Melissa’s Mix: Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Golden Hour’
On her Grammy-winning album “Golden Hour,” country star Kacey Musgraves blends country and pop to deliver a charming and meditative exploration of love, loss and self.
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Memes of The Month: February
Valentine’s Day has passed, but the memes are still here. Meme away, folks! These days, you may just find your one true love by retweeting the same meme.
Read More →Noe’s Choice: Why Netflix’s ‘Russian Doll’ deserves a watch
Many Netflix originals produce the kind of brilliance you didn’t know you needed. “Russian Doll” is a prime example of that brilliance.
Read More →The Art Equation: Why do we need Beyoncé to appreciate art?
By DeeDee Hughes, Staff Writer Beyoncé and Jay Z have been taking selfies, and they’re single-handedly exposing the art world to an entirely new demographic. In one of the photos, the power couple stands tough-faced in front of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. In another, Beyoncé poses next to Pablo Picasso’s Portrait of Francoise, his […]
Read More →Why do we still love Drake?
By Alexandria Hilliard, Staff Writer @alxhilliard In the summer of 2008, I spent most (probably too much) of my time watching reruns of “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” while pining over my favorite character, Jimmy Brooks. The awkward and gangly Canadian teen stole my heart and it wasn’t until just a few years later, that I found […]
Read More →“1989” review: New album, new Taylor Swift
By Danny McCarthy, Staff Writer @thedanosaurus Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album “1989” on Monday, marking her first official foray into pop music and leaving country music behind. The 24-year-old’s newest album also had a marked difference in its conception, aside from the change in genre. This is — possibly — the first album […]
Read More →Why are we so obsessed with dystopian movies?
By Sarah Burstein, Staff Writer @sarahh_burstein I was at the movies last Saturday, munching on overpriced popcorn and watching Dylan O’Brien be effortlessly attractive when it occurred to me that the movie I was watching seemed eerily similar to movies I’d already seen. I was watching The Maze Runner, directed by Wes Ball and based […]
Read More →Getting to the Thicke of songwriting in pop music
By Lucas Williams, Staff Writer @lucaswhatevs Hide your wives and hold the presses: Robin Thicke’s in trouble again. In an attempt to distance himself from accusations of plagiarism from the Marvin Gaye Estate, Robin Thicke admitted that he didn’t write about 80% of everyone’s favorite misogynistic jam of last summer, “Blurred Lines” — Pharrell Williams did. But does […]
Read More →Don’t “spare” me the details: The second royal baby is announced
By Danny McCarthy, Staff Writer @thedanosaurus On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, a.k.a. Will and Kate, announced that the Duchess was expecting their second child. The announcement came on the heels of Kate’s absence on a royal visit to Oxford due to hyperemesis gravidarum, an acute form of morning sickness that also afflicted […]
Read More →Is the celebrity nude “scandal” really a scandal?
By Danny McCarthy, Staff Writer @thedanosaurus With the influx of celebrity nude photos on Sunday, featuring Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, and Kate Upton, amongst about eighty others, I’m left feeling a little scared but a lot more grossed out. One reason for this feeling is obvious: some hacker managed to obtain personal, private and — […]
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