Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia It began on Oct. 15, 1985. It ended the next day. Three bombings shook Salt Lake City, Utah, leaving its citizens feeling uncertain and unsafe. At first, it appeared that the bombings had three total victims, each of them connected to the Church […]
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Album “L.W.” highlights controversial issues through rock
Photo courtesy of aka Francois aka Mister Pink, Flickr King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard recently released their latest album “L.W.” With elements the band has explored in the past, the album is a strong encapsulation of psychedelic rock stylings paired with microtonal tunings, something less common in western music […]
The pandemic created a year of notable entertainment
Photo courtesy of Matthew Keys, Flickr We are nearing almost a whole year since the date the coronavirus pandemic was finally taken seriously and the United States went into a lockdown, also known as the notorious March 13. There have been over 2.5 million deaths worldwide, with over a […]
“Moxie” aims to capture feminism in coming-of-age film
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia Netflix’s latest original film “Moxie” was released on March 3. Based on author Jennifer Mathieu’s 2015 book “Moxie: A Novel,” the film is a teen coming of age movie focused on generations of radical feminism. Following 16-year-old Vivian, played by Hadley Robinson, a […]
Pokémon celebrates its 25th anniversary with new media
Photo courtesy of The Come Up Show, Flickr On Feb. 27, the Pokémon franchise celebrated its 25th anniversary. With countless fans around the world, Pokémon is currently the highest-grossing media franchise in history. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, The Pokémon Company announced various brand deals, music opportunities, and […]
“Persona 5” surprises fans with exciting new release
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia “Persona 5” was one of the biggest games in the world when it was globally released April 4, 2017. Earning several accolades and selling over a million of copies, the game inspired several other projects, including a dancing spin-off game, an anime adaptation […]
Daft Punk announces split after eight-year hiatus
Photo courtesy of Pod K, Wikipedia On Monday, Feb. 22, Daft Punk uploaded a video to their YouTube channel titled “Epilogue.” The eight-minute video left the public confused, wondering if this was the end of Daft Punk. Their publicist, Kathryn Frazier, later confirmed that the duo was breaking up […]
Netflix releases low-grade film “I Care a Lot”
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia New Year, new movies on “Netflix,” the same questionable quality of their content and the same mentality of just throwing everything at their audience, hoping that the sheer amount of new content will mask the fact that most of it are of low […]
Games like “Animal Crossing” can improve mental health
Photo courtesy of Quinn Dombrowski, Flickr We’re all looking for little ways to escape our turbulent lives, and playing “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” has been a recent popular choice. But with the simple gameplay, it is easy to assume that this game could grow old over a period of repeated […]
Ariana Grande pleases fans with deluxe edition of “Positions”
Photo courtesy of Emma, Flickr In the past few months, Ariana Grande has been feeding her fans with an album release, multiple music videos, a tour documentary, an engagement announcement, and more. Fortunately for us, Grande has not stopped her giving streak. On Feb. 19, Grande released the deluxe […]