WONC

by Riley Zawilenski   Independent rock has been experimenting with other genres in the music industry ever since it grew out of 1970s England’s post-punk and “do-it-yourself” movements. From there, countless artists have established different soundscapes that define these separate eras of the genre. Specifically, within the past decade, many

by Alyssa Martinez Barette   Hope, a film by visionary Na Hong-Jin, is a movie I’ve looked forward to since its announcement. In a year where there were so many incredible films to look forward to, Hope still managed to maintain one of the top spots of my “Most Expected

by Steven Carnana   As a huge fan of Nujabes and his work, I realized I’ve never truly understood the samples he used or what sampling even meant. As a challenge to myself, I’ve made it my mission to highlight a couple of Nujabes’ best songs and find their deeper

by Ricardy Herard As a kid, one of my favorite superheroes was Green Lantern. The concept fascinated me greatly, the idea of having a power ring that you could make anything with. The idea of flying through space, fighting menacing villains, and protecting the universe. This was why I was

By Sarah Christenson   Pop artist and actor Joshua Bassett released a book titled “Rookie: My Public, Private, and Secret Life,” on May 5th, and a new nine track album, “Easier,” on August 14th. Bassett is known for his time on Disney’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series where

by Jayden Lawrence   As we all know, superhero films have dominated modern pop culture for more than a decade. Recently, whether it’s Spiderman, Black Panther or Shang-Chi, Marvel movies have forced people to engage in critical discussion. However, superhero success has historically depended on how studios respond to changing

by Anthony Licata   During the offseason, Bears head coach Ben Johnson said in an interview, “Our goal is to win the Super Bowl. I want more than that. I want to have the highest-scoring offense ever, which happens to be the 2013 Denver Broncos. I know how many points

by Lola Furbee   Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo released her third studio album on June 12th of this year, titled, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, and with its release, it’s safe to say that I’ve already found my Album of the Year. I’ve always classified alternative

by Jesse Hudgins   There are very few comics that I would consider to be some of the best comics I have ever read; Absolute Martian Manhunter is one of those comics. Debuting in March of 2025, Absolute Martian Manhunter is written by Deniz Camp and drawn by Javier Rodríguez.

by Jesse Hudgins   2026 has brought some wonderful albums throughout each genre of music. If you think this year has been short on great new music, clearly you haven’t been looking hard enough. Luckily, I have 5 of my favorite albums of the year so far to share.