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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...

Playlist of the week: Angry songs for the trenches of midterm season

Kennedy Wolf, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

As a history major, sometimes I get a little annoyed when I hear people say that they are “in the trenches.” Are you really in the trenches if you are not knee-deep in a mixture of mud and shrapnel?...

"Captain America: Brave New World" stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, and while he and other actors delivered stellar performances, the film doesn't stick out or bring anything new to the MCU.

There is nothing brave or new about “Captain America: Brave New World”—and that’s okay

Penelope Cloonan, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

“Captain America: Brave New World” follows Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), former Falcon and current Captain America, as he investigates a conspiracy involving President Thaddeus Ross, also known as the...

“LOVED UP! Valentine’s Drag Show” at Brewnuts was an intimate community affair

Kate Gordon, Life Editor February 21, 2025

Last Friday, Feb. 14, Brewnuts hosted an intimate, all-ages Valentine’s Day drag show in the interior of their beer-and-donut shop. With just four performers and roughly 30 attendees, the show was uniquely...

PTG's production of "Melancholy Play" this past weekend portrayed themes of love, friendship and compassion, which were reflected in the skills of the actors and director Ave Tallarida.

PTG’s “Melancholy Play” is a treat, like an almond

Kethan Srinivasan, Social Media Content Creator February 21, 2025

On Feb. 13-15 in Eldred Hall, six students from Players’ Theatre Group (PTG) came together to rationalize the concept of melancholy. “Melancholy Play” is an hour and fifteen minute-long production...

The Cleveland Museum of Art's showcase of the "Temples and Worship in South Asia" exhibit featured 13 photographs and six paintings, with each of the paintings, such as the shrine of the six-armed Goddess Devi, focusing on the importance of Hindu rituals.

The CMA’s “Temples and Worship in South Asia” reveals a spiritual evolution

Esha Bagora, Social Media Editor February 21, 2025

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) presents a fascinating exploration of Hindu sacred spaces through a carefully curated selection of artwork spanning different mediums and centuries, titled “Temples...

CWRU students gathered together this past Saturday for a live performance of Leon Thomas' second studio album, "Mutt."

“Victorious” star Leon Thomas gives a stellar performance at UPB’s most recent concert

Esha Bagora, Social Media Editor February 14, 2025

On Saturday, Feb. 8, the University Program Board (UPB) hosted an unforgettable concert featuring DJ Shaughn and Leon Thomas III. In the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Grand Ballroom located in the...

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