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Not Your Binary: A QTPOC Reading Column- A Reading of Aziza Barnes’s “Alleyway”
http://bit.ly/2RGSZ7r Aziza Barnes’s “Alleyway” speaks with curiosity and conviction about the versatility of the conscious, even when the body cannot follow the same adaptability. Barnes demonstrates...
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Putting Tracks on the Map with Trish: Mahalia
Mahalia Burkmar, better known by her stage name Mahalia, is an English R&B and Neo-Soul artist based in Birmingham. Drawing inspiration from Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill, Mahalia’s euphonic vocals...
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Solving Crime is Easy, A Mysterious Analysis
http://bit.ly/2yRNbzg One author whose work I’ve had on my to-be-read list is Walter Mosley. Most famous for his novel Devil in a Blue Dress, many of Mosley’s books focus on the tales of the...
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Putting Tracks on the Map with Trish: JMSN
Christian Andrew Berishaj, better known by his stage name JMSN, is an alternative R&B and soul artist who was raised by Albanian immigrant parents. JMSN has collaborated with big name rappers such...
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Student Feature: Zakiya Cowan reviews “City of God”
Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund’s 2002 film, City of God, is a vortex that swallows the audience into its cyclic narrative that emphasizes the dangers of toxic masculinity and consequences of the...
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The Canon—Close Encounters: Ideal of Courtly Love Examined
If I were to read or hear “Lanval” at the time Marie de France wrote it—the twelfth century—I might be a lady at the Anglo-Norman court, possibly at the court of Henry II. I would have “listened …...
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Meet the Editors: Patricia Damocles
Patricia Damocles It’s time for another addition to our Meet the Editors series with someone who has already made a presence on this blog. This week we are introducing Patricia Damocles, our Asst....
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Student Feature: 3 Student Perspectives on “Donnie Darko”
Found below are three reviews of Richard Kelly’s 2001 film, Donnie Darko, written by Lewis University students Hannah Cross, Megan O’Brien, and Joseph Pryzdia. Hannah Cross: https://imdb.to/2PIyFEk...
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More Marrow for Your Rose Beds? A Mysterious Analysis
http://bit.ly/2SYa7WF After watching various crime and cop shows like Elementary, Psych, X-Files, and NCIS and reading Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie narratives, the formulas and patterns of...
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Not Your Binary: A QTPOC Reading Column – A Reading of Roy G. Guzmán’s “Blood...
Roy G. Guzmán’s “Blood Fantasia” patchworks the words of thirty-seven poets, composing a sublime composition into a loose-sestina form. Each time Guzmán’s speaker repeats phrases, the words crescendo...
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Basement Dwelling: “Oxnard” by Anderson Paak
The cover for Anderson Paak’s latest album, Oxnard, immediately gives the impression of a film. “Starring Anderson Paak,” it reads, much like the marquee on a movie poster. And like a movie poster, we...
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Putting Tracks on the Map with Trish: Mac Ayres
Mac Ayres, a 21-year-old New York native, is an upcoming R&B artist that has shaped his music from legends Stevie Wonder, D’Angelo, and J Dilla. His contemporary take on the elements seen in his...
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Artist’s Portfolio: Shannon Washburn
Found below is a collection of exceptional charcoal portraits and close-up by Shannon Washburn, a Lewis University student that we’re excited to feature here. We’ve included Washburn’s bio, reflection,...
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Moriarty is a Hypnotist? A Mysterious Analysis
After recently renewing my Netflix subscription, I thought I’d explore Netflix’s mystery genre, see what gems I could exhume. As far as Netflix mysteries go, I usually stick to Sherlock and Psych, even...
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Meet the Editors: Zachary Klozik
Zachary Klozik It’s time to introduce another new editor through our Meet the Editors series, an editor who has been making a presence through Open Mic Nights at Lockport’s Port Noir. This week we are...
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Meet the Editors: Kasia Wolny
Kasia Wolny It’s time to introduce another new editor, an editor who has been making a presence through Open Mic Nights at Lockport’s Port Noir with Zach Klozik. She has already made a presence on the...
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Meet the Editors: Jakob Kagay
Jakob Kagay It’s time to introduce the final editor for this semester, an editor who has already made presence on the JFR blog with his “From Fact to Film”, which looks at historical fact compared to...
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Basement Dwelling: “Some Rap Songs” by Earl Sweatshirt
https://bit.ly/2zXo0Nh On my first listen of Earl Sweatshirt’s third album, Some Rap Songs, I thought a lot about that title. Some Rap Songs. It struck me as sort of commentary on how so many people...
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Michael Lane’s Top 10 Films of 2018
Banner credited to Michael Lane 2018 certainly was a year, wasn’t it? I graduated from college, even landed a job just a handful of months after, and in between dreading school, work, and the awful act...
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Meet the Editors: Angela Ciarlette
Angela Ciarlette Hello readers! We have geared into the new semester and are ready to bring back the Meet the Editors series for your enjoyment. Surprisingly, Jet Fuel Review has not received as many...
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