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Review | Playboi Carti finally drops new album, ‘Music,’ after five years

Review | Playboi Carti finally drops new album, ‘Music,’ after five years

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer March 26, 2025

Carti finally dropped, which means the longest-running joke in rap music is over.  Playboi Carti put out his new studio album, “‘Music,” on March 14, five years after his last release. Carti,...

Review | The newest “Hunger Games” release, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ feels unsurprising but hopeful

Review | The newest “Hunger Games” release, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ feels unsurprising but hopeful

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor March 24, 2025

Suzanne Collins’ newest release, “Sunrise on the Reaping,” introduces readers to the 50th Hunger Games, with Haymitch Abernathy as the narrator and central protagonist. For people already familiar...

Benson Boone, winner of the award for song of the year for "Beautiful Things," poses in the press room during the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Heart to Heart — Wins, Woos and Wow Moments at the ‘iHeartRadio Music Awards’

By Kelly Kowalewski, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

On March 17, America tuned in to one of the most anticipated award shows of the year — the “iHeartRadio Music Awards.” On Monday, the show was streamed live from sunny Los Angeles, California. The...

Review | Jason Isbell touches on heartbreak and addiction in new album ‘Foxes in the Snow’

Review | Jason Isbell touches on heartbreak and addiction in new album ‘Foxes in the Snow’

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer March 13, 2025

Jason Isbell, a country rock singer-songwriter, recently released his latest project, “Foxes in the Snow.” Once a member of the Drive-By Truckers and frequently in collaboration with his band The 400...

97th Academy Awards post-mortem: Should we replace the Academy voters with a poll on Letterboxd?

97th Academy Awards post-mortem: Should we replace the Academy voters with a poll on Letterboxd?

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

While blockbusters like “Dune: Part Two” and cultural phenomena like “Challengers” dominated at the box office and in the public’s hearts and minds, when placed in between years chock-full of...

Review | Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR spread the love on Valentine’s Day with ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’

Review | Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR spread the love on Valentine’s Day with ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer February 26, 2025

Love songs and sexy beats are synonymous with Canadian megastars Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR. The duo released a new, heavily anticipated collab album titled “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” on Valentine’s Day....

Review | The Lumineers’ new album, ‘Automatic,’ feels recycled

Review | The Lumineers’ new album, ‘Automatic,’ feels recycled

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer February 26, 2025

The Lumineers released their fifth studio album, “Automatic,” on Feb. 14th to fairly good reviews from fans. The album contains 11 tracks and only spans about 32 minutes. This album, like most of The...

Pitt Stages brings back the ‘90s in boy-band-centric play ‘Morning Reckoning’

Pitt Stages brings back the ‘90s in boy-band-centric play ‘Morning Reckoning’

By Daniella Levick, Staff Writer February 21, 2025

The world premiere of “Morning Reckoning,” a two-act ode to the 1990s, boy bands, fandom, friendships and childhood love, took place in the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre last Friday. Kelly Trumbull,...

‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ is more than a love story

‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ is more than a love story

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer February 21, 2025

It’s official. The “frazzled English women aesthetic” is back and better than ever. Grab your skinny scarves, mismatched prints, disheveled tote bags and unkempt hair and head to Peacock — Bridget...

Review | I Love Keke Palmer, but ‘One of Them Days’ needs to pick a side

Review | I Love Keke Palmer, but ‘One of Them Days’ needs to pick a side

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer February 17, 2025

“One of Them Days,” starring Keke Palmer and SZA, is director Lawrence Lamont’s first feature-length film release. Palmer and SZA play Dreux and Alyssa, respectively — a best friend and roommate...

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