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Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West Expecting Baby No. 4 Via Surrogate

January 18, 2019 5:16pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

Congrats to Kim and Kanye West on their new member of the family! Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, Kim Kardashian West, and American Hip-Hop artist, Kanye West, are expecting their fourth child via surrogate this year. The couple welcomed their daughter, Chicago West, via […]

Netflix Releases Interactive Black Mirror Installment

January 13, 2019 6:16pm | Molly Roche

Netflix released the anticipated Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. The newest installment contains interactive features which allow viewers to choose their own path within the episode. There are five definitive endings according to Netflix, but each ending has multiple variations; it is a unique experience for every viewer. […]

2019 Golden Globe Awards

January 13, 2019 5:55pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

The 2019 Golden Globe Awards aired Sunday night, January 6th, 2019, with many surprises, unexpected winners and its wildest moments. To start off, lets start with the trending topic as of right now which is the “Fiji Water Girl.” (Credit: Cosmopolitan.com) Kelleth Cuthbert, also known […]

Bird Box

January 13, 2019 5:54pm | Armani Adames

Bird Box is a Netflix film starring Sandra Bullock and Trevante Rhodes. According to Google.com, “Bird Box is when a mysterious force decimated the population, only one thing is certain — if you see it, you die.” The survivors must avoid direct contact with an […]

New Movie About Dick Cheney

January 11, 2019 5:49pm | Mckenzie Lane

This past Christmas, the movie Vice was released, starring many big actors such as Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Steve Carell who all help depict the life of Dick Cheney. It is an American biographical comedy-drama written and filmed by Adam McKay. The movie begins in […]

Mac Miller Receives First-Ever Grammy Nomination

December 17, 2018 4:27pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

It’s been three months since the death of beloved American rapper, Mac Miller. Miller was only 26 years old. Miller was found dead in his Los Angeles home on September 7th, 2018, from an accidental drug overdose. Over the weekend, the 2019 Grammy Nominees were […]

All Out: The No-Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teen Through the Ages

December 14, 2018 5:33pm | Sam Stone

We know the classic stories, myths, and history. One can imagine Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, Robin Hood and the Merry Men, and the lake nymphs that tempt mankind. But what if Red was a Latina woman with red hair and rage that […]

Coming Soon to Playhouse Square

December 12, 2018 6:17pm | Aiden Kelley

Playhouse Square is located in the heart of downtown Cleveland at 1501 Euclid Avenue. It’s made up of different theaters within the district, such as Allen Theatre, Hanna Theatre, Ohio Theatre, KeyBank State Theatre, Connor Palace, Westfield Insurance Studio Theatre, Kennedy’s Theatre, Outcalt Theatre, and […]

Aquaman

December 10, 2018 1:51am | Nina Zanghi

On November 26th, 2018, Aquaman had its world premiere in London. On December 21st, 2018, Warner Brothers will release the movie in the United States. This well anticipated movie started to develop all the way back in 2004. Although many plans fell through in the beginning, […]

Travis Scott Performed at the Q

December 10, 2018 1:50am | Ali Alhamdani

On Tuesday, December 4th, Travis Scott, a current rapper in the industry, came to Cleveland to perform his latest album, Astroworld at Quicken Loans Arena. He had artists Gunna, Sheck Wes, and Trippie Redd opening the show for him. These three additional artists called for […]

Breakthrough Artist of the Year

December 10, 2018 1:44am | James Morrissey

Its been an exciting year in the music industry–2018 leaves us excited. After months of banger’s and record-breaking albums, the music industry has seen an emerging number of many young, new faces. Hip-Hop remained supreme among the masses as the nations largest music genera. Juice […]

Stan Lee’s Cause of Death

November 30, 2018 6:01pm | Seth Andregg

Marvel comic writer Stan Lee lived until he was 95 years of age. The world was shook by his death and his death was noticed by hundreds of millions. Stan Lee died on Monday, November 12th at 9:17 AM at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, due to heart and […]

