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Kate Gordon

Kate Gordon, Life Editor

Kate Gordon is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences and disorders and cognitive science. Other than writing for The Observer, she loves awful reality TV, not awful books and obsessively playing through the New York Times Games section every morning.

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What to do this Homecoming week(end)

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
November 15, 2024
Season 33 of "Dancing with the Stars" airs on ABC, Disney+ and Hulu. Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the show follows celebrity contestants learning ballroom dances.

“Dancing with the Stars” season 33 has revived a show previously on its last legs

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
November 8, 2024
First-year student and costume contest winner Atlas Rivera is congratulated by drag queen performers at oSTEM's HalloQueen Drag Show.

oSTEM’s HalloQueen Drag Show is consistently great

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
November 1, 2024
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should: Stop posting 20-picture photo dumps

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should: Stop posting 20-picture photo dumps

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
October 25, 2024
This past week, the Indie rock band Hinds and opener The Happy Return came together to put on an amusing and engaging show at The Grog Shop.

Hinds and The Happy Return take audience engagement to a new level at The Grog Shop

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
October 25, 2024

“Gianmarco Soresi: The Leaning In” at Hilarities 4th Street Theatre was just okay

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
October 11, 2024

Five easy recipes for college students, courtesy of your free New York Times Cooking access

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
October 4, 2024
The "Sweat" tour features Charli XCX's "Brat" album and Troye Sivan's album "Something to Give Each Other." The tour runs in North America from Sept. 14 to Oct. 23.

Crowd consensus at Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s “Sweat” tour: “I Love It”

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
September 26, 2024

What to do this week(end) (9/20/24)

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
September 20, 2024
WRUW's Studio-A-Rama rallies an array of Clevelanders, forging a community where students and locals can share their appreciation for music.

‘We are so back’: After a four-year hiatus, WRUW’s Studio-A-Rama returns

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
September 13, 2024
CWRU Flea Market showcases quality student and community-based retailers

CWRU Flea Market showcases quality student and community-based retailers

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
September 13, 2024
The tracks in Sabrina Carpenter's latest studio album, "Short n' Sweet," seem to challenge her former Disney Channel persona, shedding a new light on her adult pop presence.

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” is flirty, funny and an all-around good time

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
August 30, 2024
Left to right: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos star in "Twisters," an original film that stands out in a sea of disappointing remakes and sequels.

“Twisters” is surprisingly fun

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
August 23, 2024

The five bonus “GUTS (spilled)” tracks redeem Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
March 29, 2024
The Last Dinner Party releases highly anticipated debut album "Prelude to Ecstasy" with cover art that symbolizes the dramatic tone of the tracks.

“Prelude to Ecstasy” is a shallow spectacle

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
February 16, 2024
The performance of the main trio in "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" is underwhelming, with monotone dialogue and a lack of charisma. From left to right: Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries), Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri) and Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell).

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is another disappointing adaptation of the book series

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
January 19, 2024
Natalie Portman (left) and Julianne Moore (right) star in "May December," which is based on the real-life predatory relationship of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau.

Now streaming on Netflix, “May December” is a hard watch, but one well worth it

Kate Gordon, Gordon
December 8, 2023
The prequel to the hit film franchise—serving as the backstory behind antagonist President Snow—was poorly paced and focused on fan service rather than character and plot development.

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is easily the worst of the film franchise

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
December 1, 2023

A playlist for late fall

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
November 17, 2023

Nine local Cleveland coffee shops to support instead of Starbucks or Dunkin’

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
November 10, 2023
ABC's new season of "The Golden Bachelor" focuses on the romantic lives of the Baby Boomer generation, starring Gerry Turner (middle) as the Bachelor.

ABC’s “The Golden Bachelor” is a rich text

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
November 3, 2023

What to do this Halloweek(end)

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
October 27, 2023

What to do this week(end) (10/6/23)

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
October 6, 2023

What to watch and read this fall

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
September 29, 2023

Fun things to do in Cleveland this fall

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
September 22, 2023
Olivia Rodrigo releases her highly anticipated second album, "GUTS" (2023), two years after her debuting critically acclaimed album "SOUR."

Olivia Rodrigo plateaus with “GUTS”

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
September 15, 2023
"Bottoms" (2023) is a rambunctious high school comedy starring Rachel Sennott (left) and Ayo Edebiri (right) as the ringleaders of an all-female fight club.

“Bottoms” comes out on top

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
September 8, 2023
The Cleveland Guardians have six home games from this weekend through the middle of next week, with many seats still available for purchase.

What to do this week(end) (9/1/23)

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
September 1, 2023
The Asian Lantern Festival welcomes attendees to experience the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo like never before, with lantern displays, light exhibits, live performances and much more.

What to do this week(end) (8/25/23)

Kate Gordon, Life Editor
August 25, 2023

Eight songs perfect for spring

Kate Gordon, Copy Editor
April 14, 2023
"The Record" invites audiences into the intimate lives of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus (pictured, left to right) through meaningful lyrics that tell stories.

Here’s how to get the most out of your listen to Boygenius’ “The Record”

Kate Gordon, Copy Editor
April 7, 2023
"Abbott Elementary" has resurged the popularity of network sitcoms, which have been struggling with viewership for the past several years.

“Abbott Elementary” is bringing the sitcom back

Kate Gordon, Copy Editor
March 3, 2023
Taylor Swift's newest album, "Midnights," has topped the charts and crashed Spotify but isn't receiving as much acclaim as her previous works.

Is Taylor Swift going to become unpopular again?

Kate Gordon, Copy Editor
November 18, 2022
The second season of "Bridgerton" receives mixed opinions, and main characters Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma (pictured) are at the center of the turmoil.

“Bridgerton” Season 2 splits critics

Kate Gordon, Staff Writer
April 8, 2022
Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Zendaya, Maude Apatow and Jacob Elordi (left to right) star in Season Two of the HBO hit TV show, "Euphoria."

Did the second season of “Euphoria” lose some of its charm—and is that a good thing?

Kate Gordon, Staff Writer
February 25, 2022
Several students reported experiencing symptoms of food poisoning after dining at Leutner Commons.

Did Bon Appetit give me food poisoning? How to avoid a norovirus outbreak

Kate Gordon, Staff Writer
February 4, 2022
CWRU students revive their child-like love for snow by engaging in winter activities around campus.

Recent snowstorm brings out CWRU students’ inner child

Kate Gordon, Staff Writer
January 28, 2022
Andrew Garfield has amassed a huge fanbase with his captivating roles in films such as "The Social Network" (pictured above), "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "tick, tick... BOOM!"

If you want more of Andrew Garfield, here’s what to watch next

Kate Gordon, Staff Writer
January 21, 2022
Squid Game left fans with broken hearts, dropped jaws and unanswered questions

“Squid Game” is great, but it doesn’t need another season

Kate Gordon, Staff Writer
October 29, 2021
The iconic pop star's battle for her independence from her father turns in her favor after 13 years of convervatorship.

Britney Spears’ toxic conservatorship almost at an end

Kate Gordon, Contributing Writer
October 8, 2021
The Met Gala: a night of high fashion or performative activism?

The 2021 Met Gala: Is the backlash warranted?

Kate Gordon, Contributing Writer
September 24, 2021
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