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Best Music of 2023: A&E writer Andrew Bordner shares his favorite albums of the year.

15 Great Albums From 2023 (Review)

Andrew Bordner, Staff Writer December 5, 2023

Like the last three years, 2023 produced a great selection of music. While it’s easy to talk about the Taylor Swifts and Hoziers that dominate the pop music charts, it’s a journalistic duty to shine...

A copy of the poetry and short story collection titled, Fierce Fairytales: Stories and Poems to Stir Your Soul.

Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories that Truly Stir Your Soul (Review)

Laura Sands, Staff Writer December 1, 2023

“But the universe never promised  you this would be easy,   after all, you are the hero here.  And heroes are meant   to be forged golden  from the blaze.”  Once upon a time in a small...

OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW: The original CD version of 1989 lies next to the Rose Garden Pink Vinyl edition of 1989 (Taylors Version). This version of the vinyl was exclusively available on Swifts website for a limited time prior to the records release.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) : The Flops & The Bops (Review)

Sophie Haque, Staff Writer November 15, 2023

Nearly a decade ago, in October of 2014, country music sweetheart Taylor Swift released her first pop album, 1989. This was a major risk, as she was known for her country music. The risk paid off and 1989...

Looking for Alaska by John Green demonstrates the grief felt by teenagers when a life is cut short.

The Stunning Portrayal of Grief in Looking for Alaska

Sophia Kuzmenko, Staff Writer November 15, 2023

*This review includes spoilers for Looking for Alaska*  Being a teenager is a bridge between childhood and adulthood that is equal parts confusing and fun. This messy, unique time in life is well captured...

SWIFT TAKEOVER: Exclusive Taylor Swift merchandise only available at AMC theaters upom the release of the film alongside homemade friendship bracelets. During the U.S. leg of The Eras Tour, making and trading beaded friendship bracelets became common practice at Swifts performances due to a lyric in her song Youre on Your Own Kid in which the bracelets are mentioned.

Ringing In a New Era: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Film is an Experience to Behold (Review)

Odessa Cruz, Staff Writer November 15, 2023

The glitter has settled after songwriter Taylor’s Swift’s epic 149 date North American leg of The Era’s Tour ended. In trying to get tickets, fans crashed Ticketmaster, spent astronomical amounts,...

A Necessary Hiatus: “Melodies on Hiatus” (Review)

A Necessary Hiatus: “Melodies on Hiatus” (Review)

Noah Guillaume, Staff Writer November 10, 2023

  On June 23rd 2023, Albert Hammond Jr., most known for being the rhythm guitarist from the “The Strokes,” released his newest album Melodies on Hiatus. This album features many other musicians...

PASTA PARTY: Pictured from left to right is Hannah Stoner, Elisabeth Forrester, Lyric Koch, Jillian Grimes, and Myana Brown. They sit ready to dive into their first bowls of pasta.

Deal or No Deal: A Review of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Promotion

Myana Brown, Jillian Grimes, and Hannah Stoner November 9, 2023

Olive Garden’s never ending pasta returned for the second year after being on hiatus during the pandemic. For $13.99 diners can have unlimited pasta, soup/salad, and breadsticks. Patrons seeking...

When Barbie enters the real-life world, she doesnt expect the patriarchy, but she will handle it with glitter and pink.

The Barbie Movie is a Feminist’s Dreamhouse (Review)

Sophia Kuzmenko, Staff Writer November 7, 2023

Growing up, “Barbie” was a part of all our childhoods. Whether you collected dolls, watched her movies, or simply stared in awe at the fluorescent pink toy aisles, everybody knows that iconic blonde....

Going, Going, Gunk: The JS Blackchalk Story

Going, Going, Gunk: The JS Blackchalk Story

Andrew Bordner, Staff Writer November 7, 2023

When you think about punk rock, what comes to mind? The music? The fashion? The attitude? All are employed in Carlisle, Pennsylvania’s JS Blackchalk, an upcoming local punk band that checks all the boxes....

HEART-HANDS: Concert goers show boygenius their admiration through a perfectly synced heart-hand gesture. Boygenius at the All Things Go fesival performing Emily Im Sorry off their debut album.

‘The Rest’ of ‘The Record’: Boygenius Releases New EP (Review)

Lyric Koch and Jenna Coller October 24, 2023

On March 31st, 2023, indie girl supergroup “boygenius”, released an emotional, raw, and breathtaking extended play (EP) entitled the record. Not only does this EP showcase the depths of heartbreak,...

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