Meek Mill

November 30, 2018 5:23pm | Ali Alhamdani

Robert Rihmeek Williams, known as Meek Mill in the rap game is an American rapper. He was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Meek Mill was Born on May 6, 1987 (age 31 years), South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Meek Mill never went to college, but he did […]

Creed II

November 30, 2018 5:22pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

The Rocky inspired/reboot of popular boxing movie series, Creed, was just released over Thanksgiving week. It brought in $55.8 million, the largest holiday opening ever for a live-action film. Creed II as well as Ralph Breaks the Internet were the biggest Thanksgiving week box office […]

Why are People so Obsessed with Celebrities?

November 30, 2018 5:01pm | McKenzie Lane

This past Thanksgiving break, while scrolling down my Instagram, I passed a photo of Kourtney Kardashian and her son. It seemed completely normal; however within the comments people were critiquing her parenting skills all due to her son having longer hair. I could not help […]

Travis Scott Got His Own ‘Astroworld Day’ In Houston

November 20, 2018 5:49pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

On November 18, it is now officially known as ‘Astroworld Day,’ in Houston, Texas. AstroWorld is mostly known as Six Flags AstroWorld, in Houston, Texas. It first opened June 1st, 1968 but was permanently closed October 30th, 2005. AstroWorld was home of many unique attractions […]

Bohemian Rhapsody

November 16, 2018 6:33pm | Nina Zanghi

On Friday, November 2nd, Bohemian Rhapsody was released for the first time in the United States. Bohemian Rhapsody is a biographical film about the band Queen. Queen is a British rock band who performed their first gig together in 1970, and continues to perform to […]

Toy Story 4 Trailer Released

November 16, 2018 6:21pm | Aiden Kelley

November 11 was an important day for Disney and Pixar, as well as anybody ever interested in the Toy Story series. Toy Story 4 will introduce three new toys by the names of Bunny, Ducky, and Forky. These new characters will be voiced by comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key […]

Zack Snyder Explains Possible Martha-Based Plot Hole

November 16, 2018 6:17pm | Seth Andregg

For all you DC fans, this is huge. While Warner Bros. kicked off their superhero movie franchise named the DCEU. With 2013’s Man of Steel, it wasn’t until 2016’s epic battle featuring the return of Henry Cavill’s Superman from Man of Steel and the debut of Ben Affleck’s […]

thank u, next

November 16, 2018 4:56pm | Max Boland

In light of all the recent controversy over Ariana Grande’s love life and Mac Miller’s death, no one expected such a smash-single released so close after the end of her engagement with Pete Davidson. But, alas, Grande continues to surprise us all as the reigning […]

The Death of Stan Lee

November 14, 2018 2:51pm | Shane Rakes

The famous American comic book writer, editor, and publisher Stan Less who had worked for the world-famous Marvel comics has died at age 95. His world-famous comics have sadly come to an end. Mr. Lee was rushed in an ambulance from his Los Angeles house […]

Gilmore Girls in Akron

November 11, 2018 2:28am | Nina Zanghi

On October 5th, 2000, the show Gilmore Girls aired for the first time. The show aired on The WB Television Network for 6 seasons. Its final season was on the CW and ended on May 15th, 2007. The show had a one-season-long spin-off on Netflix, looking […]

Breaking Bad Movie in the Works

November 11, 2018 2:18am | Seth Andregg

Bryan Cranston, the main character of the hit AMC show Breaking Bad has confirmed that a Breaking Bad spin-off movie is in the works. “Yes, there appears to be a movie version of Breaking Bad, but honestly I have not even read the script,” Cranston told Dan […]

Sabrina the Teenage Witch Reboot

November 8, 2018 1:10am | Sam Stone

When one hears Sabrina the Teenage Witch, one thinks of the comedy that aired during the nineties with a talking cat ironically named Salem and the trials and tribulations of a teenager who so happened to have great power. It was, in ways, Full House but […]

