Author: Keeli Johnson, staff writer
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New Willow Smith Song “Transparent Soul”
Willow Smith shows a different side of herself in her new angst-driven rock single “Transparent Soul” in collaboration with Blink-182’s drummer Travis Barker. Although, while her new work is distinctly different from her past…
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BTS x McDonald’s Collab?
Monday, April 19, McDonald’s tweeted out an upcoming meal in collaboration with the popular Kpop band BTS. This collaboration is similar to other limited-edition celebrity meals McDonald’s launched with artists like Travis Scott and…
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BTS’s newest Japanese comeback “Film Out”
The worldwide phenomenon known as BTS (aka Bangtan Boys), the biggest kpop group with millions of fans around the world, had their most recent comeback with the single “Film Out” on April 2. The…
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ATEEZ’s ZERO: FEVER Part.2 Comeback
The end of February was a long and frustrating week for kpop. From suspicious mass bullying accusations to fan wars to hundreds of kpop songs being deleted off of Spotify, everything seemed to be…
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Conan Gray’s “Overdrive”
February 19, popular indie singer-songwriter Conan Gray released the single “Overdrive,” his first work of 2021. According to Billboard, “Overdrive” is a follow-up song to “Fake,” a collaboration Gray did with Lauv back in…
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Ariana Grande Releases New Deluxe Edition of positions
Adding onto her wildly successful 2020 album positions, Ariana Grande brings even more to the already overwhelming album. The new version of the album includes five new tracks including the “34+35 (Remix)” with Megan…
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Ricky Montgomery and mxmtoon’s “Line Without a Hook” Duet
Friday, February 5, popular indie artists Ricky Montgomery and mxmtoon (aka Maia) dropped a surprise collab version of Montgomery’s song “Line Without a Hook.” A day or two before the remix came out, Montgomery…
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Beach Bunny Blame Game Review
Friday, January 15, the Chicago indie band Beach Bunny released their new four-track long EP Blame Game. Although short, this EP stands out as being bolder from their previous works in both sound and…
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The Dangers of Amy Coney Barrett’s Appointment
Tuesday, October 27 Amy Coney Barrett, the conservative judge appointed by Trump after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, was officially sworn in as a Supreme Court justice just days before the presidential election. This follows…
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Claud’s New Single “Gold”
On October 13, indie artist Claud released their single “Gold” on Saddest Factory, the record label launched by Phoebe Bridgers in partnership with Dead Oceans earlier this month. Claud, or Claud Mintz, formally known…
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mxmtoon’s new “dusk” EP
Bedroom pop artist mxmtoon, also known as Maia, released her EP dusk on October 1. Since starting her music career in 2018 with her self-released EP Plum Blossom, she’s amassed a sizeable following. She’s…
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fall Update
September 30, Nintendo dropped a new fall update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons— the biggest update since July. As soon as you open the game after updating, you’ll find a letter in your mailbox…
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Check out the new popular party game where you kill your friends in space!
Recently, you can’t seem to go anywhere on the internet without seeing people talk about the space murder game that’s caught everyone’s attention: Among Us. Among Us is a social deduction game much like…
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Brye and Cavetown’s “LEMONS” Duet
On September 9, the teen indie-pop artist Brye released an evolved version of her song “LEMONS” in a collaboration with Cavetown, aka Robin Skinner, another popular indie artist. The original demo of “LEMONS” gained…
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A Deep Dive Into Mitski
My first exposure to the artist Mitski was through the kids’ show Adventure Time. In the episode “The Music Hole,” the character Marceline sings Mitski’s “Francis Forever” from her Bury Me at Makeout Creek…
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girl in red “Rue” Review
Last Wednesday, on August 26, girl in red, the popular Norwegian artist, premiered her new song “Rue,” along with a music video. This is the second song this year that Marie Ulven Ringheim, known…
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Legend of Korra Review
Although this summer was… a bit terrible, one upside was Netflix adding one of my childhood favorite shows, Avatar: The Last Airbender. In the midst of everything bad happening in the world, it’s…
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BTS’s New Album Map of the Soul: 7 Garners Massive Support
Even if you don’t listen to K-pop, you’ve probably heard of BTS before. Over the past few years, the K-pop genre as a whole has gained popularity in the U.S. but BTS,…
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Beach Bunny’s Newest Album Reshapes Urbano
Benito Antonia Martinez Ocasio, a Puerto Rican rapper better known by his stage name Bad Bunny, recently released his album YHLQMDLG. His longest and most impressive album yet, this newest album is stunning critics…
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Beach Bunny’s Honeymoon Review
For a lucky few, Valentine’s Day is a holiday for spending time with their partner. For the rest of us suckers, we gorge ourselves on heart-shaped candy, get gifts for our friends, or soak…
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Birds of Prey Review
One of my most anticipated movies of 2020 was Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). The trailer promised a fun, technicolored adventure with one of Gotham’s most famous psychopaths…
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Why Dungeons & Dragons is Super Cool
For the longest time, people have seen Dungeons and Dragons as the epitome of nerdiness. I too once thought that I would never get into D&D and no matter how nerdy I might…
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A Look Back at Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Recently, I was shocked to learn that none of my friends have ever seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail. As someone who grew up watching this movie at least once a month, I…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker– It’s a Star Wars Movie, I Guess
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker came out on December 21. Despite the hype for the final movie in the series, many fans, unfortunately, found it disappointing. (Photo is public domain) The excitement of…
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Harry Styles’ Fine Line Review
