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by Sarah Christenson   Nick Jonas has been teasing an upcoming solo album with his single “Gut Punch” for a few months. He’d been back with his brothers, performing and making music, releasing their album Greetings From Your Hometown August 8, 2025. Nick hadn’t released any solo albums since Spaceman

by Victoria Camarda   The 2025 film Hamnet, directed by Chloe Zhao and co-written by Maggie O’Farrell, is based on the 2020 Hamnet novel written by O’Farrell. Starring Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley as Agnes Shakespeare, it dives into the tragic life of Shakespeare, his wife, and

by Aidan McGuire   As a person very involved in academics, I rarely have time in my schedule to go to the movies, much to my own disappointment because I’m a self-proclaimed “film guy.” But when my close friend recently asked me to see a movie about ping pong on

by Jayden Lawrence   On January 14, J. Cole announced he’ll be dropping his presumed final studio album, The Fall-Off on February 6. It’s Cole’s first LP since 2021’s The Off-Season, and he’s been working on it since even before the release of The Off-Season. The album was initially teased

by Dylan Gantz   The MLB offseason is nearly done, yet it feels like it’s only been a couple of weeks since the Dodgers won game 7 of the World Series in November. The reason could be the crazy offseason filled with stars on the free agent market; it was

by Hailie Balding   CHUU is ready to make 2026 another great year with the release of her first studio album, XO, My Cyberlove. The album dropped January 7, and I’ve had it on repeat since. The album is filled with heartfelt tracks from CHUU, and it’s one of her

by Jesse Hudgins   In 2023, I wrote that horror deserved much more respect in the mainstream, especially from the Academy. Three years later, I am happy to say that we are making some progress. Within this year’s Oscars, 27 nominations across all categories are horror-related. Sinners received a record-breaking

by Lola Furbee   It’s been a hot minute since I’ve gotten around to writing one of these, and it’s been almost a whole year since the first edition of this series, so to reintroduce myself, my name is Lola Furbee, and I really love theatre. I’m currently in my

by Jesse Hudgins   2025 was a stunning year for music, with great albums coming throughout the year across different genres. There wasn’t a time of the year when there wasn’t a good release to jam out to. For me, this was the first year where I actively made sure

by Tyler Schmitz   For the final Scenes from the Saxophone Section for the 2025 fall semester, Steve Slagle was up for this Sunday’s setlist. Slagle’s biggest influences were those of Latin jazz, as that’s where his professional career started. Two of his earliest gigs were working for Machito’s Afro-Cuban