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Reviewing Sam Evian’s New Album Plunge, Song by Song
Written By: Krista Mitchell Last Friday, March 22, 2024, the moment I had been waiting for finally arrived: Sam Evian released his fourth studio album Plunge. I saw him live last October as an opener for Tennis, and after looking him up after the concert, I found myself immediately…

4 (Underrated) Modern Musicians With a Retro-Inspired Sound
Written by: Krista Mitchell As a fan of classic rock and other bygone music eras, I used to be quick to write off modern music as simply not as complex, meaningful, and beautiful as the music that came before it. In the past few years, however, I’ve discovered several…

Manadrome (2023): The Fine Line Between Promoting and Dismantling Toxic Masculinity
Written by: Chloe Goodin When I first finished watching Manadrome (2023), I was slightly concerned. First, because I had just finished a dream-like thriller that displays the mind of a fragile young man escaping fatherhood by turning to an all male cult of celibacy, and second, because my father,…

Appreciating the Culinary Art of Ice Cream
Written by: Alexus Lowe I’ve been working at an ice cream shop for roughly two years now. When I first started the fall of my freshman year, I remember being constantly asked by customers: “When are you guys going to start back selling cakes?”. The answer at the time was…

“The Peasants” Movie Review (No Spoilers)
Written By: Veronica Borowski “The Peasants” also known as Chłopi in the original Polish language, is a 2023 film based on the polish novel by the same title (Chłopi) written by Władysław Reymont. The movie consists of at least 40,000 handmade oil paintings, and they accomplished that by…
An Art Recommendation for Every Season
Written By Charlie M. Case I always adore, at some wrong time of year, coming across a piece of art—be it music or media or story—that evokes a far-off season. Hearing an October song in June always strikes me with the most delightful timeless sensation: some parts nostalgia, some…

Outer Wilds is a Confusing Game, and It’s Brilliant
Written By: Nick Krzykowski No one likes feeling lost. You might be power-walking back to a movie theater after finally making that concession run. Or avoiding book spoilers like, well, not exactly like the plague, but close enough. Either way, one thing is clear: we want to…

Howl’s Moving Castle: A Wholesome Film Adaptation of a Wonderfully Snarky Book
Written By: Rylee Thomas Howl’s Moving Castle is the story of a girl named Sophie who is transformed into an old woman by an evil witch. And it’s the best thing that could have ever happened to her. I love Studio Ghibli, and their film version of Howl’s…

A Love Letter to Sally Rooney
Written by: Madison Bigelow There’s nothing more that I love than a novel about nothing. Genuinely. While I continue to be amazed by the craftsmanship and utter genius required to successfully build a whole new world in a fantasy novel, 9 times out of 10 I will choose a…
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