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British goth-rock band The Cure released its newest album, “Songs Of A Lost World,” on Nov. 1.

Culture Pick | Goth, gloom and plenty of gusto: The legacy of The Cure

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer November 10, 2024

British goth-rock band The Cure released its newest album, “Songs Of A Lost World,” on Nov. 1 following a hiatus of over 16 years. It was released to massive acclaim and topped the UK charts, the first...

The final episode of "The Penguin" released on Sunday

Culture Pick | Biggest things to expect from ‘The Penguin’ finale

Caleb McClinton, Contributing Writer November 10, 2024

The eighth and final episode of Season 1 of “The Penguin” will be released Sunday night. Starring Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti, the show serves as a follow-up to the 2022 film “The Batman.”...

Culture Pick | Phil Elverum returns from tragedy with a new sound in Mount Eerie’s new album “Night Palace”

Culture Pick | Phil Elverum returns from tragedy with a new sound in Mount Eerie’s new album “Night Palace”

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer November 6, 2024

Mount Eerie, the one-man band led by singer-songwriter Phil Elverum, released its newest album, “Night Palace,” on Friday. The 26-track double album is reminiscent of Elverum’s career, including...

The Cure released its album "Songs of A Lost World" on Friday.

Culture Pick | A review of alt-rock band The Cure’s newest album, ‘Songs Of A Lost World’

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer November 3, 2024

Legendary goth band The Cure returned from a 16-year hiatus with its newest album, “Songs Of A Lost World,” which was released on Friday. The Cure was founded in 1976 and has since existed as an...

Tyler, The Creator released his album, “CHROMAKOPIA,” on Monday.

Culture Pick | Tyler, the Creator invites the listener to the peculiar yet marvelous world of ‘CHROMAKOPIA’

Cole Manasco, Contributing Writer November 2, 2024

California rapper, producer and fashion icon Tyler, the Creator released his seventh studio album, “CHROMAKOPIA,” on Monday.  Since the 2017 release of his album “Flower Boy,” the 33-year-old...

Capstone Village retirement community put on an abbreviated version of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” on Sunday.

Culture Pick | Capstone Village’s rendition of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ proves love is ageless

Tatum Walker and Zoe Bernstein October 29, 2024

Five Capstone Village retirement community residents put on an abbreviated version of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” on Sunday. The actors' commitment to their characters proved that love and art...

"We Live in Time" was released on Thursday.

Culture Pick | ‘We Live in Time’: An emotional journey through time

Tatum Walker, Contributing Writer October 20, 2024

“We Live in Time,” starring award-winning actors Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, is a time-leaping, emotional rollercoaster that makes audience members teeter between joyful laughter and tears.  The...

"Smile 2" released in theaters on Friday.

Culture Pick | ‘Smile 2’ may scare audiences away from ever smiling again

Caleb McClinton, Contributing Writer October 20, 2024

2022’s “Smile” was an original concept, but a bland horror film. The smile curse, which slowly possesses its inhabitant before forcing it to commit suicide, was a fairly innovative premise. The execution...

Charli XCX released a remix version of her most recent album, “BRAT,” on Friday.

Culture Pick | Charli XCX’s remix of album “BRAT” renews well-deserved pop success

Cole Manasco, Contributing Writer October 15, 2024

Perpetuating the pop culture phenomenon known as “Brat Summer,” British pop star Charli XCX released a remix version of her most recent album, “BRAT,” on Friday.  The album, titled “Brat...

"Saturday Night" released on Friday.

Culture Pick | ‘Saturday Night’: The creation of greatness in 90 minutes

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer October 15, 2024

“Saturday Night Live” premiered as a show consisting of comedy sketches performed by a cast of celebrities on Oct. 11, 1975. On the 49th anniversary of the first episode, a biopic titled “Saturday...

“Joker: Folie à Deux” released in theaters on Friday.

Culture Pick | “Joker: Folie à Deux” is an utterly pointless sequel

Caleb McClinton, Contributing Writer October 6, 2024

If “Joker” is an old man waving his fist at the chaos of society, then “Joker: Folie à Deux,” released on Friday, is that same old man walking back into his house, climbing the stairs, getting...

"Megalopolis," directed by Francis Ford Coppola, released this Friday.

Culture Pick | Chaos, calamity and Coppola: A retrospective analysis of “Megalopolis”

Benjamin Smith, Contributing Writer September 29, 2024

History is full of flawed geniuses and artists who get a free pass for their failures and mistakes. Oftentimes, they are preceded by an enormous reputation, an accomplishment so incredible it outweighs...