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Blac Rabbit channel the Beatles on self-titled debut EP

Blac Rabbit channel the Beatles on self-titled debut EP

Nicole Moore | Nov 1, 2018

Blac Rabbit is a Queens-based psychedelic band, coming at us with their self-titled debut EP. It’s practically against the rules to judge an album by its cover, but in this case, I did just that. With...

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Hunter Killer sinks in latest submarine thriller

Steven Thompson | Oct 31, 2018

Donovan Marsh's action thriller "Hunter Killer", based on the 2012 book “Firing Point” by Don Keith and George Wallace, is yet another movie depicting America’s reaction to Russian military action...

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Activists gather outside of the Duval County Courthouse in response to the recent death of transgender community members.

OPINION: The Trump administration’s latest attack on transgender Americans

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor | Oct 28, 2018

On October 30, 2016, Donald Trump was photographed holding a rainbow flag at a campaign rally—the flag, handed to him by a supporter, was upside-down and had “LGBTs for Trump” scribbled on it with...

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A voter registration form.

OPINION: Voter suppression: The Republican electoral strategy

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor | Oct 24, 2018

Of all the values that the United States claims to represent, freedom is the one most strongly marketed. America is the land of the free and famously intervenes in order to bring “freedom and democracy”...

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OPINION: Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s rising fascist demagogue

OPINION: Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s rising fascist demagogue

Noah Meyer | Oct 23, 2018

In our increasingly volatile political climate, accusations of fascism tend to be thrown about without any support for the claim. When a particular candidate is accused of fascism, many people tend to...

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Marvel's "Iron Fist" has been cancelled after only two seasons. Image courtesy of Netflix.

Netflix cancels Marvel’s “Iron Fist” after two seasons

David Eckstein | Oct 18, 2018

In a shocking move, Marvel Netflix has announced that the super-hero drama "Iron Fist" has been cancelled after just two seasons. People since then have wondered what led to this decision. If you’ve...

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Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist presumed dead after entering a Saudi Arabia embassy in Turkey. Image Courtesy flicker.com/photos/pomed/

OPINION: Murdered journalist exposes American media’s failure to cover Saudi Arabia’s crimes

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor | Oct 17, 2018

There is a lot of ground to cover for the contemporary journalist. The defining value of modern news agencies is essentially that “everyone must know everything all the time,” and the amount of newsworthy...

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The cover of The Stress of Leisure's "Eruption Bounce." Courtesy Plus One Records.

1,000 Listens or Less: The Stress of Leisure’s “Eruption Bounce”

Nicole Moore, Assistant Music Director | Oct 16, 2018

"Eruption Bounce" is the sixth studio album by Brisbane-based post-punk rockers The Stress of Leisure, bringing their own unique twist to an already decorated genre. The simple orange cover, void of anything...

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Hands Like Houses fail to form a new identity on “Anon."

Hands Like Houses fail to form a new identity on “Anon.”

Alex Toth, Features Editor | Oct 16, 2018

One thing I can say about “Anon.” is that it probably has the most fitting album title of the year so far. Ever since they cast aside their image as the “band that does post-hardcore instrumentals...

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James Gunn has been brought on for Suicide Squad 2. Image Courtesy theplaylist.net

James Gunn: From Guarding Marvel’s Galaxy to joining DC’s Squad

David Eckstein | Oct 15, 2018

Big news has hit the comic book cinematic multiverse--James Gunn is in talks to write, and possibly direct, the upcoming DC sequel, “Suicide Squad 2.” The former director of the Guardians of the Galaxy...

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“First Man” vividly brings Neil Armstrong to life

Steven Thompson | Oct 15, 2018

A number of movies and documentaries have been made to recapture and retell Neil Armstrong’s courageous first walk on the moon, but none have ever highlighted his vulnerabilities as well as “First...

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OPINION: Civility is Dead, Hallelujah!

Noah Meyer, Opinions Editor | Oct 14, 2018

From the beginning of the 2016 election up to this current moment, there has been a loss of civility in political discourse. Gone are the days of reasoned debate, bipartisanship and commitment to country...

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