Lucien Clough (lucien-clough)

Lucien Clough (‘24) is an editor for Arts and Entertainment. He enjoys reading, writing, drawing, playing music, and consuming art of all kinds.

Arts and Entertainment

Month in Review: Underground Hip Hop Edition

Lucien Clough

Three hip-hop giants released masterful albums this month, each to great success.

Issue 4, Volume 114

Arts and Entertainment

Discomfort, Anxiety, and Fear in Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid

Lucien Clough

There is not one moment of safety within the three long hours of Beau is Afraid.

Issue 15, Volume 113

Arts and Entertainment

Breaking Form: Selection of Album Appraisals

Lucien Clough

Reviews of two of last month’s most groundbreaking, genre-defying albums, created by the figureheads of “experimental hip-hop” and “Glitch pop,” respectively.

Issue 13, Volume 113

Arts and Entertainment

Blurring the Lines Between Real and Surreal: Review of Atlanta Season Four

Lucien Clough, Simone Raleigh

Atlanta is fearless, but not reckless, keeping itself grounded in realistic characters and commentary while reveling in the surreal.

Issue 6, Volume 113

Arts and Entertainment

Comedic Destruction in “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Lucien Clough

The Banshees of Inisherin truly succeeds on all fronts, creating a world out of a handful of characters and locations and unleashing a conflict both comedic in its original insignificance and tragic in its unfortunate poignance.

Issue 6, Volume 113

Arts and Entertainment

September In Review: Selection of Album Appraisals

Lucien Clough

Three album reviews from three definitive names in three separate genres.

Issue 4, Volume 113

Arts and Entertainment

The Summer in Review: Hip-Hop Edition

Lucien Clough

Three highly anticipated hip-hop albums, “The Forever Story,” “Cheat Codes,” and “2000,” were recently released to varying success.

Issue 2, Volume 113

Arts and Entertainment

Kendrick Lamar Chooses Himself on “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers”

Lucien Clough

Kendrick Lamar Chooses Himself on “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers”

Issue 16, Volume 112

Arts and Entertainment

Kendrick Lamar Chooses Himself on “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers”

Lucien Clough

While it may lack the cohesion of previous albums, “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers” may be Kendrick’s most important project yet, created in an effort to pick up the pieces of himself and enter a new stage of his life.

Issue 16, Volume 112

Arts and Entertainment

Kendrick Lamar Chooses Himself on “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers”

Lucien Clough

While it may lack the cohesion of previous albums, “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers” may be Kendrick’s most important project yet, created in an effort to pick up the pieces of himself and enter a new stage of his life.

Issue 16, Volume 112

Arts and Entertainment

The Plot Thickens in “The Batman”

Lucien Clough

“The Batman” provides something different and refreshing to the beloved franchise: nuance.

Issue 13, Volume 112

Arts and Entertainment

Spotify’s Dilemma

Lucien Clough

The problem comes down to two things: users not having anywhere to go, and Spotify attempting to distance themselves from the misinformation on Rogan’s podcast while actively promoting and profiting from it.

Issue 11, Volume 112

Arts and Entertainment

Style Over Substance: A Review of “House of Gucci”

Lucien Clough

A lack of a consistent tone and poorly written and acted characters squashes the potential of “House of Gucci.”

Issue 8, Volume 112