Onika Tanya Miraj-Petty, known famously as Nicki Minaj, has been dubbed by many as the “Queen of Rap” since the early 2010s. Beginning with her debut album “Pink Friday,” Nicki has given audiences unique verses with a level of swagger that showed the world that she is unapologetically herself. While her talent can’t be questioned, her character has always put fans in a strange position.
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Smoking was fairly normalized in 1950s America. About 45% of American adults smoked cigarettes. A 1951 British survey found that 87% of male doctors were regular smokers. At this time, there were more studies linking smoking to lung cancer.
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Celebrity opinions during times of political and social tension have long been controversial. This is understandably so, as they do not face the typical experiences of the average citizen without money and fame to spare.
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When “28 Days Later” first came out decades ago, it was instantly iconic with its reinvention of zombies as red-eyed, rage-fuelled monsters that run at terrifying speeds instead of slowly lurch, a type of zombie that would become popularly known as a ‘runner.’
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Hispanic immigrants in this country never had it easy. With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and the things people say about hispanic immigrants on social media and in the news, it created waves of more and more people spreading anti-Latino rhetoric. Even though it's nothing new, President Donald Trump's administration has made it increasingly harder to ignore.
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With the release of the “Stranger Things” series finale starting off 2026, fans have been buzzing with various opinions on how the show had come to a close. One plot line specifically being mourned, is that of a potential love story between Will Byers and Mike Wheeler, thus birthing the ship name “Byler”.
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Everyone is streaming movies now. According to a recent poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about three-fourths of U.S. adults watched a newly released movie on streaming rather than going to the theater in the past year. About 16% say they go to a movie theater monthly.
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Finals season is a time that many students associate with stress. All that they have learned throughout their courses during the semester culminates into big exams at the end, which count for at least 15% of their grade at the College. This puts a lot of pressure on students to do well in their finals.
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After Netflix released Volume One of “Stranger Things’” fifth season, students buzzed all around campus the moment that they returned from Thanksgiving break.
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Elon Musk has painted a bold vision of the future: a world where artificial intelligence and robotics make work optional and money irrelevant. According to the billionaire businessman, we will eventually live in an AI operated utopia. He first floated this idea on Joe Rogan's podcast a few weeks ago. He also returned to it at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Nov. 19.
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The teaser trailer for “Michael” was posted on the YouTube channel for Lionsgate Movies on Nov. 6. As of mid-November, the little over a minute-long video has amassed about 14 million views. This biopic about Michael Jackson will feature his nephew, Jaafar Jackson, as the widely recognized “King of Pop” and it will be released in theaters on April 24, 2026.
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Gone are the days of love letters, carrier pigeons and messages in bottles. Here are the days of targeted instagram notes, Hinge and direct messages. We’re maintaining more correspondences than ever, and we’re not worse off for it.
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If you live on campus and have yet to look at the recent emails from Residential Education and Housing, it is important that you do so. On Nov. 5, ResEd sent out an email to students with the subject, “Upcoming Housing Changes.” The email discussed three significant updates that we can expect to see next year in the College’s housing plans.
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Halloween has long been the one time of year where people are free to dress up in whatever costume they want. It is a holiday where acting and looking differently is not just allowed, but the norm. What if you could wear your Halloween costume in public whenever you wanted? The idea is not as farcical as it first appears.
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The development of streaming services has made watching shows more convenient than it has ever been. No longer do viewers have to rely on only their television screens for entertainment, be available at a specific time or sit through commercials (although this is changing with streaming platforms adding cheaper plans that include ads). One can simply pay a monthly subscription and they will be able to watch what they want, when they want.
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During the much-loved spooky season, it is often appropriate to watch horror movies and shows, read classic horror literature or play horror games. While these are wonderful ways to spend October, it is important not to overlook online content creators who make excellent videos for people to watch for the Halloween season. With all this in mind, it might be interesting to explore some of these Youtubers to get a better understanding of their underrated and undervalued content.
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I got diagnosed with Celiac Disease this summer. Bagels, pasta and fun ice cream toppings like brownie and cookie dough bites became out of the equation. But what I didn’t know then was that dining options on campus virtually were, too.
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These insights may help you climb the corporate ladder because you’re an effective writer and communicator. Getting the corner office is not an accident.
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“Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein.” “Army of the Dead.” “Scream.” The tradition of horror comedy has a long and celebrated history, and is not as contradictory as its name might imply. This year, we saw the two most recent entries in this genre: box office smash “Weapons” and the largely unnoticed “The Toxic Avenger.” While both films are excellent in their horror and comedy elements, the question remains: which film is better?
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Let’s make one thing clear: Halloween is cool. No matter what anyone says about it, we cannot deny that anyone who likes fun and joy loves Halloween. If we use our critical thinking skills, Halloween season gives us an excuse to eat all the candy we want, bring China Anne McClain’s music back from retirement and dress up as anything we want to be, all the while making an array of bad decisions and blaming it on “Halloweekend.”
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