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The Death of a Style Icon and Revolutionary

Karl Lagerfeld, veteran and pioneer of the fashion industry, passed away at age 85 on Feb. 19, 2019. Rumors about Lagerfeld’s health had been swirling for weeks after he had missed a series of events, one of them being Chanel’s Spring/Summer show last month. Lagerfeld was the Creative Director for CHANEL since 1983, but he […]

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Greedy Video Game Companies

From the beginning, early video game consoles, such as the Atari and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), were marketed purely and simply as toys and sold as such. Since that time, video games have evolved by leaps and bounds and have made advancements that were previously unimaginable. Not only has the technology behind video games […]

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Astrology

Just Star Stuff (Issue 9)

Whoops, y’all. I went and became a senior? I’m graduating? When did that happen? Someone build a time machine please, take me back. Scorpio | Oct. 23 to Nov. 21     You’re beautiful. Sagittarius | Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 Everyone desserts a cheesecake.     Haha. Capricorn | Dec. 22 to Jan. 19      You look […]

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Anna Deavere Smith: Redefining MLK’s Legacy

“What if Martin Luther King hadn’t been invited to his birthday party?” This is how renowned author, and actress, Anna Deavere Smith opened her “Race in America” keynote speech at the MLK Legacy Celebration on Feb. 7. Celebrated for her use of theater to explore issues of community and diversity, Smith examined Martin Luther King’s […]

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Movie Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Nominated for three Oscars this season, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is another quirky and offbeat film from acclaimed directors Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is broken up into six completely unrelated segments, each set in the old west and each with its own set of characters. The danger of making anthology style films […]

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Just Star Stuff (Issue 8)

Let’s give it up to weather for its outstanding performance thus far this semester. Tens across the board, it’s raining sunlight in 30 degrees and I’m living for it. Scorpio | Oct. 23 to Nov. 21     Later this week, you will be visited by three ghosts: Mrs.Past will come to you in the form of […]

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Just Star Stuff

Did you know Shaggy actually plucked the souls of his cast members from their bodies in Scooby Doo (2002)? It was only by his divine will that they were allowed to return. Heed this movie’s many warnings. Scorpio | Oct. 23 to Nov. 21     I think I can hear the whispers of long-forgotten fuzzy socks […]

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The Importance of Creative Writing

Over time we begin to associate writing with school work. It becomes a chore and something we as students begin to dread. So we procrastinate and avoid the task at hand. However, there were once times when writing was a voluntary and fun activity. I remember in the days before my cell phone was always […]

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“Shirkers” The Cult Classic That Never Was

In late October Netflix released yet another installment of its intriguing series of documentaries simply titled, Shirkers. This spectacular documentary follows the story of Sandi Tan who in the early 90’s in Singapore, set out to make a quirky and vibrantly beautiful feature film with herself, her fellow film students/friends Jasmine Ng and Sophie Siddique, […]

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Cauldron Album Review

Canada has produced a surprisingly large portion of good heavy metal over the decades, and Cauldron is just one of the newer entries to that pool. Their newest offering, “New Gods,” in addition to featuring some curiously chosen album art, brings its share of hooks and riffs. All of these blatantly harken back to a […]