Video Game Marketers Can Learn A Thing Or Two From Oxenfree II

Marketing, in general, is everywhere nowadays. It has become an eyesore in every form of media, ranging from obnoxious ads to sly product placement designed to psychically manipulate your every move. Despite this constant barrage, at least Night School Studio is making their campaign for Oxenfree II: Lost Signals fun. Over the past year, video […]

3 Terrible Developments Hidden by Our Government Behind Roe v. Wade

The overturning of Roe v. Wade is a horrific moment in history. Our so-called leaders knew that this would lead to outrage, and they used that fact to overshadow the other atrocities that they are committing. Reproductive rights are not the only thing at stake right now. While we all struggle with anger, guilt, and […]

Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Causing Danger for U.S. Citizens

In a horrifying recent decision from the Supreme Court, the original ruling of landmark case Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Specifically, this means that the right to an abortion in the United States is no longer protected by federal law. Now it is up to states to decide their own policies about access to […]

Why The LIV Tour Will Continue To Exist

Although we would all like to be the best versions of ourselves every day, outside forces and unimaginable riches tempt even the strongest of characters. With the announcement of the LIV Golf Tour, the new Saudi Arabian backed tour, Americans are getting their first taste of Saudi wealth influencing their entertainment leagues and what it’s […]

Review of Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

  There are a plethora of candidates to choose for silver screen “classics”. Because of what they offer the film industry at large, they become reflective of strong and controversial moments of the human condition, as well as the spectacle that only movies can make. One that I oft not see discussed is Arthur Penn’s […]

On the Misuse of the Word Aesthetic

Picture this: you’re stuck on your couch, again, and instead of doing something you would actually want to do, you let yourself become entombed to the cushion as you whip out a smartphone and pull up TikTok. Immediately you greet a video displaying the caption ‘Look at these aesthetic pictures I found’ and wince, which […]

Is Our Need For Nonstop Streams Of Entertainment Devaluing Theaters?

As streaming platforms are becoming a new standard for movie releases, our need for constant content consumption has never been easier to fulfill, but are movie theaters dying? With this increasing accessibility to entertainment it is worrying that the moviegoing experience will become a thing of the past. In today’s world, things move quickly. It […]

Alex Garland’s Men Aids in the Progression of Hollywood’s Feminism

Alex Garland’s latest film Men (2022) has quickly engendered polar opposite reactions from much of its audience. The controversy is not just about the film’s utilization of graphic body horror, but also, largely, its thematic content. Some audience members have appreciated the explicit feminism of the film, which directly acknowledges the unequal treatment of women […]

Burlington Loses Long-Time Partner as Gooseberries is Sold

No one knows yet exactly what will change, but everyone who shopped at Gooseberries–Burlington’s most unusual and only remaining family-owned grocery–knows that something will. On May 30, the Spiegelhoff family sold the last of their stores, a loved, local business operating here for more than 100 years. We could all see it coming. We just […]

Will We Regret our Ignorant Style Tattoos?

A new tattoo style has taken over the younger generation of tattooed people. It’s simple, it’s whimsical, and these new simplistic tattoos will hold up for years. Ignorant style tattoos have all line work, simple designs, with no color and typically, no shading. This street-art style of body modification was popularized by graffiti artist Fuzi […]

Republicans “Protect” Kids From Drag Shows After Uvalde Shooting 

In light of the recent mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, according to ABC News the shooting resulted in the death of 19 children and two teachers. Texas lawmakers have since ignored the urgency for gun control, but instead, have made efforts to ban children from going to drag shows. This effort came after a bar […]