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"Forever Is a Feeling," by singer, songwriter and boygenius member Lucy Dacus explores her experience falling in love with her bandmate Julien Baker.

Lucy Dacus premieres a new kind of love story in “Forever Is a Feeling”

Kennedy Wolf, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

Singer, songwriter and the star of many of my favorite TikTok edits, Lucy Dacus released her fourth studio album on March 28. Titled “Forever Is a Feeling,” Dacus’ newest work explores major themes...

Comedian Gianmarco Soresi entertained the CWRU community with witty humor and exaggerated physicality. Members of the Editorial Board enjoyed Soresi's crowdwork and occasional political commentary.

The Observer reviews Gianmarco Soresi

On April 4, Case Western Reserve University hosted its annual Spring Comedian event, welcoming Gianmarco Soresi to Severance Hall. Soresi—known for his growing social media presence and appearances on...

Rick (Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) embrace in "The White Lotus" season three. The finale delivered emotional endings for the main cast, including Rick and Chelsea.

“The White Lotus” finale: What goes around comes around, even for the wealthy

Kate Gordon, Life Editor April 11, 2025

Major spoilers ahead. After a long, eight-episode season parceled out in weekly installments, HBO’s “The White Lotus” is finally over. Although the third season’s pace was notably slower than...

PTG actors bring the stage to life in one of their many performances this year. As a completely student-run club, PTG showcases the talent and creativity of student-produced theatre.

I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is more “PTG Live!”

Penelope Cloonan, Staff Writer April 4, 2025

The Players’ Theatre Group (PTG) is an entirely student-run theater company that puts on a variety of shows each semester, including dramas, comedies and sketch programs. This spring, PTG’s upcoming...

CWRU Footlighters put on a stunning production of "Footloose," bringing together vibrant technical elements, memorable acting performances and an infectious energy to deliver a night of dance and music.

CWRU Footlighters dance into our hearts with “Footloose”

Shivangi Nanda, Executive Editor April 4, 2025

Released in 1984, the original “Footloose” follows protagonist Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) as he seeks to rewrite the rules of his new hometown, Bomont, Utah. A Chicago native, Ren is taken aback by...

What to do this week(end) (4/4/25)

Kate Gordon, Life Editor April 4, 2025

Event: University Program Board Spring Comedian Date: 4/4 Price: $5 Description: This year’s spring comedian is Gianmarco Soresi, who has appeared on “The Late Late Show with James Corden,”...

Indie rock band Yo La Tengo performed a 22-song set—intentionally excluding their biggest hits—in Cleveland's Waterloo Arts District.

Yo La Tengo gives an unconventional performance at Beachland Ballroom

Kate Gordon, Life Editor March 28, 2025

Last Monday, March 24, indie rock band Yo La Tengo took to the stage at Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland’s Waterloo Arts District. Composed of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew, the band cycled...

Indie pop band Japanese Breakfast explores nostalgia through frontwoman Michelle Zauner's lyricism and unique instrument choice in "For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)."

Japanese Breakfast explores nostalgia and introspection with their latest release

Kennedy Wolf, Staff Writer March 28, 2025

This past Friday, March 21, Japanese Breakfast released their fourth studio album, “For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).” Japanese Breakfast is fronted by Michelle Zauner, an accomplished indie...

Robert Pattinson delivers an outstanding performance in "Mickey 17," playing both Mickey 17 and Mickey 18—two characters who are polar opposites of each other—bringing their contrasting personalities to life.

“Mickey 17” has it all: Laughter, romance, an indictment of late-stage capitalism and two Robert Pattinsons

Kate Gordon, Life Editor March 21, 2025

After “Parasite” became the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020—and snagged another three Oscars that year, including Best Director—there was a fair...

In the new Thailand-located season of "The White Lotus," three new characters, the Ratliff siblings, represent "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" in a play on Eastern religious beliefs.

In “The White Lotus” season three, a poisonous pong pong fruit a day keeps your incestuous siblings away

Kate Gordon, Life Editor February 28, 2025

Just like in the prior two seasons, the third “The White Lotus” opening sequence ends with the image of an unidentified corpse. Amid a meditation exercise, Zion (Nicholas Duvernay) hears the faint...

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