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Misty Copeland’s legacy: Ballet, breaking barriers, and beyond

On October 22, 2025, Misty Copeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) during a gala at Lincoln Center, closing the curtain on a remarkable 25-year career. At 43, Copeland returned to the stage after a five-year…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Teen handcuffed after AI thinks Doritos are a weapon

At Kenwood High School in Baltimore County, Maryland, a 16-year-old student was handcuffed at gunpoint after an AI-powered security system misidentified a crumpled bag of Doritos as a firearm. The student, Taki Allen, had pocketed the empty chip bag while…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Pennywise isn’t Derry’s biggest terror

Much of what is commonly known about Derry, Maine, is based on feeling. Yet, beneath Stephen King’s fictional history lies a sharper argument: Derry’s evil, particularly in “It,” serves as a metaphor for how fear and its consequences shape communities…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Arrests made in Louvre heist, but the story isn’t over

French authorities have arrested suspects in connection with last week’s audacious Louvre heist — last week’s daylight robbery of the French Crown Jewels, valued at more than €88 million (about $102 million). Prosecutors have not disclosed how many people were detained…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Zola” is a cautionary tale about Black women befriending white women

“Zola,” though blackheartedly funny at points, is not a comedy. Technically it’s a drama, but that doesn’t describe the whole picture either. Narratively and aesthetically speaking, this film has layers. Contains multitudes. Feelings. The only thing it isn’t is wearying.…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

The Boss is back: Springsteen’s “Nebraska” story comes full circle

Fresh on the heels of Monmouth University’s week-long extravaganza celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Born to Run,” Bruce Springsteen is making headlines yet again with the authorized biopic “Deliver Me from Nowhere” and the long-awaited release of the fabled “Electric…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Tim Curry’s demons made his villains unforgettable

Tim Curry’s new memoir, “Vagabond,” starts with an anecdote that takes place in 1976, when Curry moved to New York — and not just to New York but to an apartment directly behind the Waverly cinema, where midnight showings of…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” sees therapy how it is

For those seeking a listening ear, a path forward, or just a place to empty their overstuffed emotional baggage for an unvarnished look at all of life’s good and the bad, therapy can be a godsend. Finding a therapist, however,…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Meet the Radical Monarchs, scouts for girls of color, where “the goal is advocacy”

In 2015, a group of young girls wearing matching brown berets and uniforms, decorated with colorful badges, arrived at a Black Lives Matter protest in Oakland, CA. The group, aged from 8 to 10 years old, looked like your typical…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic”: Putting an end to the debate over whether it is or isn’t

The prevailing notion is that the Alanis Morissette’s song “Ironic” is not ironic at all, but instead simply full of bummers, is a pedantic and sad case of unimaginative people wielding sexist bias to dismiss Alanis as dumb. Alanis has…

October 24, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0