Arts & Entertainment
Top Notch Players present Love Letters virtually
The NECC Top Notch Players and the Liberal Arts Divisiom have refashioned theater as you know it with a virtual fall semester production of Love Letters. Love Letters, a play originally created by playwright A.R. Gurney, is a charming slow-burning love story that allows you to experience the development of the relationship between two childhood … Continue reading Top Not... Read More
Hack the planet
For the longest time in media there has not been a good depiction of hacking. Most of it involved people typing super-fast on a computer while someone looks over their shoulder in awe. The only recent depiction of hacking in modern media is in the show Mr. Robot. I am not here to talk about realistic hacking … Continue reading Hack the planet → Read More
Happiest Season: A thoughtful comedy about family and holidays
Going home to see your family for the holidays is stressful. Of course, you love them and you’re happy to see them, but let’s be honest here. It’s stressful! It’s even more stressful when you’re secretly gay and bringing your lesbian lover home but no one in your family knows you’re a lesbian so you … Continue reading Happiest Season: A thoughtful comedy about family and... Read More
Noelle: A different type of Christmas movie
I’m the first to admit that I’m a bit of a grinch when it comes to Christmas movies. I feel like they all follow the same formula and if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen a thousand. When a friend told me to watch Noelle on Disney Plus, I immediately rolled my eyes. Then I heard … Continue reading Noelle: A different type of Christmas movie → Read More
Apple’s newest headphones cost about half my rent
Apple has yet again stirred up the internet’s opinions with another piece of tech; the AirPods Max. With one last attempt to get some sales before the Holiday season ends, Apple’s newest headphones are having people raise a lot of questions, but not enough wallets. If there’s one thing that Apple is good at, is … Continue reading Apple’s newest headphones cost abou... Read More
Just getting into James Baldwin? Here’s your guide
I remember exactly where I was when I first discovered who James Baldwin was. It was my sophomore year of high school and I had just begun taking Early College classes at NECC. It was the spring semester, probably sometime in late February or early March of 2020, right before everything closed down. Read More
Urine Hell: A short comedic film
On Nov. 27 “Urine Hell” premiered on YouTube. The film takes the viewer on just shy of a six-minute quest from the beach to a public bathroom stall, all in search of bladder relief. The short comedic film is the brainchild of NECC freshman Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui, who works under the stage name Gyani Wasp and his friend Anand Fedele. It is the first … Continue readin... Read More
Top Notch Players to present “Love Letters”
The Top Notch Players at Northern Essex Community College will have a play take place virtually called, “Love Letters”, by A.R Gurney on Dec.10 through Dec.12. The story is about one couples who spent 50 years together and they begin to read love letters to each other in regard to their relationship. Due to Covid-19, … Continue reading Top Notch Players to present “... Read More
Winter is approaching: Here’s some suggestions to keep you busy
2020 has been an infamous year. Now, it’s almost over, but the pandemic that has controlled much of it is still ongoing. As winter approaches, it’s important to stay busy as people will be even more isolated than before. It’s also important for people to stay safe and healthy as well. So, while this may … Continue reading Winter is approaching: Here’s some suggestions to... Read More
A console-ation price
Last year’s big event for gaming ( E3 ) was spent really showing off the new gen systems and everything about them; from how they function to the new games that will be released for these consoles. With all this, the next gen systems came out this year and they became increasingly harder to get … Continue reading A console-ation price → Read More