Life & Times
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights Fails to Reach the Same Heights as Original
March 14, 2026
On Feb 13, 2026, Emerald Fennell released her adaptation of Emily Brönte’s 1847 novel, Wuthering Heights. The film so far has received a 6.3 out of 10 on IMDb and 59 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Although the ratings might make it seem like another unremarkable adaptation, Fennell’s version has garnered a lot of controversy upon its announcement and release. It almost seems as if Fennell has completely ignored the ideas of the original to create her own new star-crossed fantasy under the false name of Brönte’s novel about race and class in 19th-century England.
One of the biggest issues with the film, and arguably the most problematic, is the casting of the characters and how Fennell handled Brönte’s nuanced ideas of race.
Meadows Museum Celebrates Fifty-Year Anniversary with New Exhibits
January 30, 2026
Friday, January 16th, Centenary’s Meadows Museum had a preview reception for the opening of its fiftieth anniversary exhibits. There were three new exhibits displayed, all of which center around the Meadows’ mission statement that says they are “an educational unit of the College charged with the collection, conservation, preservation, and interpretation of visual works of art of museum quality from the College Collection inclusive of the Indochina collection of Jean Depujols.” Each exhibit works to highlight a specific part of the statement, as each gallery has the theme on the wall outside of it with the part they wanted to focus on colored in purple.
