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Hootin’ and Hollerin’: A Defense of Country Music
Haley Huett A&E Editor When I was a youngin’ I would sit in the backseat of my grandma’s car on the way to church. Invariably, she would play the Pandora country music station on the thirty minute drive and I would listen to all the classics. Every Sunday, I would stare out the window…
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In-the-Round Fall Dance Concert Opens this November
Mekdes Shiferaw A&E Editor This week, the College of Wooster’s Theatre and Dance department will proudly introduce the first Fall Dance Concert in a semi-post-COVID-19 world. Besides it being the first show in quite some time, this upcoming concert is unique in that it is entirely choreographed by students. The eight student choreographers are…
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The Underground (Taylor’s Version)
Emma Shinker Chief Copy Editor Friday, Nov. 12 felt like the perfect night to dress up like Taylor Swift and scream the lyrics to your old favorite songs. The Underground (UG) was alive as “Swifties” from across campus came together to share their love of the artist and celebrate the release of her newest…
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ABBA Sets Off on a Voyage: An Album Review
Andy Mockbee Contributing Writer Not all comebacks are created equal. I am cheering on go-go boots and corduroy as they rise from the ashes of irrelevancy, but why must clogs and capris also cram their way through the door while it’s open? Of course, no comeback in recent memory has been quite as heavily…
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“The French Dispatch” is Wes Anderson at His Most Extreme
Collin Tobin Chief Copy Editor “The French Dispatch” is the latest project from Wes Anderson and another major release delayed by the pandemic. The film depicts three major stories in the final edition of an internationally distributed newspaper publication in Ennui-sur-Blasé, France, after the death of its editor. Among the ensemble cast are veterans…
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A Valentine from Snail Mail: An Album Review
Andy Mockbee Contributing Writer In the music video for lead single and title track, “Valentine,” Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan is seen adorning a Victorian-era gown soaked in blood, slouching at a dining table as she gorges on cake by the fistful. “Time tends to pass and make a joke of things,” she reasons on…