Commonalities of the top 25 films in American history

November 2, 2018 6:08pm | Riley Geyer

The American Film Institute has released a list of the top one hundred films of american history. But what do these films have in common? Coming in at number 95, is Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarentino. This movie explores the Nihilism found in 80’s […]

The Rave on The Haunting of Hill House

November 2, 2018 6:07pm | David Facaros

The Haunting of Hill House is a new television show released to Netflix on October 12th, 2018 that was created by Mike Flanagan. The series is based on supernatural horror topics from a previous show by the same name that was premiered in 1959 by […]

Tyler Perry is Retiring the Madea Character

November 2, 2018 6:03pm | Armani Adames

Tyler Perry says that he is retiring Madea, the feisty, foul-mouthed grandma who launched his career and made him million of dollars. Tyler Perry has played Mabel Earlene “Madea” Simmons for nearly 20 years. He is putting away his gray wig, glasses and long floral […]

Red Dead Redemption 2

October 26, 2018 6:04pm | Joseph Toole

On October 26, 2018, a highly anticipated title was released to the public. This notorious title, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel of the original Red Dead Redemption. Rockstar, the producers of the online game, sold 95 million copies of Red Dead’s sister game, Grand Theft […]

Red Dead Redemption 2 vs. Black ops 4

October 26, 2018 5:36pm | Ali Alhamdani

Red Redemption is going to be better than Black Ops 4. Most people would say that Call Of Duty is better than Rock star (made Red Dead Redemption), but in my eyes I don’t think Call of Duty is better. Call of Duty: Black Ops […]

Vogue Apologizes After Controversial Kendall Jenner Image

October 26, 2018 5:35pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

Vogue has released promotional photos for the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund showed Jenner wearing a “Afro-like” hairstyle, sparking cultural appropriation accusations on social media. This isn’t the first time Vogue has been under fire for cultural appropriation. An example being the use of blackface in Vogue […]

Halloween Sequel

October 20, 2018 12:12am | Nina Zanghi

The year is 1978, the day is October 25, and Donald Pleasance and Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the classic horror film, Halloween. The movie begins with the troubled and violent past of young adult Michael Myers; it then moves on to his stalking and […]

Ariana Grande’s Short Lived Engagement

October 19, 2018 4:10pm | McKenzie Lane

After just a few short weeks of dating, Saturday Night Live star, Pete Davidson confirmed his engagement to Ariana Grande on Jimmy Fallon. Taking the social media world by storm, everyone was quick to express their emotions and reactions to the sudden engagement. A lot […]

Black Ops 4 Review

October 18, 2018 1:01pm | James Morrissey

With countless new games coming out, one game shines in particular, you guessed it, it’s Black Ops 4. Activision and Treyarch have released Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4, the newest installment to the multiplayer shooter that began in World War II and Vietnam period, […]

Black Ops 4 Release

October 18, 2018 12:58pm | Joseph Toole

October 12th was a highly anticipated day for many all over the world. At 12pm everyone with an online download would be able to play the new game Call of duty Black Ops 4 while those with the physical copy (disk) could play whenever their […]

The Movie: Venom

October 15, 2018 1:26am | Ali Alhamdani

Venom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It cost 170 million dollars to make the movie Venom. Venom has made about 225 million dollars in one weekend; it came out on October 5, 2018. It has broken box […]

The GOAT: Drake

October 9, 2018 3:38pm | Ali Alhamdani

Aubrey Drake Graham is an American Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. Drake was born October 24,1986 and he grew up in Canada. Drake raps about his mistakes and talks about women with respect. Drake was a poor kid back when he […]

Lil’ Wayne: ‘Tha Carter V’

October 9, 2018 3:36pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

The moment rap fans have been waiting for. Finally, Lil’ Wayne has released his 5th debut album, Tha Carter V, with featuring artists such as Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Reginae Carter (his daughter), and many more talented artists. The 23-track album is a […]

Cardi B Turns Herself in for Assault Crimes

October 9, 2018 3:34pm | Armani Adames

Belcalis Merlenis Almanazar (Cardi B) turned herself in to police on Monday morning. She was charged with two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of assault. The charges were from an incident at the Angels Strip Club in Flushing, New York on […]

