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‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ keeps terrible mystery writing alive

December 1, 2022

Trigger Warning: Sexual assault, abuse, murder, and suicide. A few weeks ago I wrote a column on the 2010 hit show “Pretty Little Liars” and the...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

The babygirlification of Ghost in COD is threatening the incels

November 30, 2022

Video game franchise “Call of Duty”’s newest installment “Modern Warfare II” was released on Oct. 27, and its revamped visuals and characters...

We should ditch Friendsgiving

November 24, 2022

It’s become common to acknowledge that the history of several American holidays is rooted in colonialism. An example includes the refusal of many to...

Illustration by Hailey Akau

The original ‘Gossip Girl’ ate up Thanksgiving episodes

November 16, 2022

Thanksgiving—along with being one of the more deeply-offensive and antiquated colonial holidays celebrated in this God-forsaken country—is also a time...

Illustration by Ryan Yau

Gobble gobble: Thankskilling and Birds Aren’t Real reflect new Marxist canon.

November 16, 2022

I’m an addict. I can’t stop watching low-budget, B-list horror flicks that are certifiably shit. I would consider films like “Sharknado,” “Llamageddon,”...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

Bird flu is flying, turkeys are dying

November 16, 2022

Let’s imagine: you’re sprinting to the nearest Walmart at full speed and hurtling straight towards the poultry section. You’ve finally mastered spatchcocking...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

The ideal birth control: No Nut November

November 16, 2022

Despite the magic in the air this holiday season, there won't be many sleigh bells jingling in anyone’s chimneys this winter.  With the current array...

Rachel Choi

Meditated so hard my ass cracked: Buddhism is not Islamophobic

November 10, 2022

When Siddartha Gautama went outside of his opulent palace for the first time and saw poverty, disease, and old age, he drew a central conclusion: existence...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

The Supreme Court should stay affirmative about affirmative action

November 9, 2022

On Monday, Oct. 31, the Supreme Court held a hearing regarding the legality of race-conscious admission programs, more commonly known as affirmative action,...

Rachel Choi

Republican candidates appear soft on abortion in a Post-Roe election season. Don’t trust them.

November 9, 2022

The morning Roe V. Wade was overturned, a thick silence hung in the air. Everything felt surprisingly small at the moment, but bigger than the human brain...

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Is Kyrie Irving worth keeping?

November 9, 2022

If you’re the Brooklyn Nets’ general manager Sean Marks, you’ve likely got a lot on your plate right now. You’ve fired Head Coach Steve Nash and...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

Acknowledging Black rappers goes beyond listening to their music.

November 2, 2022

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Kirshnik Kari Ball, better known as rapper Takeoff, was shot and killed outside of a bowling alley in Houston. As a talented technician...

IIlustration by Hailey Akau

Food fights will not save the planet

November 2, 2022

Real-life food fights are rare––for good reason. In addition to wasting a perfectly good meal, throwing food in any context creates unnecessary...

Illustration by Hailey Akau

WNBA All-Star suffers misfortune as Russia’s scapegoat for power

November 2, 2022

An eight-time WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist has been in Russian custody since Feb. 17, and was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

Wisconsin women’s volleyball deserves your respect

November 2, 2022

After a dynamic week of Big 10 play, the University of Wisconsin women’s volleyball team advanced to no. 3 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association...

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Commodifying murder cases for the sake of a Halloween costume is unethical

October 26, 2022

As suspected, Netflix series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” skyrocketed, racking up 496.1 million hours of streaming, making it the ninth most...

Illustration by Hailey Akau

‘Pretty Little Liars’ set the standard for Halloween episodes

October 26, 2022

Picture this, it’s 2011.  Rebecca Black has just released “Friday,” Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have won Best Kiss at the MTV Movie...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

Dracula on the streets, Frankenstein’s monster in the sheets

October 26, 2022

Halloween brings out an aspect of peoples’ creative side that can be easily transferred to a steamy bedroom. Oct. 31 is the day to dress up in scary,...

Illustration by Meg Richards

America’s biggest haunted house: the echo chamber

October 26, 2022

Alt-right fringe conservatives are repackaging the same witch-hunt rhetoric that got the likes of Disney’s Sanderson Sisters hanged 400 years ago. The...

Photo by Margarita Ivanova

Some friendships are disposable—and that’s okay.

October 20, 2022

Do you ever pass by the people you once laughed through packs of Pale Ales with, and now approach them with casual gestures and seemingly meaningless small...

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