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The 1975 releases self-produced album to great success

By Noah Thornburgh | December 3, 2018

The 1975 has attempted to capture the specific postmodern feelings associated with the Internet age in their latest album, “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships.” The album exists in a tension between longing for the genuineness of the past and...

Mumford & Sons release serviceable album

By Peter Zemeske | December 3, 2018

On Mumford & Sons latest record, “Delta,” the band trades thumping arena rock for experimental indie rock. “Delta,” released Nov. 16, follows Mumford & Sons 2015 release, “Wilder Mind.” The band took a somewhat unexpected turn in direction...

Easy recipes with 5 ingredients or less: Stuffed Shells

By Sarah Fischer | December 3, 2018

When it comes to cooking an easy and delicious pasta recipe with a short ingredients list, this cheesy stuffed shells recipe is perfect. This versatile dish is sure to be a hit at parties and can be made many different ways, and it only requires five...

Earl Sweatshirt creates epic rap album

By Tyler Neal | December 3, 2018

Earl Sweatshirt’s new album, “Some Rap Songs,”is a challenging but compelling project where he sheds all pretenses of making commercial music and takes his rightful place as the spiritual successor of rap’s early 2000’s underground legends,...

‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ smashes the box office.

By Sarah Ficher | November 29, 2018

Disney Animation Studios is well known for the multitude of ways its animated films bring out the child in everyone. In Disney’s new and colorful animated sequel “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Wreck-It Ralph and his sweet sidekick Vanellope Von Schweetz...