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Arcane Season 2 Review: A Beautifully Imperfect Tapestry of Love and War

Max Knight December 1, 2024

This article contains major spoilers for Arcane, Season 1 and vague spoilers for Arcane, Season 2.    When I first clicked play on the first season of Arcane two years ago, it was with both...

Gladiator 2: Sharks, Rhinos, and Baboons OH MY! 

Gladiator 2: Sharks, Rhinos, and Baboons OH MY! 

Ben Thom, Arts & Entertainment Editor December 1, 2024

This review contains mild spoilers for Gladiator 2. Ridley Scott returns to ancient Rome to continue the legend of the Colosseum, but does it live up to the hype? After years of “development hell”...

Logo credit to Double Dagger Studios

Little Kitty, Big City: A Fabulous Feline Game

Amalia Weix December 1, 2024

Little Kitty, Big City is a charmingly mischievous puzzle game akin to Untitled Goose Game where you play as the titular kitty, who is attempting to navigate the big city and get back home. Along the way,...

Smile 2 Made Me Pull A Muscle In Fear

Smile 2 Made Me Pull A Muscle In Fear

Max Knight November 1, 2024

At a certain point in time, horror was perhaps one of the most infamous genres when it came to unnecessary sequels. Horror franchises like Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Saw originated from an original...

The Cast of Lend Me A Tenor  (from left to right), Daniel Mueller, Nylah Kleiss, Lars McKillop, Zane Yeazel, Benjamin Thom, Marguerite Penning, Mable Miller, Varnika Arianathan.

Getting to Know the Cast of Lend Me A Tenor!

Max Knight November 1, 2024

The fall play, Lend Me a Tenor, will soon begin its two-night run in the VPM auditorium on Nov 8 and 9th. The play centers around an Opera company that encounters issues with their lead tenor Tito Merelli...

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice-06550" by Harald Krichel is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

BeetleJuice, BeetleJuice. Fun or Flop?

Ben Thom and Max Knight September 30, 2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was one of September's hottest movies, and Max and Ben both had conflicting opinions on the movie, but they decided to put aside their differences and come together to write this...

"Francis Ford Coppola dirigiendo" by Guillermo Tomoyose is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Megalopolis: An Egomaniacal Disaster

Max Knight September 30, 2024

This review may contain spoilers for Megalopolis.   47 years. The idea for Megalopolis, the latest film and passion project of director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse...

"Hatsune Miku Concert in Los Angeles" by Danny Choo is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brazilian Hatsune Miku

September 30, 2024

Hatsune Miku. Social phenomenon, pop icon, virtual. These are all words you could use to describe this internet sensation. For those of you who are not in the know, Hatsune Miku is a virtual music artist...

"Plants Vs. Zombies Fail" by InfoMofo is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

A Totally Comprehensive Overview of Plants Vs Zombies, The Greatest Horror Franchise of All Time

Ben Thom September 30, 2024

Ah, October, a time of spooks and candy, pumpkins and ghosts, and most importantly, horror media. But, what is the best horror media for the spookiest of all the months? Well my friends, look no further...

A Day at the Madison Comic-Con

Amalia Weix and Thomas Heinz September 30, 2024

The first-ever Madison Comic & Pop Culture Expo (MadEx) produced by Nerd Street—a prolific supporter of comic-cons across the country—took place on September 14-15 at the Alliant Energy Center....

Space Marine 2 campaign review

Space Marine 2 campaign review

Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor September 30, 2024

Slashing through waves of enemies, running through a nondescript city, and having a plot with a ton of holes, this is Space Marine 2. Released on September 9th, 2024, Space Marine 2 is quite an incredible...

Indie Explorers: What's going on with the Risk of Rain 2 DLC?

Indie Explorers: What’s going on with the Risk of Rain 2 DLC?

Ethan Scheeler and Ozzie Beebe September 30, 2024

Welcome to the brand-new Indie Explorers, where we discuss the latest Indie game news. This month's issue will discuss the New DLC for the hit third-person looter shooter Risk of Rain 2. If you have kept...

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