position here at Western? Cynthia Gutierrez-Garner, and I’m an associate professor of Dance here in the Theater and Dance Program. Can you tell me a little bit about your dance background? I...