On December 13, Harry Styles released his new album Fine Line. The songs range from playful pop tracks like “Watermelon Sugar” to acoustic folksy songs like “Cherry.” It’s obvious that in this album Styles…
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“Holiday-ish” by The Regrettes
One of the best parts of the holiday season is the influx of old music, new music, new takes of old music and all that good stuff. Every year, more and more musicians of…
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Billie Eilish’s new single “everything i wanted”
On November 13, Billie Eilish released her new song “everything i wanted.” Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, it fails to communicate any genuine emotions to the audience about her regrets about her fame. (Photo is public…
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Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! Review
On November 1, Netflix released a slew of new content including Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! In this emotional new season, the Fab 5 take their talents and cross cultural boundaries to help a…
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King Princess’ Cheap Queen Review
Seemingly as soon as I start complaining about a lack of new music, King Princess decides to bless me with her new album Cheap Queen. As her first LP, the album builds off her…
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Louie Zong
In the past month or so, I’ve been underwhelmed by new releases. August and the beginning of September had some good albums like Lover by Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey’s Norman F***ing Rockwell,…
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Tall Girl is a Major Disappointment
Netflix gives me no hope for the future. With movies like The Perfect Date, The Kissing Booth, and now Tall Girl, Netflix learned that bad movies are more popular than good ones. This garbage…
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Wayward Son Review
Few things give me joy in this world– Rainbow Rowell books are one of them. Her books are disarmingly relatable which is why I’ve been hyped for Wayward Son, the sequel to her book…
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Popular Games Right Now
The gaming community is currently thriving off of new releases, old favorites, and reinvented classics on new platforms. Personally, I’m loving the communal interest in creative and competitive gaming. Ranked by my personal favorites,…
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“Don’t Call Me Angel” is a disappointment
When I first heard that Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey all performed on a song together, I was filled with anticipation for whatever it would be. Although I wouldn’t describe myself…
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It: Chapter Two Review
Two years ago, killer clowns will all the rage. At a time when there were stories of clowns menacing people, It, based off of the Steven King book by the same name, blew up…
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Lana Del Rey continues to slap
Norman F***ing Rockwell, Lana Del Rey’s sixth studio album, dropped August 30. As a fan of her music, I looked forward to the release of this album since hearing “Venice B****” last September. Del…
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Taylor Swift’s Lover review
On Friday, August 23, Taylor Swift finally released her long-awaited album Lover. The album contains eighteen tracks including three songs she released previously this year. One of the reasons I like Lover as a…
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Lana Del Rey’s cover of “Doin’ Time”
On Friday, May 17, Lana Del Rey released her cover of Sublime’s 1996 song “Doin’ Time.” Fans have been anticipating her cover since she hinted that it was coming soon in a tweet. It…
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Detective Pikachu is an adorable experience
Ever since the late ‘90s, Pokémon has been a cultural phenomenon. After the original Pokémon Red and Blue game, many games, movies, television series, books, and even a theme park would be created to…
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Teen movies are getting worse and worse
Every now and then I like to scroll on Netflix to see what they’ve added to the site. That is how I came across the movie The Perfect Date. I would normally scroll past…
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Dorian Gray is very, very good
I recently finished reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, and I surprisingly enjoyed it. Why did I decide to read this book? Well, it was on sale for five bucks, and…
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My thoughts on Animal Kingdom
A friend of mine first introduced me to Cavetown. She had been pressuring me for a few days to listen to this song called “Lemon Boy” and after finally sitting down to listen to…
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Les Miserables is one of the best books you’ll read in high school
For years students have whined about every classic book they’re forced to read in English: To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet, Fahrenheit 451, etc. They see the old-timey language and immediately get turned…
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Hozier’s Wasteland, Baby! Album Review
I was excited to hear that Hozier was releasing Wasteland, Baby! because it is his first album since his Hozier album in 2014 (though he’s released a few EPs in the between now and…
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King of Scars Review
King of Scars is part of Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha-verse, the world in which her Six of Crows and Shadow and Bone. It is the first part of a duology about Nikolai Lantsov, a character…
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Track by Track Review of Dodie’s Human EP
Human is the new album released by YouTuber, author, and talented singer-songwriter, Dorothy Clark, known as Dodie to her fans. The album released January 18, and she already has music videos for three of…
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Why People Should Listen to Podcasts
Podcasts have blown up so much in the past few years that it seems like every TV network and YouTuber has a podcast. I never really got into podcasts before because I never really…
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The Possible Death of Tumblr
Tumblr users like to joke that it’s a hell-site but recently that sentiment seems to be truer than ever. Reportedly, users told the Tumblr staff that their bot system meant to filter out explicit…
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A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships Review
The 1975 is an English pop rock band. Their new album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships gives an insightful look at love and morality in our modern society. It delves deep into personal…
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Fantastic Beasts 2 Wasn’t that Fantastic
Harry Potter fans seem to be slightly disappointed with the second Fantastic Beasts movie, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. It released the week before Thanksgiving and most Potterheads seem to have mixed feelings.…