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First Person Shooter: A Long Time Coming
The entirety of the months-long beef between Kendrick Lamar and Aubrey Drake Graham is predicated on a singular line from J-Cole’s song, First Person Shooter. The line, “Love when they argue the hardest MC, Is it K-Dot, is it Aubrey, or me?” lead to a series of back and forths that would result in a…
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Listening with The Beacon Podcast Edition: ‘Crime Junkie’
True crime enthusiasts unite for a podcast that unlocks the darkest crime mysteries while letting the audience help solve the case. ‘Crime Junkie’ is a podcast that is available on all podcasting platforms that takes a deeper look into solved and unsolved cases along with serial killers and missing persons. As stated by ‘Crime Junkie’,…
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“MaXXXine” Was Underwhelming
“MaXXXine” was one of the most anticipated movies of the summer- and it failed to live up to the hype. It’s the third installment in a trilogy directed by Ti West, and is meant to be a direct sequel to the first movie, “X”. While it has similar themes to “X” and the second movie…
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Polin season is upon us: ‘Bridgerton’ season 3 part 1
Dearest Gentle Readers, it is time to go back to the Ton for another social season with the arrival of the most anticipated Netflix premiere of the summer, Bridgerton Season 3. Based on the novel Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn, Netflix has made the decision to split the season into two parts, the first…
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Summer Movie Review: “Twisters”
Twisters is a 2024 standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister. It follows two groups of storm chasers as they clash while solving an outbreak of tornadoes in Oklahoma. It is directed by Lee Isaac Chung and written by Mark L. Smith. The plot of Twisters as a standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister…
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Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris
Shortly after the presidential debate on Tuesday, September 10, Taylor Swift endorsed the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, the democratic nominee for president. Swift’s endorsement was posted to her Instagram account after the conclusion of Tuesday’s debate. In the caption of the post, she wrote that she will be voting for Harris “because she…
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What Even Was That?: “The Umbrella Academy” Season Four Review
After two years since the previous season, the final season of “The Umbrella Academy” was officially released on Netflix on August 8, 2024. Fans have been eagerly waiting for the final season ever since it was announced and everybody was speculating how the show was going to end and wrap up everybody’s stories. Well, to…
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PWHL Reveals New Logos For All Six Teams
Dominick Scarpino On Monday, September 9th, the PWHL revealed new logos for all six of its teams. This is coming after a successful inaugural season for the league that started in January of 2024. For the first season, the teams just went by the names of the city they were playing in. For example, New…
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