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“To be Kind,” released May 12, 2014, is the 13th studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. Nearly 10 years after the release of this album, it is still being celebrated as one of the greatest rock albums of the 2010s

The captivating numbness of ‘To Be Kind’

Ian Young, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

“To Be Kind,” released May 12, 2014, is the 13th studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. The band is led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira with additional...

“Invincible,” released March 25, 2021, is an adult animated superhero television series created by Robert Kirkman for Amazon Prime Video. “Invincible” continues to break the mold of what made the superhero genre so bland within recent years with wonderful animation, over-the-top action and, most importantly, fantastic writing.

‘Invincible’ continues to carry the superhero genre

Ian Young, Lifestyle Editor April 9, 2024

This review contains minor spoilers for “Invincible.” “Invincible,” released March 25, 2021, is an adult animated superhero television series created by Robert Kirkman for Amazon Prime Video....

“COWBOY CARTER,” released Friday, is the eighth studio album by R&B singer-songwriter Beyoncé. While the album feels bloated, its faithful rendition of classic country, folk and Americana makes it one of the best country albums of the year.

‘COWBOY CARTER’ is a solid tribute to country music

Ian Young, Lifestyle Editor April 2, 2024

“COWBOY CARTER,” released Friday, is the eighth studio album by R&B singer-songwriter Beyoncé. The album consists of 27 songs and is 79 minutes long. This album is interesting, being Beyoncé’s...

eternal sunshine, released March 8, is the seventh album by pop vocalist Ariana Grande. The album is 35 minutes long and consists of 13 songs.

Amid controversy, ‘eternal sunshine’ is unique to Ariana Grande’s usual style

Abigail Durham, Staff Writer March 27, 2024

“eternal sunshine,” released March 8, is the seventh studio album by pop artist Ariana Grande. Featuring 13 songs and a 35-minute running time, the album is currently No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.  The...

“Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice,” released March 22, 2019, is a Japanese action-adventure soulslike game developed by FromSoftware and published by Activision. The game is an amazing twist on the genre that stands on its own as one of the best action-adventure video games released last decade and sets a new bar for balancing challenge and fun in video games.

‘Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’ perfects video game difficulty

Ian Young, Lifestyle Editor March 19, 2024

From arcade machines designed to kill the player and suck down quarters to the shift toward consoles in the 1980s, video games have always had a weird history of balancing fun and challenge. This was especially...

“The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie,” released Oct. 27, 2004, is a video game adaptation of the movie of the same name developed by THQ and Heavy Iron Studios. “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” video game is a flawed but enjoyable experience.

‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’ video game is a flawed gem

Ethan Morrison, Staff Intern March 19, 2024

To say “SpongeBob SquarePants” is iconic isn’t enough to describe the impact of this show on pop culture.  Between its premiere on July 17, 1999, and the two seasons that followed, the show spawned...

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, released Nov. 14, 2004  follows SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) and Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke) on an heroic odyssey to retrieve Neptunes (Jeffery Tambor) crown and save Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) and the sea as we know it.

A Goofy Goober review of ‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’

Maci Crowell, Lifestyle Editor March 14, 2024

The wheel, space travel, vaccines, the atomic bomb, the internet and language are all magnificent achievements of human creation, but none of these creations stand as tall as “The SpongeBob SquarePants...

“The SpongeBob Musical,” originally premiered June 7, 2016, is a musical based off of the “SpongeBob SquarePants” television series and directed for the stage by Tina Landau. While the musical has its redeeming qualities, it doesnt quite match the same tone of the original show.

‘The SpongeBob Musical’ is a wonderful mess

Abigail Durham, Staff Writer March 13, 2024

“The SpongeBob Musical,” originally premiered June 7, 2016, is a musical based on the “SpongeBob SquarePants” television series and directed for the stage by Tina Landau. “The SpongeBob Musical:...

“SpongeBob SquarePants,” premiered July 17, 1999, is an American animated television series that follows SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny) and his aquatic friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The show has become one of the most iconic television shows ever created and has flourished under the creation of internet meme culture.

How ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ shaped a generation

Ian Young, Lifestyle Editor March 12, 2024

The late 1990s were a golden age of cartoons in terms of both quantity and quality. “Johnny Bravo,” “Rugrats,” “The Powerpuff Girls,” “Animaniacs” and so much more released during this...

“Madame Web,” released Feb. 14, is an American superhero film based on the Marvel comic character of the same name. The film has been regarded as one of the worst comic book films of all time.

‘Madame Web’ proves Sony Pictures should sell Spider-Man back to Marvel

Bryce West, Copy Editor February 27, 2024

This review contains spoilers for “Madame Web.” The “Spider-Man” movie rights have always been an interesting tale within the film industry. Marvel sold off the film rights to some of their...

“Helldivers 2,” released Feb. 8, is a third-person, co-op action shooter developed by Arrowhead Game Studios. “Helldivers 2” is the first new live-service game in quite some time that not only comes with content that is fun and engaging but also respects the player’s time and money.

‘Helldivers 2’ brings life to live service games

Ian Young, Lifestyle Editor February 27, 2024

When I played my first match of “Helldivers 2,” it was with a squad of friends, and it was a disaster. We dropped into a hot zone full of Termanids, “Helldivers 2’s” alien bugs, and we got...

“Us,” released March 22, 2019, is a psychological thriller following an All-American family, as they fight for their lives against their own doppelgängers. “Us” stands strong as one of the greatest horror thrillers of this generation.

Five years later, we’re still scared of ‘Us’

Maci Crowell, Staff Writer February 22, 2024

“Us,” released March 8, 2019, is a psychological horror movie directed by Jordan Peele. The film follows Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers,...

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