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By Staff Writers Anvi Kalucha & Brooke Zheng From theatre to art to music, MSJ is home to hundreds of creative minds, some of whom hope to continue their artistic journeys beyond high school. Despite…
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By Staff Writers Anvi Kalucha & Brooke Zheng From theatre to art to music, MSJ is home to hundreds of creative minds, some of whom hope to continue their artistic journeys beyond high school. Despite…
By Staff Writer Sakshi Umrotkar Teenage pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo released her debut album SOUR on May 21 following the release of her record-breaking single “drivers license” earlier in January. With SOUR’s three singles, “drivers…
By Staff Writer Varun Upadhyay If the off-season is the time to sharpen one’s skills and perfect one’s craft, then J. Cole, one of rap’s biggest names, has achieved that in his three years off…
By Staff Writer Tavish Mohanti Pulling viewers into a world of magic and monsters, Shadow and Bone stays entertaining throughout with a fast-paced story structure, a cast of endearing characters, and a captivating plot. The…
By Staff Writer Helen Tian As children, London Jackson and Jacob Ames shared dreams to be the biggest artists on the planet. Today, their indie-pop duo X Lovers is emerging as the vision they saw…
By Staff Writers Larry Shi & Tanisha Srivatsa Opened in January 2021 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, bellyrub is a Korean-South American fusion restaurant that offers healthy, responsibly sourced salads and plates. The…
By Staff Writer Sakshi Umrotkar Singer-songwriter and actor Demi Lovato’s seventh studio album, Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over, marks the artist’s attempt to turn over a new leaf and celebrate a better…
By Staff Writer Joanne Park Armed with an exceptional animation style, unique comic book-type transitions, and a heartfelt storyline about trust and culture, Disney’s latest animated feature film Raya and the Last Dragon premiered on…
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By Staff Writer Naveed Shakoor In his return to solo music since his 2016 project Last Year Was Complicated, Nick Jonas released his anticipated third studio album titled Spaceman on March 12. Jonas claims that…