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‘Super Smash Brothers Ultimate:’ The ultimate game review

Austin Kniga-Bartlett, Contributor April 3, 2024

It is no secret that, in the platform and crossover fighting game community, and the fighting game genre as a whole, Mashihiro Sakurai’s Super Smash Brothers Ultimate has taken the world by storm. With...

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‘Underdressed at the Symphony:’ Faye Webster’s welcome of silence

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter March 27, 2024

Faye Webster has grown popular recently with some of her songs like “I Know You” and “Kingston” resurfacing on social media sites like TikTok. Most recently, the 26-year-old singer released her...

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This week in music: Girl in Red, Hozier & Olivia Rodrigo

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter March 27, 2024

This week welcomed a lot of new releases in music. Let's take a deep dive into the releases from features to EPs.  Girl in Red released a new single for her sophomore album “I’M DOING IT AGAIN...

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‘WE DON’T TRUST YOU:’ Future and Metro Boomin’s collaborative trap master class

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2024

Future’s style and lyricism have not changed in the past decade. Despite this, he still makes hit after hit and is as infectious as ever. Why is this? Thank Metro Boomin.  The 30-year-old three-time...

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‘Love Lies Bleeding:’ A bloody love story for the ages

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter March 20, 2024

Sapphics everywhere are rejoicing with the influx of films hitting theaters featuring woman-loving-woman characters. With the recent release of crime-comedy film “Drive-Away Dolls,” a crime-thriller...

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What music gets the men’s basketball team hype?

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief March 20, 2024

Music and basketball are more related than one usually thinks. Each men’s basketball game at the OU Credit Union O’Rena consists of dramatic and exciting highs, marked by contemporary songs that get...

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‘Drive-Away Dolls:’ A wild ride for sapphics

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter March 13, 2024

Fans of the Coen brothers might know Ethan Coen from some of his hit films such as “No Country for Old Men,” “Fargo” or even “The Big Lebowski.” With a track record of films that mix well-known...

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Indie rock in review: Mannequin Pussy, Bleachers, MGMT, Yard Act

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief March 13, 2024

A lot of indie rock albums have been released within the past three weeks. Some are good, some are really good and others… not so much. Here are a few notable albums released within the last three weeks...

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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender:’ A fresh start for live-action

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter March 13, 2024

Modern-day Hollywood is full of new adaptations, sequels and reboots. Netflix, of course, has its fair share of such with the most recent being a live-action reboot of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”  The...

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‘Jesus Christ Superstar:’ A truly stellar and spiritual experience

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2024

Spoilers ahead for “Jesus Christ Superstar.” One of the more controversial yet critically acclaimed musicals came to Oakland University's Varner Studio Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 15 to a sold-out...

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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians:’ The newest TV adaptation

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter February 21, 2024

Fans of the book series “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” everywhere initially freaked with the announcement that the book series would be turned into a show on Disney Plus and given a chance to...

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‘A Little More Alive’ debuts at Meadow Brook Theatre

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter February 21, 2024

From Nick Blaemire comes the original musical “A Little More Alive” to Meadow Brook Theatre — a comedy with disconsolate undertones and great folk-pop songs to keep you entertained through the whole...

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