Welcome to On the Bubble, a blog dedicated to revisiting beloved shows that just aren’t on anymore. Whether they ended on their own terms or were brutally executed off the network’s lineup, these shows were entertaining and some of them were absolutely brilliant. I’d like to dabble in a bit of nostalgia and look back [...]

I have always been a fan of pop culture and I pride myself on knowing a bunch of absolute random facts from television and movies. In order to add to my psychosis, I have taken on the challenge of the classics. After several years of having my “101 Greatest Movie Quotes” poster in my room, [...]

Rebecca Plotkin Nearly five years ago, the American Film Institute (AFI) celebrated the tenth anniversary of its “100 Years… 100 Movies” list, a list of the top one-hundred movies in America’s film history. These movies were selected by “film artists, critics and historians,” according to the website, marking the diversity with which they were critiqued. [...]

Real Women Wear Skates is a documentary about the Ithaca League of Women Rollers. This league brings women from diverse backgrounds together to play Roller Derby. Filmed and edited by Emma Shalaway.

After a lengthy intermission following the opener, which proved to be an agitating wait for fans, a sold-out crowd in Bailey hall was stunned to silence as Andrew Bird took the stage and the sound of his violin filled the building. His classically styled and stunningly beautiful opening song made it clear to the audience, [...]

Check out the Whistling Shrimp while they interview President Skorton!

The Whistling Shrimp, an improv comedy group, entertained an audience at a PCCW dinner while they interviews President Skorton on stage. Photographers: Olivia Fecteau, Kristen MacFarlane, Emma Shalaway Edited by: Emma Shalaway

The room is dimly lit with glowing lights along the walls of the room, and the ceiling hangs low with a silvery-netted drape. Raised platforms are scattered around the perimeter, each one occupied by a super scintillating scantily clad go-go dancer, most of them wearing nothing more than a gold shimmering cloth that sparkles and [...]

Well, that wasn’t too exciting, was it? It seems that every year, we walk into the Oscars kinda knowing how it’s all going to turn out. We desperately want there to be a surprise or two, but in the end, the awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences happen so late in [...]

Photo courtesy of The Weinstein Company It’s hard to believe that The King’s Speech, a film about King George VI—father of the current Queen Elizabeth of England—and the overcoming of his stutter during the declaration of war to Nazi Germany, is as funny, as invigorating, and as heartfelt as it is. The film centers on [...]