Spotify and Ancestry.com Team Up To Make Custom Playlists For You

September 28, 2018 5:47pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

People say that you can tell a lot about a person by the kind of music they listen to. Ancestry and Spotify took that to whole new level. Move over Apple Music, Spotify is here to take the best music streaming business throne. Ancestry and […]

Kanye West Teases New Project

September 23, 2018 9:18pm | Maddy McFarlin

Kanye West came out with his first album on February 10, 2004, 14 years ago, The College Dropout. His second album, Late Registration, came out on August 30, 2005. His third album, Graduation, came out on September 11, 2007. His fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak, […]

New American Horror Story Season

September 23, 2018 9:05pm | Maddi Tobey

American Horror Story is back yet again with a new season. The show is well-known for every season having a different theme and plot. Premiering with Murder House, the show continued with Asylum, Coven, Freak Show, Hotel, Roanoke and Cult. Season eight is the newest […]

CBS CEO Trouble

September 15, 2018 12:09am | James Morrissey

CEO of the popular American commercial broadcast television and radio network, CBS, was recently accused on many accounts of sexual assault. Leslie Roy Moonves is an American media executive who was extremely successful, working for many Fortune 500 companies. Moonves joined CBS in 1995 as […]

Death of Mac Miller

September 15, 2018 12:01am | Aiden Kelley

On Friday, September 7, Malcolm McCormick, also known as Mac Miller, was found dead at his Los Angeles home. The twenty-six year old rapper had been tweeting things such as “I just wanna go on tour” and “The show is going to be special every […]

Ariana Grande Inappropriately Touched at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral

September 8, 2018 7:37pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

Ariana Grande reminds us that all women in the world have no safe place. Friday, August 31st, friends, family, fans, music icons and famous politicians gathered at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit to love and honor the passing of the Queen of Soul, Aretha […]

Nicki Minaj Accuses Travis Scott of Exploiting Kylie Jenner and His Daughter to Promote Album

August 30, 2018 4:38pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Ghaben

Things in the rap world have been getting pretty exciting lately. New music, music videos, and also music beef. Travis Scott and Nicki Minaj is one of the popular beef in the rap community as of right now. The public feud started August 19th, on […]

Everyone’s Favorite Mercenary Has Finally Returned

May 18, 2018 12:32pm | Victoria Wise

Marvel’s latest film Deadpool 2 will be coming to U.S. theaters this Friday, May 18. With a few returning cast members like Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson/Deadpool), TJ Miller (Weasel) and Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), fans are once again eager for Marvel’s thrilling and comedic mercenary to […]

Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” Is Now the No. 1 Song in the Country

May 18, 2018 12:28pm | Madyson Layelle Al-Aseili

In the first week of May, Donald Glover, also known as, Childish Gambino, blessed our ears when he dropped smash hit, “This Is America.” On Monday, May 14th, 2018, ‘This Is America,’ was officially the No. 1 song in the country. “It’s a rare feat […]

Deadpool 2

May 16, 2018 12:59am | Semra Dervisevic

Deadpool’s main actor Ryan Reynolds returns for a sequel from the highly rated superhero film. Back in 2016 when the original movie first came out it was a breath of fresh air from all other superhero movies out there. Deadpool was unlike most other superheros. […]

This Is America

May 11, 2018 2:19pm | Max Boland

Flooding our Twitter timelines and in the mouths of every liberal we know–while also keeping conservatives silent. The inarguable, most influential music video that has come out, This Is America by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover), sums up the civil rights movement we are living in. […]

Reputation Tour

May 10, 2018 11:45am | Semra Dervisevic

This past Tuesday, May 8, ten-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift kicked off her very anticipated “Reputation” tour in Glendale, Arizona. The audience was over 60 thousand screaming fans–breaking the record for a concert tour attendance, whom was previously set by One Direction. This is Swift’s […]