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BookTok: Shaping the bestseller list

Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter August 6, 2025

All it takes to catapult a book to bestseller status these days is a shoutout from a popular BookToker.  For those unfamiliar, BookTok is the sub-community on the social media platform TikTok dedicated...

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Superman: a hopeful new start For DC

Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter July 23, 2025

With the release of “Superman” in theaters on July 11, DC Studios officially turns the page on a tumultuous decade and launches a reboot for their cinematic universe. Directed by James Gunn and starring...

Falling for Fall: Fashion Trends of 2025

Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter July 23, 2025

With summer passing by quickly, as it always does, fall fashion trends are swiftly making an appearance. Although the weather may be scorching, that is not stopping these fashion trends from surfacing....

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Box Office Hits and Hidden Gems: Best Films of 2025 So Far

Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter July 23, 2025

Time is flying, and somehow the year is already more than halfway over. Now is the perfect moment to step back and take a look at some of the standout films from the first half of the year, a diverse list...

Creativity in times of overstimulation; Put the phone down!

Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter July 23, 2025

With the expansion of social media, society has become addicted to comparison and perfection: “She’s on vacation in Europe,” “They just bought a house together,” “She’s a nice girl, but I...

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Soak Up Summer: Can’t Miss Events Around Metro Detroit

Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter July 16, 2025

Mid-July is already here and while the summer may seem endless in this stifling heat, the back to school season is just around the corner. Before chilly autumn breezes replace sunny summer afternoons,...

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Anna Wintour Steps Down as Editor-in-Chief at Vogue After 37 Years

Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter July 16, 2025

Gird your loins — Anna Wintour announced in late June that she will be concluding her editor-in-chief position at American Vogue, making room for a new generation of talent. The mysterious woman with...

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A boon from Benson Boone – ‘American Heart’ album serves to accompany life’s quiet moments

Marissa Getschman, Arts Editor July 9, 2025

Love, heartbreak, nostalgia or sex… pick one. Benson Boone’s newest album is disjointed and all over the place. Rather than a cohesive series of songs, Boone provides a little bit of everything....

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Lorde is risen again in new album ‘Virgin’

Marissa Getschman, Arts Editor July 9, 2025

Lorde’s new album “Virgin” encompasses the hurt, comfort and nostalgia of youth. She reminisces about a time in her life that most university students are just about to step into after graduation....

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Sanchez & Bezos Tie The Knot: Best Looks From Their Venetian Wedding

Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter July 9, 2025

With more glamour than a film premier and more celebrities than the Oscars, the Sanchez and Bezos wedding was one for the ages. Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos tied the knot on June 27, turning the historic...

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Corrido Censorship: The paradox of funding and criminalizing cartel stories

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor July 9, 2025

July first became a paradoxical Groundhog Day as Natanael Cano, one of the pioneers of the corrido tumbados genre — Mexican folk songs revamped with trap — released his latest album, “Porque La Demora”...

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How to Train Your live-action remake

Marissa Getschman, Arts Editor June 18, 2025

Fan favorite films getting live-action remakes seems to be a modern day horror. They never live up to the original and invite new audiences in with mediocrity and the wonder toward how the original garnered...

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