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A screenshot from the Karma music video.

Karma: The downfall of Jojo Siwa

By Charlie Smith, Staff Writer April 22, 2024

Karma has its eyes set on Jojo Siwa, and she's not backing down. TV sensation and personality Siwa has steered her career from competitive dancing and professional choreography...

Photo of Gypsy Rose Blanchard as a teen with her mother Clauddine Blanchard (on right).

‘The Act’ vs. ‘Mommy Dead and Dearest’: Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s story

By Daniella Lopez and Roxell Bonilla April 21, 2024

With the recent news of Gypsy Rose Blanchard being released from jail, many new and old fans arose to give her a warm welcome, posting silly TikToks and edits of her mugshots,...

A Kung Fu Panda 4 promotional poster.

Kung Fu Panda 4 Review: Guess who’s back?!

By Kaylee Yang, Staff Writer April 21, 2024

DISCLAIMER: This review contains major spoilers for "Kung Fu Panda 4!!" "Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend.…” I’m sure everyone is familiar with...

Simón (Christian McGaffney) standing through smoke protesting with his best friend Chucho (Roberto Jaramillo).

Simón Review: A too true story

By Nicole Rodil Suarez, Photo Editor April 21, 2024

DISCLAIMER: This review contains major spoilers. Heart pumping in anxious anticipation, I watched the black screen while the white arrow went round and round. I was about to watch something about my...

A photo of singer Benson Boone smoldering boldly on what could be described by some as a boulder. | Image credits: Dennis Leupold

Benson Boone: Rollerblades up and taking off like fireworks

By Nadia Talanker, Entertainment Editor April 21, 2024

The musical landscape has grown ever volatile, constantly changing to welcome new trends and artists. Ever since TikTok became a platform capable of causing the burgeoning of small artists, musicians have...

Cover art for the first single, Vultures, released on November 22nd, 2023 from Kanye and Ty Dolla $igns collaborative album.

Review: The wait for Vultures 1 is over, but was it worth it?

By Audrey Piczak and Esteban Gallardo March 4, 2024

Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, is a man who needs no introduction. To some, he’s the man who made “Graduation”. To others, he’s the man who has made every offensive and controversial statement...

Avatar: The Last Airbender posters from the original series (Nickelodeon, left), the new live-action series (Netflix, middle), and the live-action movie (Paramount, right)

Avatar The Last Airbender Review: Not my cabbages!

By Chloe Tran and Kaylee Yang March 4, 2024

Disclaimer: This review will contain major spoilers for the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” franchise. "Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything...

Emma and Dexter the morning after they first meet. July 16, 1988.

One Day Review: Maybe one day it will hurt less

DISCLAIMER: This review contains major spoilers for the Netflix series “One Day.”  They say time heals a broken heart, but every time we encounter a new adaptation of “One Day” we’re once...

Cover image for the script adaption of Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton, adapted by Tim McGarry

Review of “Boy Swallows Universe” by Trent Dalton: The script versus the Netflix show

By My-Tran Vo and Lorena Chavez March 4, 2024

WARNING!!! SPOILERS!!! Step into a world where innocence collides with chaos, and a boy’s extraordinary journey unfolds like a mesmerizing tapestry. "Boy Swallows Universe" is a plunge into the magical...

One of the various teaser images from Madame Web, featuring the titular character (Dakota Johnson) and two of the Spider-Women (Sydney Sweeney and Isabela Merced).

Madame Web review: Wait… this isn’t Marvel???

By Natalia Nguyen and Kevin Pham March 4, 2024

DISCLAIMER: This review will contain minor spoilers about Madame Web. About an hour and 54 minutes after preview trailers ended, we came to the shocking realization that “Madame Web” was not a Marvel...

Sofia Vergara as the titular character of the Netflix miniseries, Griselda.

Griselda review: Netflix and Vergara take on La Dona Gris

By Joseph Mutagaya, Arts and Entertaiment Editor February 19, 2024

The story is all too familiar by now. The feared drug lord who came from rags and rose above even the farthest reaches of the American dream into the fabled one percent. Yet this story has become, (in...

Movie poster for Argylle

Argylle review: More comedy than spy movie

By Nicole Rodil Suarez, Photo Editor February 19, 2024

Growing up I would watch crime and spy movies and shows with my dad. We both love a good mystery and action, so when we saw the trailer for this movie we were excited. Unlike other spy films, this one...

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