Graham Piro

Graham Piro is a former editor-in-chief of the Voice. He isn't sure why the rest of the staff let him stick around. Follow him on Twitter @graham_piro.


Halftime Leisure

Untitled Leisure Project: Fantastic Beasts and Where Not To Find Them

On this episode of Untitled Leisure Project, Daniel Varghese sits down with a panel of Voice staffers to discuss, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the newest addition to the extended Harry... Read more

Leisure

Best of 2016: Movies

1.) Zootopia Zootopia includes effective humor, impactful themes, and introduces a beautiful, immersive environment to boot. The film follows Judy Hopps’s move to the city of Zootopia where she attempts to... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Reel Pulpit: What Happened to Good Parody?

Until this summer, I had never considered walking out of a movie theater before the film ended. I’ve always thought that no matter how bad the film is, because I... Read more

Halftime Sports

The Sports Sermon: World Series Reflections

On this week’s Sports Sermon, host Jon Block sits down with Chris Dunn and Graham Piro to look back on an incredible World Series. They discuss the excitement of game... Read more

Leisure

Crash and Burn: Inferno Fails to Ignite

It is never a good sign when the part of the film I’m most interested in is the score. Yet midway through Inferno, I stopped and thought to myself, “Is... Read more

Features

Free Speech, With Restrictions: Is Georgetown’s Free Speech Policy Enough?

Georgetown was one of the ten worst schools in the nation for free speech in 2014. That is according to a report released in 2015 by FIRE (the Foundation for... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Art of the Movie Trailer

I’ll admit it: I look forward to watching the trailers before a film when I go to the movies. I try not to publicize this fact too much because then... Read more

Leisure

Bill Burr on His New Show, Starting in Standup, and Accessible Comedy

Bill Burr has had an extensive, successful career as a standup comedian. The now 48-year-old  Boston native has worked the standup circuit in addition to having several televised comedy specials.... Read more

Leisure

The First American Style, for Better or for Worse

Fashion has an ability to reflect shifting cultural norms and focuses. While America’s break from Great Britain in the late 18th century was a pivotal moment in world history, the... Read more

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The Reel Pulpit: The Death of the Modern Movie Star

Hollywood, like any business, is always concerned about the bottom line. There was a time when a film’s success could be made or broken by who starred in the film.... Read more