• Gorillaz film another casualty of Netflix animation purge

    Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu Gorillaz’s Damon Albarn announced in a recent interview that the animated film they had been developing with Netflix was canned during the streaming giant’s animation purge.  With the release of the band’s new album, “Cracker Island,” both members of the Gorillaz team have been recently doing a slew of…

  • A cynic’s coming-of-age: An analysis of ‘Ghost World’

    Julia Holody – Staff Writer juh644@psu.edu [Contains spoilers] As a young woman, I feel as though I am stuck in limbo. I am of the age where I am expected to act like an adult—paying taxes, living on my own, working—yet I am still talked down to by those who are much older than me.…

  • ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ makes history at SAG Awards

    Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was honored with the majority of the awards at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.  “Everything Everywhere” stars Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan won acting awards in their respective categories. Yeoh and Quan, specifically, both made history with…

  • Reading with the Beacon: ‘Ghost World’

    Nathaniel Clark – A&E Editor nuc5002@psu.edu “Ghost World” is a dark, satiric, somber dive into late adolescence from a cynical perspective.  Coming from the mind of American cartoonist Daniel Clowes, “Ghost World” started serialization in 1993. Finding its home in “Eightball,” Clowes’ anthology comic book, the series ran from June 1993 to March 1997. Shortly…

  • Favorite and interesting Disney conspiracy theories

    Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor mvm7037@psu.edu Disney movies are fun to watch for people of all ages. Fans of the films have created conspiracy theories about many of the different movies. Here are some of my favorite Disney conspiracy theories.  Mulan and Raya live in the same universe and timeline This conspiracy theory makes so…

  • Why “Reputation” Was Taylor Swift’s Best Era

    Charlie Garner – Staff Writer avg6206@psu.edu In the year 2016, Taylor Swift went into hiding from the media and the public eye and almost nobody physically saw her for a year.  Celebrity drama- like her very public feuds with Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and Calvin Harris- was not the only reason why she hid from…

  • Separating Art from the Artist: the Hogwarts Legacy Dilemma

    Tonya Velcko – Contributing Writer tpv5067@psu.edu As someone who’s gender identity falls under the transgender umbrella, I am just as upset by J.K. Rowling’s social media posts over the years as anyone else in the LGBTQIA+ community. However, I am also a huge Harry Potter nerd and gamer. When Hogwarts Legacy was announced, I was…

  • Erie Hall offers great low stress environment for students

    Madison Kwiecinski – Editor-in-Chief  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Many times throughout the development of Erie Hall you could hear people reference the idea that Behrend was receiving a top athletic facility. To me and many others, I feel like this may have made it seem like Erie Hall was going to be geared toward athletes after the remodel,…

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