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Roblox earns next top game

By Georgie Gassaro, Life and Culture Editor • October 30, 2024

Both casual gamers and Roblox fanatics have found a virtual runway in “Dress to Impress.” “Dress to Impress” is a free, online multiplayer video game where players compete in a themed runway fashion competition. The game was created on Roblox in November 2023 by Roblox user and teenager Gigi, who is known solely by the mononymous name. Themes in the game have included ancient civilization, aquatic, back-to-school, birthday, celebrity, clean girl aesthetic, cottagecore, mall goth, pastel goth and Harajuku.

Now Showing: The evolving landscape of media distribution

By Georgie Gassaro, Co Life and Culture Editor • October 24, 2024

While a night out at the movies only takes a few hours, it can take anywhere from one to three years for a movie to advance from the first drafts of a script to post-production and eventually the silver screen. History has proven that this production timeline is subject to unprecedented delays with uncertain effects, whether that be as a result of a global pandemic or a movement of unionized strikes.

Disney’s casting to redefine fairytales faces cheers and criticism

By Allison Dolan, Contributing Writer • October 2, 2024

For nearly a century, Disney films have captured the hearts of children and adults alike through their animated retellings of classic fairy tales. Through an increase in acquisitions like Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios and National Geographic, Disney has expanded its empire to a variety of genres and projects.

Children of celebrities are overexposed in social media

By Malik Clement, Managing Editor • March 6, 2024

The relationship between a parent and their children is widely seen as a complex, sacred connection. Understanding the ways in which social media can be harmful to someone, especially someone at a young age, can be important, more so if there is any level of celebrity status involved.

Early release dates affect Oscar nominations

By Matt Minton, Senior Writer • February 13, 2024

Throughout the long history of the Academy Awards and the highly competitive Best Picture award, we’ve frequently had to reconsider what it takes to win the big prize. The millions of dollars that studios shell out for “For Your Consideration” ads every year is indicative of how coveted winning the award is considered by the industry. But beyond which film has the biggest campaign push or the most support by the industry, recent years have shown new, emerging patterns. If there’s one thing that we can learn from the 2024 Oscar Nominations, it’s that it’s more important than ever to get your name out there early.

Popped Culture: GRAMMY’s recap and discussion

By Georgie Gassaro, Staff Writer • February 8, 2024

The 66th annual GRAMMY Awards were hosted Feb. 4 in sunny Los Angeles to celebrate another year of musical success across all genres. With household names like Billy Joel, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder and even Meryl Streep in attendance, it was a night full of surprises, firsts and unforgettable performances.

Movie trailers are not in tune

By Molly Fitzsimons, Co-Life and Culture Editor • December 6, 2023

Movie trailers are one of the best ways that audiences get a feel for a film and if they want to see it. When movies are misrepresented as different genres from the actual content, there can be discourse and confusion following the film.

AI generated music takes away from authentic creativity

By Jadyn Davis, Senior Writer • October 18, 2023

One of the most popular uses of AI in 2023 is replicating an artist’s voice on a completely different song. The most prominent example of this is when TikToker Ghostwriter977 made an AI-generated song called “Heart on My Sleeve” that featured artist Drake and The Weeknd’s vocals in April 2023. Despite the song’s popularity, Universal Music Group took action and eventually, the song was removed from streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify.

SAG and WGA Strike

By Matt Minton and Sarah Payne • August 15, 2023

With the Screen Actors Guild going on strike Friday, July 14 at midnight after negotiations with major studios failed, all Hollywood production has officially shut down — the first time both SAG-AFTRA and the WGA have gone on strike together since 1960. And the studios ultimately have no one to blame but themselves for the inevitable consequences.

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Popped Culture

Roblox earns next top game

Now Showing: The evolving landscape of media distribution

Disney’s casting to redefine fairytales faces cheers and criticism

Children of celebrities are overexposed in social media

Early release dates affect Oscar nominations

Popped Culture: GRAMMY’s recap and discussion

Movie trailers are not in tune

AI generated music takes away from authentic creativity

SAG and WGA Strike

Column: Celebrity Relationships and the Public Eye

Column: The modern era of superhero fatigue

Column: The case for the weekly streaming model

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