Category: Culture
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Kanye West and A New Shocking Feud
By: Anthony Riquelmy, September 28, 2022 If you’re not familiar with celebrity news, for the past few weeks, Kanye West has been feuding with his shoe partner, Adidas, and everyone on social media is talking about it. Kanye West has announced he will be leaving Adidas and Gap once their contracts expire in the next […]
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Taylor Swift Releasing Her Next Re-recorded Album?
Photo credits: @taylorswift on instagram By : Olivia Bowersox In 2019, Taylor Swift announced that she would be re-recording her first six albums, those of which were still owned by her previous executive Scooter Braun in disregard of her multiple attempts to get her life’s work back. Many were skeptical she would actually do this, […]
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Nevermind Morality, Are the Texas Abortion Laws Even Constitutional?
By: Olivia Bowersox A Texas law banning abortions after six weeks, despite the fact that most women find out about their pregnancy around six weeks, has been in effect since Sept. 1. With the pro choice argument “my body, my choice” being used against masking and COVID vaccinations in Texas, is this ban really about […]
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Olivia Rodrigo Album
Image from @oliviarodrigo’s Instagram By: Reese Petrie On January 8, 2021, Olivia Rodrigo debuted her very first single, “drivers license.” 764,556,841 Spotify streams later, she became one of the youngest artists to have a number one song on Billboard’s Hot 100. Now, as of May 21, 2021, Olivia has released her new album, “SOUR,” but […]
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Gathering Blue: A Novel Review
By: Shauna Connelly Author Lois Lowry began receiving recognition through a young audience in 1977 with her first award-winning novel entitled, “A Summer to Die.” Lowry eventually received the Newbery Medal in 1990 for her book “Number the Stars.” She was a recipient of this award again in 1994 for writing the novel most students […]
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Hotel Bethlehem Ice Cream Parlor
Although they do sell beloved Penn State ice cream, is the experience and the limited flavors worth going? By: Nolan Grejda The Hotel Bethlehem ice cream parlor, home to Penn State Creamery, started in 2014 in the hotel itself. As sales were rising and it became popular, they located the parlor across the street from […]
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Chemtrails Over the Country Club: Lana Del Rey’s Newly Released Delicate yet Expressive Album
Photo from @lanadelrey instagram By: Olivia Bowersox “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” is Lana Del Rey’s sixth album which was released just months ago in March. This album features 11 songs, one of which was let out months before the actual album was released. The song, “Chemtrails Over the Country Club”, was released in January […]
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Review: Disney+’s Star Wars Biomes
By: Kiara Jones Star Wars Biomes was released on May 4, 2021 on Disney’s streaming platform, Disney+. This unexpected TV-G science fiction series is described as, “a virtual vacation to some of the Star Wars films’ most iconic and beloved locations.” In a duration of 18 minutes, it includes the film’s locations of Hoth, Tatoonie […]
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The Great Gatsby: A Student Review
By: Alex Miller “The Great Gatsby,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel about the uprising of the mysterious Jay Gatsby. This story is set around the 1920s Jazz era. The book is narrated by the honest Nick Carraway who shares his point of view of the emotions and interactions with the different characters in […]
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Book Review: Sadie Robertson’s Live
By: Kiara Jones Sadie Robertson, New York Times best selling Christian author of Live, is a television personality and social media influencer. She is best known for starring on her family’s reality TV series, Duck Dynasty, and appearing on season 19 of Dancing With The Stars. During the summer of 2020, I decided to purchase […]