This post was updated Oct. 11 at 7:21 p.m. As the days become shorter, temperatures drop and leaves begin to fall, authors from all backgrounds are gearing up to release new works. Read more...
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October 6, 7:18 pm
Music Preview: Recently released pop, rock singles foreshadow promising fall album drops
Spooky season is bringing some new music with it – but hopefully without the scares. While summer was marked with hip-hop hits like Juice WRLD’s “Legends Never Die” and Logic’s “No Pressure,” autumn signals a rise of fresh rock and pop tracks. Read more...
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October 6, 5:44 pm
West Wing Reflections: Aaron Sorkin’s sharp dialogue conveys relationship between partisan division, media
Garnering 95 Emmy nominations and 26 wins in its seven seasons, “The West Wing” is an NBC television drama that depicts an era in which the president of the United States is a Catholic Democrat and Twitter does not yet exist. Read more...
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October 5, 4:48 pm
Book review: ‘God-Level Knowledge Darts’ humorously shares life lessons from the Bronx
The Bodega Boys have done a podcast. They’ve done live shows. They’ve done TV. It’s only natural that their next evolutionary step is a New York Times bestseller – a great one, at that. Read more...
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October 5, 3:51 pm
Required Taste: Exploring our emotional connection with food brands, marketing
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 7:11 p.m. Food has become more than just fuel – alongside nourishing our bodies, it taps into our emotions and can infiltrate our minds. Read more...
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October 2, 2:52 pm
Album review: BLACKPINK adopts sounds of past but fails to reimagine or modernize
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 9:34 p.m. BLACKPINK is going back to the past – or maybe it never even left. “THE ALBUM,” aptly named for the group’s first full-length album despite four years in the music industry, is a packed 24 minutes. Read more...
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September 25, 4:15 pm
Album review: Joji falls into predictable pattern, fails to raise bar with new album ‘Nectar’
A side of honey does little to sweeten the mundanity of Joji’s newest album, “Nectar.” For over a year, the melancholic artist has periodically released singles and even jars of honey for purchase on his website to promote his sophomore LP. Read more...
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