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Andrew Kolondra Jr.

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Former Life Editor

Andrew (AJ) Kolondra Jr. ('22) is a senior majoring in English and Classics. He frequently reviews television and movies or covers local events and festivals in and around the city. As a South Florida native, he spends as much time as possible outdoors—more often than not at Centennial Park. He can be reached at [email protected].

All content by Andrew Kolondra Jr.
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‘Uprooting Medea’ tour unearths untold stories through a classical lens

April 14, 2022
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Marvel Studios’ ‘Moon Knight’ has unrealized potential

April 3, 2022
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Bullock and Tatum steal some treasure—and our hearts—in “The Lost City”

March 27, 2022
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Ode to the new, worse Pub

February 17, 2022
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“Licorice Pizza” is just as weird as it sounds

February 13, 2022
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What we’re watching this week: Steampunk, sci-fi and Shakespeare

January 28, 2022
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The best Barton Christmas ever: The finale of ‘Hawkeye’

January 19, 2022
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Home for the holidays: A Hustler holiday watchlist

December 24, 2021
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The best Barton Christmas ever: Episode 5 of ‘Hawkeye’

December 20, 2021
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The best Barton Christmas ever: Episode 4 of ‘Hawkeye’

December 11, 2021
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‘Bruised’ doesn’t win the title fight, but it sure goes down swinging

December 6, 2021
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The best Barton Christmas ever: Episode 3 of ‘Hawkeye’

December 2, 2021
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Words I never thought I’d say: ‘Hawkeye’ might be my favorite Avenger

December 1, 2021
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Money can’t buy us happiness, but it can buy us Just Dance Unlimited—which comes pretty close

November 19, 2021
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One million, billion gecs as 100 gecs hits Cannery Ballroom

November 7, 2021
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Dayglow: Can We Call You Tonight?

October 14, 2021
Faye Webster talks college, Nashville and sound inspo ahead of Sept. 28 show at Mercy Lounge

Faye Webster talks college, Nashville and sound inspo ahead of Sept. 28 show at Mercy Lounge

September 13, 2021
Cadebra has boundless energy and excitement and Peps cynicism knows no limits. Truly a friendship for the ages. Screenshot by Andrew Kolondra Jr. (HBO Max/Cartoon Network)

Friendship is the most righteous choice of all in “Adventure Time: Distant Lands”

September 6, 2021
Were mourning the end of summer, but well always carry our summer watchlists with us in our hearts. (Hustler Multimedia/Emily Gonçalves)

The good, the bad and the Kissing Booth: what we watched over the summer

August 22, 2021
Small Black to play High Watt Aug. 28

Small Black to play High Watt Aug. 28

August 19, 2021
The Exit/In on Elliston Place is one of many Nashville venues to adopt new safety policies. (Photo submitted by Tori Bishop)

#Keep615Live: Nashville music venues to require proof of vaccination

August 17, 2021
The first episode of Marvel Studios What If...? presents a version of the Peggy x Steve romance thats actually believable, nine years too late. Whoda thunk it? (Marvel Studios/What If...?)

‘What if…’ Peggy Carter and Steve Rogers were actually in love?

August 13, 2021
Leah Blevins to debut first full-length album at Basement East Aug. 12

Leah Blevins to debut first full-length album at Basement East Aug. 12

August 6, 2021
Loki and Sylvie make quite the odd couple—they are, after all, two variants of the same person. (Marvel Studios/Loki)

‘Loki’ and the glorious purpose of making television work for the MCU

August 1, 2021
Black Pistol Fire to play Basement East Aug. 1

Black Pistol Fire to play Basement East Aug. 1

July 27, 2021
Familiar faces are joined by new ones in the iCarly reboot, now streaming on Paramount+. (Paramount+/iCarly)

In 5, 4, 3, 2… “iCarly” is back and cringier than ever (in a good way)

June 19, 2021
Inseparable brothers Finn and Jake reunite for one final adventure in Together Again. Screenshot by Andrew Kolondra Jr. (HBO Max/Distant Lands)

Together again, together forever in ‘Adventure Time: Distant Lands’

May 30, 2021
VH New Music May: Olivia Rodrigo, twenty one pilots, Dayglow and more

