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Rappers Future and Metro Boomin stand next to each other wearing sunglasses. WE CANT TRUST YOU is a joint album that released March 22. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Features shine in Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘WE DON’T TRUST YOU’

By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter | March 25, 2024

As a fan of Travis Scott, Migos and other trap artists, I have never been a big fan of Future. With the release of the collaborative album “WE DON’T TRUST YOU” between rapper Future and producer Metro Boomin, putting my bias aside allowed for a...

The words Dragon Ball Sparking Zero sit in front of a black background. Gameplay for Sparking Zero, the newest Dragon Ball game, was released on March 20. (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. under Fair Use)

‘Sparking! ZERO’ Captures the Old Tenkaichi Feel

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer | March 25, 2024

“Dragon Ball” games have prospered these past few months with updates for games like “DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS” and “Dragon Ball FighterZ.”  The highly anticipated “DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO” isn’t being left out either, with...

Olivia Rodrigo stands on stage in a silver outfit during her March 12 performance in St. Louis. Rodrigo has released five new songs on Friday. (Gabby Crabtree | Northern Star)

Olivia Rodrigo spills 5 new ‘GUTS’ songs

By Sarah Rose, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | March 24, 2024

Around 9 p.m. on a chilly, March 19 evening, Olivia Rodrigo announced five new songs during her show in Chicago.  With a little over six months since the release of her sophomore album, “GUTS,” Rodrigo surprised fans with the new songs and announced...

A boy and a girl stand next to each other overlooking a valley. Millie Bobby Brown stars as a warrior-princess in her new Netflix film Damsel. (Netflix under Fair Use)

‘Damsel’ is just OK

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | March 21, 2024

Millie Bobby Brown’s newest film “Damsel” was released on Netflix March 8 and has been gaining traction on sites like Letterboxd – with 164,000 logged views on the site since the film’s release. “Damsel” follows Elodie (Millie Bobby Brown),...

Batman stands in front of a burning Batman signal in a poster for The Dark Knight. There are several sequel movies that triumph over the first films. (Courtesy of Flickr)

Superior sequels better than originals

By Lindsay Curtis, Lifestyle Writer | March 20, 2024

“Dune: Part Two,” sequel to the 2021 film “Dune,” is being titled by many as the best sci-fi movie of all time. So, in honor of this new sci-fi masterpiece, here’s a list of some more sequel films better than the original. “Evil Dead...

A group of people look down a hole in a scene from the Borderlands trailer. The film will release Aug. 9 and stars Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart among other big stars. (Courtesy of YouTube)

‘Borderlands,’ from the game screen to the movie screen

By Isabel Cambray, Lifestyle Writer | March 20, 2024

You may have heard of “Borderlands” from the video game, but get ready to see it on the big screen. If not, whether you’re into action, adventure, comedy, sci-fi or thriller, “Borderlands” has you covered.  Cate Blanchett as Lilith, Kevin...

Game characters Snufkin and Moomin sit next to each other on a wooden bridge. “Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley” is a new game released on March 7 which is available to play on Steam and Nintendo Switch. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Restore Moominvalley as Snufkin in new Nintendo game

By Isabel Cambray, Lifestyle Writer | March 19, 2024

Play as Snufkin in an adventure game and help return Moominvalley to its original state.  A new game was released on March 7 called “Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley” which is now available on Nintendo and Steam.  Available digitally as well...

A black-suited Spider-Man perches on a rooftop and overlooks a city. Spider-Man 2 released a new DLC on March 7. (Jonathan Shelby | Northern Star)

‘Spider-Man 2’ DLC adds fan-requested features

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer | March 19, 2024

While waiting for that mouth-watering Carnage story, Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man 2’ fans have a brand new update to explore that introduces a few long-requested features.  Released on March 7, this DLC allows players to change the color of the symbiote’s...

A person holds a pen to a color wheel. Colors can influence our psychology and the way we think about things. (humonia | Getty Images)

Color can make you feel good

By Sierra Usmani, Lifestyle Writer | March 18, 2024

You walk into a room where the furniture is yellow, green, blue and red, and the walls are painted with the same colors. As you look around, you start to feel nostalgic as the memories of childhood start flooding through. As humans, we begin to develop...

The title Pokemon Horizons the Series sits across an array of Pokemon characters. The newest game in the Pokemon series, Pokemon Legends: Z-A was announced Feb. 27. (The Pokemon Company)

New Pokemon game announced

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | March 17, 2024

In a flash of yellow, a lone Pikachu runs across the streets of a luminous blue wireframe metropolis full of colorful people and Pokémon. At the center of the city, a brilliant tower stands tall.  As the camera pans out, the neon lights fade and...

Emily Blunt (from left), Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh stand together at a premiere for Oppenheimer on July 13, 2023 in London. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Film award contest to close Saturday

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | March 7, 2024

The Northern Star’s film award contest will close at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Be sure to get your ballot in before the contest closes to be eligible to win the $25 Visa gift card.  The goal of the contest is to predict the closest ballot of Oscar...

A McDonalds bag decorated with anime rests on a white surface. Weekly manga is a recently added tie-in McDonalds has with their new Savory Chili WcDonalds sauce. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

McDonalds launches new sauce, anime

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | March 6, 2024

As the bag opened, the smell of fries and salt hit my nostrils, filling them with an intoxicating aroma.  Slowly I put my hand back in, fishing out my sauce, delicately peeling back the bright yellow packaging.  With a swift motion, I dip a few...