Season 2 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Introduces Acting Powerhouses, Stuns with Visuals, Soundtrack
Sixties, siblings, superheroes.
Read how season two of “The Umbrella Academy” impresses musically and visually — despite a few plot hiccups — as it crafts a distinctively quirky aesthetic that combines all of the above.
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START/SELECT: 2020’s Lessons in Class and Gaming: Digital Gaming
“While many areas of the games industry came to a grinding halt with the outbreak of COVID-19, digital marketplaces and cloud-based streaming have been able to continue operating unimpeded and have even thrived.”
Digital gaming is the future, according to Mac Riga (COL ’21).
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