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Men’s scarves are in season

By Olivia Rajska | February 19, 2013

A pop of color in an outfit goes a long way, especially with the right accessory. Senior textiles, apparel and merchandising major, Daryan Ross was spotted with his creative style at Wirtz Hall. I admire his outfit, which incorporated layers with a touch...

Rihanna teams up with Chris Brown on new album

By Kevin Bartelt | November 14, 2012

Rihanna has a new album coming out next week, Unapologetic. It features artists like Eminem, Chris Brown, Future and—wait, what? Chris Brown? The same Chris Brown who beat up Rihanna the night before the Grammys in 2009? Rihanna is getting over Brown’s...

Predictions for the year's biggest popularity contest

Predictions for the year’s biggest popularity contest

By Shelby Devitt | September 5, 2012

I stopped believing MTV’s Video Music Awards were a legitimate representation of the art of the music video in 2003 when the video for Missy Elliot’s “Work It” beat out the video for Johnny Cash’s powerful rendition of “Hurt” in the Video...

In this Aug. 21, file photo, U.S. singer Rihanna performs on
stage at the V Music Festival in Hylands Park, London.

RiRi’s ‘Talk That Talk’ doesn’t walk that walk

By Jessica Cabe | November 21, 2011

There's no doubt that Rihanna is a superstar, but she sells herself short time and again by releasing mediocre pop music that is indistinguishable from anything else on top 40 radio. Talk That Talk, Rihanna's sixth studio album, which dropped Monday,...