Celebrities dress in Sunday best for 2018 Catholic-themed Met Gala
The theme for Monday night’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.”
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Sisterhood: A playlist
Cutting Room Floor
Most of my adolescence was defined by a deep delve into music of the late-20th century, music that I considered to be the basis of pop culture as I knew it.
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‘Just Dance 2018’ shakes out new iteration of rehearsed routine
As fans of the “Just Dance” franchise have come to expect, “Just Dance 2018” offers an impressive range of genres beyond simple contemporary pop in its music library.
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VMAs descend into mediocrity
The MTV Video Music Awards have never been about subtlety. Since its inception in the 1980s, the MTV’s trademark summer entertainment has been notorious for throwing prestige to the sidelines and letting spectacle takes the stage. The show has cultivated numerous iconic and scandalous pop culture moments, from Britney Spears’
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2016 album of the year fantasy draft
There is no denying that 2016 was the year that the album bounced back. Whether you spent days waiting for the prolonged release of Kanye’s The Life of Pablo, or months scouting out Frank Ocean’s whereabouts, the return of the album turned the release of music into an experiential event
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Ariana Grande steps into uncharted territory on ‘Dangerous Woman’
Grade: B+ It’s clear that Ariana Grande knows what she’s doing after perfecting her craft for so many years. My Everything, her 2014 album, was already evidence of her growth as an artist and served as a manifestation of her pop star status. But her latest album Dangerous Woman reveals
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Mac Miller wakes up to deeper artistry on ‘GO:OD AM’
Mac Miller moves away from his “Donald Trump shit” into a deeper, more developed aesthetic in his newest album, GO:OD AM. The rapper evolves from his frat-boy persona found in previous albums, and uses his recent struggles with addiction — briefly discussed in his last mixtape, “Faces” — to explore
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The deep cuts of Christmas
I am completely shameful. I am actually disgusting. I am what is wrong with the world and America and consumer culture and commodification of holidays for the sake of capitalistic endeavors. I am that girl who listens to Christmas music the day after Halloween. But I don’t care what you
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Tunesday: A walk to remember
As we all settle into our daily routines, walking to and from classes might get a little monotonous, despite how berserk we all know Berkeley can be. Sometimes the flyers on Sproul don’t do it for you. Sometimes the incense doesn’t do it for you. We understand, which is why
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Picks of the Week: Fun on the Fourth
Are you starting to feel that one-month-into-summer lull? Looking for something to do this Fourth of July weekend? Well, there’s never a dull moment here in the Bay Area; you’ve just got to get off your tushy (or should I say touché?) and find something new to do! Here’s a
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