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Pop Decoded: The Problem in Pop and Rina Sawayama as a Pop Trailblazer

Pop Decoded: The Problem in Pop and Rina Sawayama as a Pop Trailblazer

By John Lizano January 28, 2021

A standout scene in the film “A Star Is Born” is when Bradley Cooper’s character continuously bashes Lady Gaga’s character for having the audacity to perform a dance-pop song at her “Saturday...

‘evermore’ a Paler Shade of Taylor Swift, Still Impresses

‘evermore’ a Paler Shade of Taylor Swift, Still Impresses

By Maggie McHale January 25, 2021

★★★★☆ Even the most ardent Swifties were shocked when the then-30-year-old singer announced the surprise release of her eighth studio album this past July. Less than five months after “folklore,”...

OFF THE WALL: Red, Blue & Purple: The Visuality of the Electoral Map

OFF THE WALL: Red, Blue & Purple: The Visuality of the Electoral Map

By Maddie Finn November 13, 2020

During the weeklong Election Day, The New York Times electoral map was permanently open as a tab on my computer. I stared and refreshed.  Eventually, the white-outlined states turned to gray as...

ROLE MODEL Demonstrates Growth, Confidence on Latest EP

ROLE MODEL Demonstrates Growth, Confidence on Latest EP

By Mary Grace Vainisi November 12, 2020

★★★★★ Soft pop and indie singer ROLE MODEL exhibits his newfound confidence and peace of mind across his newest release “our little angel,” while simultaneously maintaining his melancholy...

Hip-Hop's Origin Story Is One of Political Struggle, Creative Resistance

Hip-Hop’s Origin Story Is One of Political Struggle, Creative Resistance

By Cameron Newman November 6, 2020

Hip-hop was a niche genre only a few decades ago, but today hip-hop is the most popular form of music in the country and one of the most popular worldwide. By 2018, Drake, arguably the most popular rapper...

START/SELECT: 'Hades' Profoundly Explores Humanity in a World of Gods

START/SELECT: ‘Hades’ Profoundly Explores Humanity in a World of Gods

By Mac Riga October 29, 2020

2020’s “Hades” is a game about choice in a world without it. I mean that quite literally; developer Supergiant’s newest title sees the game’s protagonist, the Greek god Zagreus, attempting...

The Day the District Went Quiet: Music Venues in the Time of COVID-19

The Day the District Went Quiet: Music Venues in the Time of COVID-19

By Daya Benami Narasimhan October 23, 2020

After 10 fond years, Washington, D.C. music fans said goodbye to one of their favorite music venues when U Street Music Hall shut down in early October. The independent music venues that have long lined...

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How TikTok Made 'Camp Rock' Relevant Again

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How TikTok Made ‘Camp Rock’ Relevant Again

By Parker Stubhar October 22, 2020

Picture this: it’s a balmy Friday evening in summer 2008. You’ve had a busy day alternating between Club Penguin and Webkinz accounts on the clunky desktop in your family’s designated computer room....

OFF THE WALL: A Conversation on Repatriation at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

OFF THE WALL: A Conversation on Repatriation at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

By Maddie Finn October 21, 2020

I am a museum lover, admittedly. Yet, certain items simply do not belong in museums. Enter repatriation, the process of returning an item, usually of spiritual or symbolic significance, to its place and...

'There’s No Alfredo Sauce': Cultural Cooking Club Founded During Pandemic Thrives

‘There’s No Alfredo Sauce’: Cultural Cooking Club Founded During Pandemic Thrives

By Seth Canada October 8, 2020

From his kitchen at home in Ecuador, Mark Hunter Guzman (GRD ’21) peeled a green plantain for his Zoom audience so they could mimic his preparation of bolón de verde: a dish of mashed green plantain...

Provocative and Well-Cast, ‘The Boys in the Band’ Speaks Honestly to LGBTQ Experience

Provocative and Well-Cast, ‘The Boys in the Band’ Speaks Honestly to LGBTQ Experience

By Haley Resnick October 7, 2020

★★★★☆ How does a 1968 off-Broadway production get remade for the silver screen in 2020? Mart Crowley’s surprisingly forward-thinking drama of gay male friends in New York City was revived...

START/SELECT: Rebuilding From the Ground Up in 'Zelda'

START/SELECT: Rebuilding From the Ground Up in ‘Zelda’

By Mac Riga October 5, 2020

The apocalypse of 2017’s “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” is quiet and beautiful.  Destroyed by the forces of evil 100 years before the game, the world of Hyrule is vast and still,...

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