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Pervasive optimism throughout self-titled album impossible to ignore BY Scott Thompson ’16 Arts and Entertainment Editor One decade ago, singer-songwriter Matt Costa was recording demos at home when No Doubt’s…
Flubs a lá Adele, Florence Welch frighten viewers BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Staff Writer Before the stars, musicians, and performers gathered on Feb. 10 at the Staples Center for the…
Unique premises fall flat due to reliance on clichés, poor plot pacing BY LAUREN BEIZAK ’13 Editor-in-Chief I typically endeavor to only see those movies at the theater which knock…
Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Gotye emerge as big winners of night BY ITIHAAS SINGH ’15 Contributing Writer The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in…
Eels embodies optimism while foraying into deeper, darker emotions BY MAYA HARRINGTON ’16 Contributing Writer As its title appropriately suggests, the latest album from Mark Oliver Everett, aka E, has…
America’s biggest stars steal show with fashion BY Elizabeth Furino ’16 Staff Writer Let’s be honest, many of the some hundred million people weren’t even watching the Super Bowl on…
Blend of diverse cast, original story creates noteworthy film for genre BY GEORGIANNA PISANO-GOETZ’15 Contributing Writer Emily Taylor is depressed. The audience and everyone in Emily’s life — including her husband’s coworkers — knows…
F&M’s own Velasquez stole show while performing at Chameleon Club BY OYERE ETTA ’15 Contributing Writer This past Friday, Aaron Velasquez ’14 (known in the music world as Flamingosis) opened…
After six years, popular sitcom calls it quits BY ITIHAAS SINGH ’15 Contributing Writer The hippest TV show of the decade, possibly the best thing to come out of Saturday…
Heartthrob makes big strides BY TESS MELCHREIT ’14 Contributing Writer The indie world’s favorite twins are back and better than ever. Tegan and Sara’s new album, Heartthrob, their first in…
Long-lasting effects of January’s fashion trends BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Staff WriterThe first month of 2013 offered exciting weather, political events, new classes, and, of course, a fabulous start to…
Acclaimed director of Star Trek, Super 8 to head new Star Wars project BY GEORGIANNA PISANO-GOETZ ’15 Contributing Writer That’s it, folks. The director for the upcoming (in two or…
Indie band Local Natives return with enthralling, inspiring second album BY JULIA BYRNES ’13 Contributing Writer Released this past Tuesday, the long-awaited Local Natives album, Hummingbird, does not quite contain…
Despite mixed reviews, Les Misérables transcends past roductions BY SARA BLANK ’14 Opinion & Editorial Editor Along with an overflow of pandemic fan excitement, the Christmas Day opening of Tom…
Music’s prevalent party girls battle to establish new image for nre BY JUSTIN KOZLOSKI ’14 Senior Editor Two female artists who had sort of fallen off of the college radar…