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The Observer

A US Army helicopter takes off during a training exercise in Panama.

Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl”—A case study on the glitter pen

Riya Kulkarni, Copy Editor October 10, 2025

After a long wait from the announcement on Aug. 12, Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album “The Life of a Showgirl” has been released. The 41 minute album contains 12 songs, with one single “The Fate...

In their collaboration, FINNEAS and Ashe explore themes of love.

Is this “The Dream” duo?

Kiera Ng, Layout Designer October 10, 2025

Truly a dream come true, on Sept. 19, FINNEAS and Ashe released their debut album,“The Dream,” as a band under the name “The Favors.” The first collaboration they released to the public dates back...

"Saturday Night Live" returned for its 51st season on Oct. 4—and it's pretty much the same as it always was.

Saturday Night Live 51: Live from New York, it’s the same

Penelope Cloonan, Life Editor October 10, 2025

“Saturday Night Live” (SNL) is an American institution. Since 1975, an expansive cast of comedians go live from New York at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night with a show that was written that week, rotating...

The National Football League announced on Sept. 28 that Bad Bunny would be headlining the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.

Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl LX halftime show

Maria Burrus, Staff Writer October 10, 2025

During halftime of the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game on Sept. 28, the National Football League (NFL) announced that Bad Bunny would be headlining the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show.   He...

C’est la Vie…Doja’s overshadowed album rollout

Helen Cai, Contributing Writer October 10, 2025

A transformative artist who started her career producing songs on Soundcloud, Doja Cat released her new album “Vie” on Sept. 26. While “Amala,” her debut album, hardly moved critics and failed...

Leith Ross combines hopefulness and wistful nostalgia in her album, a feeling that is familiar to many of us.

Leith Ross’ “I Can See The Future” feels like a familiar stranger

Kiera Ng, Layout Designer October 3, 2025

“[O]n a bike by yourself, there’s a cool breeze on your face and you’re looking back on your whole life, considering the entire world and everything that everything means,” is the best way to listen...

The newest album from Ed Sheeran is a perfect combination of new, unique sounds and fresh takes on familiar aesthetics from Sheeran's discography.

Ed Sheeran’s “Play”: a perfect combination of old and new

Riya Kulkarni, Copy Editor October 3, 2025

Ed Sheeran’s eighth studio album, “Play,” released Sept. 12 with singles such as “Sapphire” and “In Other Words,” featuring songs with a variety of sounds. Whether it is the nostalgic sound...

The new performance of The Notebook takes on the unique challenges of navigating time skips and weaving it within a musical scheme.

The last notes of a love story: romantic echoes and “The Notebook” (2024)

Mariana Parilli Castillo, Copy Editor October 3, 2025

“The Notebook,” the 2024 musical of the same name as Nicholas Sparks’s 1996 novel and its 2004 film adaptation starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, has humongous cultural shoes to fill in the...

The Players' Theater Group tradition continued this past weekend, with the group continuing to put on entertaining shows with something for everyone—both in the audience and on the stage.

Play in a Day continues to slay

Penelope Cloonan, Life Editor September 26, 2025

The time is 8 p.m., Friday night. Writers are given a prompt: “Master of Deception.” They get their start and it is off to the races. The scripts are finished by that morning, actors and directors...

Noted YouTube commentator Kurtis Conner made a stop in Cleveland on Sept. 21 as part of his "Goodfellow World Tour."

Cleveland goes to Kurtistown: Kurtis Conner’s Goodfellow Tour stops at Playhouse Square

Penelope Cloonan, Life Editor September 26, 2025

This past Sunday, popular YouTube Commentator and famed “Mayor of Kurtistown” Kurtis Conner stopped into the Mimi Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square for his “Goodfellow World Tour.” His style of...

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