Month: October 2024
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Chappell Roan: The Trials Of A Midwest Princess
Photo credit Justin Higuchi, via Wikimedia Commons Recent pop-craze Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, known professionally as Chappell Roan, has seen a quick rise to the top of US and UK music billboards. As a freshman at Ohio State, her music follows me everywhere—I hear it at frat parties, school-sanctioned events, and even my part-time job. After…
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EATING ALONE
Photo credit Willis Lam, via Wikimedia Commons I’ve never been naked in public, but I assume it feels pretty similar to my fourth trip to Traditions at Kennedy. For the first three, I’d managed to tag along with my roommate, my high school friends, and my roommate’s high school friends, but not this time. This…
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Rhythms and Reviews: Every Bridge Burning
Every Bridge Burning, the fourth record from the Californian hardcore punk group Nails, marks a new beginning for the band. The first release by Nails in roughly 8 years, Every Bridge Burning follows significant turnover with Todd Jones (the lead vocalist) being the band’s only original member. The reasons surrounding the band’s absence are somewhat…