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Frost, Roosevelt and Vonnegut: Wheaton features significant artists in its history

The Oscars is easily the most glamorous night in Hollywood. The most successful people of the year in the film industry come together under the Dolby Theatre roof to celebrate the achievements of both familiar and foreign names. This year, controversy surrounded the 88th ceremony. When Oscar nominations were announced in January, the Hollywood community […]

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Abroad Blog: Michelle Beauvais ’17, University of Sussex

I can still remember when I was back at Wheaton, just planning for my study abroad trip to the University of Sussex. I thought I had everything figured out. I always assumed that there would be no culture shock whatsoever, because really, out of every country in the world I could have studied abroad in, […]

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Abroad Blog: Dani Dickinson ’17; Granada, Spain

I have just hit my two-month mark in Granada, Spain and to be quite honest, it still doesn’t feel real. I feel as if I’m in a dream and any moment I’ll wake up and be in Norton, Massachusetts. Southern Spain is something unlike I’ve ever experienced before. From the tapas culture, to the “no […]

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Kanye West caught on torrent site while sampling Sufjan Stevens’ album

Kanye West posted photos on Instagram and Twitter of a Youtube browser playing Sufjan Stevens song “Death with Dignity” from his latest album with the caption “Day 3.” However, in taking the photo, several tabs were open on his desktop, including one on the music torrent website The Pirate Bay. Other tabs included a ripper […]

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Boston Calling summer lineup features rarity and diversity

Boston Calling recently released its official May 2016 lineup and schedule for the second show of the year on February 18. The festival will be featuring 23 artists, including Sia, Robyn, Disclosure, Janelle Monáe, Sufjan Stevens and Haim from May 27 to 29 in Boston’s City Hall Plaza. Although the three-day schedule was not released […]

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Abroad Blog: Demetra Edwards ’17; Valencia, Spain

“¡Hola!” from Valencia, Spain! It’s hard to believe that in one week I will have been living in Spain for two months. Ever since the beginning of the semester, I have been planning trips throughout Europe, with my eyes set on the middle of March for all of my trips and suddenly, it’s here! As […]

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Kanye West’s Pablo falls short of expectations

Despite his controversial fame, it is hard to deny that Kanye West, best known for songs like “Gold Digger” and “Stronger,” is a musical force to be reckoned. He thinks himself to be as influential as Michael Jackson or, oddly enough, Albert Einstein, whom he alludes to in his new song, “Closest Thing to Einstein,” […]

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Playlist: Feminist Basement Show

“Raising the Skate” – Speedy Ortiz Speedy Ortiz is a rock outfit from Northampton, Mass. fronted by Sadie Dupuis. They’ve recently made news for their help hotline at shows for fans who feel unsafe, especially women and queer people who are targets of harassment. Dupuis takes no shit, and it shows in this track off […]

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Carol finds success despite Best Picture loss

The film Carol, directed by Todd Haynes,was opened in limited released last November and received some of the best reviews in 2015. Carol received ratings ranging from 8.5 out of 10 to an impressive 95% from various sources such as Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, grossing an international total $35.4 million dollars and received a ten-minute […]

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Kendrick Lamar takes the Grammys by storm

This past Monday, the biggest names in music gathered under the Staples Center roof in Los Angeles for what is arguably the biggest night in the industry: the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The show opened with Taylor Swift standing in a sparkling blue body suit belting the lyrics to her single “Out of the Woods” in […]