VH New Music May: Olivia Rodrigo, twenty one pilots, Dayglow and more

May 30, 2021
Book Four may not have had the same hard-hitting train lore as Books Two and Three, but Min and Ryan are such big softies that their story has become my favorite anyway. (Cartoon Network/Infinity Train)

“Infinity Train” pulls into the station one last time with Book Four

April 17, 2021
New management announces intent to preserve Exit/In as historic music venue. Screenshot from @nashvillescene Instagram, photo by Daniel Meigs (Hustler Staff/Eva Pace)

Exit/In to remain as historic Nashville music venue, despite new building ownership

April 9, 2021
Rancid Potatoes: Garfield the Movie

Rancid Potatoes: ‘Garfield the Movie’

March 28, 2021
The superpowered Maximoff family stands together ready to face anything in the WandaVision finale. As Wanda taught her boys, family is forever. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: The finale of ‘WandaVision’

March 14, 2021
Wanda, in color, stares wistfully at the sitcom-perfect life she created for herself way back in episode one. Its taken so much to bring us to this moment, and its about to come crashing down. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 8 of ‘WandaVision’

March 3, 2021
Exasperation is the word of the hour in episode 7 of WandaVision, as Wanda struggles—in Modern Family interview format—to figure out why the Westview illusion is falling apart. Dont look at us, Wanda: were just as confused. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 7 of ‘WandaVision’

February 25, 2021
In episode 6s Halloween Spooktacular, Wandas decked out in a classic Scarlet Witch costume as an homage to Marvel comics. But to fit the sitcom reality, she says shes dressed as a Sokovian fortune teller. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 6 of “WandaVision”

February 19, 2021
Wanda and Vision have their first heated argument of the series as the Westview illusion threatens to topple down around them. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 5 of ‘WandaVision’

February 9, 2021
Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) stands outside the Westview anomaly with FBI Agent Jimmy Woo (Randall Park) from the Ant-Man films. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 4 of ‘WandaVision’

January 31, 2021
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The gods are human, too, in ‘Immortals Fenyx Rising’

January 27, 2021
Wanda’s telekinetic powers go haywire in the latest episode of “WandaVision, but it’s nothing she and Vision can’t handle—especially through wacky 70s humor. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 3 of ‘WandaVision’

January 23, 2021
Unexplainable things begin to happen in Westview in the first two episodes of Marvel Studios’ “WandaVision,” like when Wanda stumbles upon a toy helicopter tangled in her rose bushes—a colorful contrast to the black-and-white world of 50s and 60s television. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Tune into “WandaVision” for a dreamy, uncanny return to the MCU

January 18, 2021
Zoom has become the main character of most Vanderbilt students virtual learning experience. (Hustler Multimedia/Hunter Long)

Everything you need to know about Zoom 2.0

January 16, 2021
Fans of folklore get to hear more of Swifts goth-folk ballads in her surprise album evermore (Republic Records)

Taylor Swift asserts her place in indie-folk with new album “evermore”

December 13, 2020
Princess Bubblegum and Marceline with the See-Thru Princess in Adventure Time’s newest installment: “Obsidian” (HBO Max/Cartoon Network)

More than a monster: Dealing with angst and acceptance in ‘Adventure Time: Distant Lands’

November 22, 2020
Wolfwalkers is playing at The Belcourt Theatre and will come to Apple TV Dec. 11 (Cartoon Salon)

Run wild with ‘Wolfwalkers’ from acclaimed studio Cartoon Saloon

November 16, 2020
Nocturne will begin streaming on Prime Video Oct. 13 (Amazon Studios/Nocturne)

From horror tycoon Blumhouse Productions, ‘Nocturne’ hits all the right notes

October 12, 2020
Millie Bobby Brown as the lead sleuth in Enola Holmes (Netflix)

The unsolvable mystery of ‘Enola Holmes’

September 26, 2020
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Christopher Nolan makes a reality-warping return to theaters with ‘Tenet’

September 13, 2020
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35 years of Mario Bros: what to expect from the anniversary celebration

September 7, 2020
Simon and Grace prepare to conduct an Apex raid on another train car in the intro sequence to Book 3.

