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Taylors Version: Better Than the Originals?

Taylor’s Version: Better Than the Originals?

Hayat Brahmer September 1, 2023

When it comes to comparing Taylor's Version albums to the original there are many different arguments to be made. First, let's talk about why Taylor Swift chose to release Taylor’s Version Albums....

Entertainment Companies Diversifying Their Stories, and Alienating Their Audience

Entertainment Companies Diversifying Their Stories, and Alienating Their Audience

Ben Arnoldussen August 30, 2023

For most people, a significant factor in what we spend our time, money, and interest in, focuses on the people and sources it comes from. With the rise in diversity of writers, actors, politicians, and...

The Art of AI

The Art of AI

Max Knight August 30, 2023

Artificial intelligence has raptured the minds of sci-fi readers and writers for over a century, being used by artists to explore questions about the human condition and our relationship with technology....

The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Monika Jeraj August 30, 2023

I first saw the trailer for ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ in the spring of 2022, and it immediately piqued my interest - not because I was particularly interested in the storyline, or because I particularly...

Ranking Lesser-Known March Holidays

Ranking Lesser-Known March Holidays

Monika Jeraj April 29, 2023

Every month has its fair share of weird holidays, and according to The Spruce, a site that offers “practical, real-life tips and inspiration to help you make your best home” March is no exception....

Where Did All of the Good Superbowl Commercials Go?

Where Did All of the Good Superbowl Commercials Go?

Elliott Weix February 27, 2023

Watching the Superbowl a couple weeks ago, I realized something: the commercials weren't as much fun as I remembered. I think the moment that did it for me was a ham-fisted commercial about NFTs demanding...

GPT-3: A Chatbot Unleashed

GPT-3: A Chatbot Unleashed

Elliott Weix January 21, 2023

I'll preface this by saying I don't like AI tools all that much. But after looking at OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, I can certainly say I'm interested in AI tools. Most of my problems with them come from...

The Problem With New Years Resolutions

The Problem With New Year’s Resolutions

Elliott Weix January 21, 2023

I didn't write any resolutions for this year. I used to try to come up with goals for the year or things to check off of my bucket list, but in the past few years I've stopped. Whatever their reasons,...

What a charming skeleton. Image by Disney.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is Absolutely a Christmas Movie

Elliott Weix December 12, 2022

It's that time of year again, which means I'm digging up the oldest debate in film: Is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Christmas movie? First, let's define what a Christmas movie is: a movie that takes...

Rating My Classes

Rating My Classes

Elliott Weix November 21, 2022

Alrighty, it's that time of year—I get to rate my classes, and you all have to listen to me! I'm giving everything a totally arbitrary rating on a scale that I decide ad-hoc. AP Chemistry is like...

Jargon: Obstacle to Understanding or Efficient Communication?

Jargon: Obstacle to Understanding or Efficient Communication?

Jonas Sime and Elliott Weix November 18, 2022

Jargon is Exclusive By Jonas Sime So, I live near a park, it’s probably like 30 seconds away from walking distance, and I spend a good chunk of my free time there. Most of the time, I’m with my...

A Review of Don’t Worry Darling: Too Good to Be Good

Ben Arnoldussen November 16, 2022

Olivia Wilde’s latest film, which she co-stars, as well as directs, was set for big anticipation, and after releasing in theatres on September 23rd, the 2022 film was both amazing and a plane crash to...

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