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Double standards in pop music examined

Ariana Grande’s new album “thank u, next” dropped on Friday. Not even six months since she dropped “Sweetener,” no review is necessary (and no, this is not a review). This album rocks, but it does present some questions about...

Disney remakes and sequels to come

This upcoming year there are multiple Disney sequels and reboots coming to theaters including “Toy Story 4,” “The Lion King,” “Aladdin,” “Dumbo” and “Frozen 2.”  I am most anticipating the release of “The Lion King” live action movie. Disney first...

Grande empowers women on album

What can Ariana Grande not do? After the year that she has had in her personal life, her fans thought they had seen the last of her for a while. Nope, they were wrong.  Grande dropped her latest album, “thank...

Adam McKay’s ‘Vice’ polarizes critics

As someone who was born in 2000, I knew next to nothing about politics at that time and especially knew nothing about Dick Cheney. “Vice” tells the story of how Dick Cheney went from two DWI’s in Wyoming, to an...

A period piece with some serious bite

In 2017, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos shocked audiences with “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” a horror movie that centered around kidnapping, infidelity and demonic curses. It would only make sense that his next film would be a period...

Sexy on-screen killers invite criticsm

People have become morbidly obsessed with both real and fictional serial killers in recent months. The amount of crime documentaries, shows and movies have become more popular while portraying killers with a rather “perfect” image. Specifically shows like “You”...

A real fraud of a festival

Hulu and Netflix recently released documentaries about the exclusive Fyre Festival that was scheduled to take place from April 28 to 30 and May 5to 7, 2017, in the Bahamas.  Fyre Festival’s promotion made it out to be the coolest...

Covington video furthers political divide

It should not be a surprise to anyone living in the United States that our current political climate is extremely polarized.  Polarized by definition means divided into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs according to Merriam-Webster. It...

Editor-in-Chief’s final goodbye

Two and a half years. Five semesters. 138 stories. In the fall of 2016, I was thinking about dropping out of college. Now, five semesters later, this paper has sent me down a career path I know I’ll love. And when...

Mill devotes to reform after prison

The american penal system is far from perfect and needs to be changed for the better. Hip hop artist Meek Mill has become an advocate for criminal justice reform after his release from prison earlier this year. In 2008, an...
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