Taking character development off the rails in ‘Infinity Train: Book 3’

August 31, 2020
Junior Amanda Nolans TikTok page, where she has amassed 1.2 million likes. Screenshot by Eva Pace

Riding the rollercoaster of Phineas and Ferb TikToks with junior Amanda Nolan

August 29, 2020
(Universal Music Group/Beth Garrabrant)

Taylor Swift releases quasi-alternative album “folklore”

July 25, 2020
(Screenshot by Andrew Kolondra Jr.)

Unfold a brilliantly handcrafted adventure in ‘Paper Mario: The Origami King’

July 20, 2020
Its not perfect, but its Close Enough

It’s not perfect, but it’s ‘Close Enough’

July 14, 2020
BMO saddles up for a heros quest in Adventure Time: Distant Lands

BMO saddles up for a hero’s quest in “Adventure Time: Distant Lands”

June 30, 2020
Photo courtesy Valerie Kraft

The ‘Dank New Rand Memes’ jackpot: fall semester

June 22, 2020
HBO Max hits the ground running, and here’s what to watch

HBO Max hits the ground running, and here’s what to watch

May 27, 2020
From co-creator of “Rick and Morty,” new alien family sitcom “Solar Opposites” stalls at liftoff

From co-creator of “Rick and Morty,” new alien family sitcom “Solar Opposites” stalls at liftoff

May 12, 2020
Adventure Time takes an existential twist in this new Netflix series, The Midnight Gospel

“The Midnight Gospel:” ambitiously perfect or too clever for its own good?

April 23, 2020
Escape to a blissful island with “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”

Escape to a blissful island with “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”

March 29, 2020
Everything you need to know about Zoom

Everything you need to know about Zoom

March 19, 2020
“Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX:” a cute but confusing take on the world of Pokémon

“Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX:” a cute but confusing take on the world of Pokémon

March 19, 2020
If youre staying in Nashville over break, never fear. Theres plenty going on in the upcoming week to keep you busy while youre on campus.

Keeping busy over break: Spring break activities roundup

February 28, 2020
VH New Music Fridays: Valentines Day Edition

VH New Music Fridays: Valentine’s Day Edition

February 14, 2020
A Dunkin Donuts location is opening a new, convenient location on Feb. 4 next to Chipotle on 21st. Ave.

Dunkin’ on 21st Ave. opens its doors Feb. 4

February 3, 2020
Thank you, “Bojack Horseman”

Thank you, “Bojack Horseman”

February 2, 2020
Making the most of Music City

Making the most of Music City

January 26, 2020
The intro sequence from the first episode of Book 2, The Black Market Car, shows MT setting off on her own adventure through the train cars. Its set to a new musical theme for the new season, scored by synth artist Chrome Canyon.

Full steam ahead on “Infinity Train: Book 2”

January 12, 2020
The Last Resort, the setting of Luigis Mansion 3, looks a bit more ominous once the illusion is broken at nighttime.

“Luigi’s Mansion 3” breathes new air into classic characters

November 15, 2019
Sophomore Dillon Davey, music enthusiast and member of Vanderbilts Melodores (Photo courtesy The Melodores).

Take a deep dive into music with Melodore Dillon Davey

October 29, 2019
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Aryeh’s Kitchen: Kosher food truck and cornerstone of Jewish life

October 6, 2019
Harvest season begins at Cheekwood with yet another Pumpkin House

Harvest season begins at Cheekwood with yet another Pumpkin House

September 21, 2019
Sweeter than honey: Middle Tennessee community comes together at second annual honey festival

Sweeter than honey: Middle Tennessee community comes together at second annual honey festival

September 12, 2019
Cheekwood in Bloom ushers in the springtime

Cheekwood in Bloom ushers in the springtime

March 26, 2019

Tiny Dorm Concerts: Lucy DK

March 10, 2019

‘Glass’ a shattering conclusion to Shyamalan trilogy

February 1, 2019
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Pour one out for JJ’s

November 2, 2018
Plan your week: 10/1 to 10/5

Plan your week: 10/1 to 10/5

October 1, 2018
Vanderbilt on Saturday, August 18, 2018. (Photo by Claire Barnett)

Plan your week: 9/17 to 9/21

September 16, 2018
Plan your week: 9/10 to 9/14

Plan your week: 9/10 to 9/14

September 9, 2018
Photo courtesy Kate Lansaw.

Music and monster trucks: Tennessee State Fair comes to Nashville

September 4, 2018
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