President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 26 that he plans to implement a new gold card program for foreign-born immigrants looking for a route to citizenship, according to AP News. Unlike previous programs, such as the green card, the gold card will be distributed via a commercial system and is set to be sold for $5 million.
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Rage bait, posts designed to anger a user with intentionally negative opinions, is common on all social media platforms. It’s a fixture of the algorithm no matter what, as engagement farming is inherently the point from a creator’s perspective. I don’t mind those kinds of posts usually, and I tend to scroll past whatever insane take that graces my screen. That was until recently when I made the apparently fatal mistake of lingering on one such post.
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While the immediate image of DEI that comes to mind is hiring people of different minority groups simply to meet a quota — in theory leading to underqualified hires simply for the sake of meeting said quota — DEI in actuality is far more nuanced than that.
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The College recently launched Visit TCNJ, a new app that allows families to virtually tour the campus themselves. The app features a virtual map of the campus in which different buildings show descriptions and videos when interacted with.
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Halsey has always been a confusing artist to me. With her 2015 debut “Badlands,” she captured my attention by creating pop music with overt themes of mental health. However, as her career progressed, she seemed to accidentally fall into making unaffecting pop hits like “Closer” and “Without Me.”
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This is all to say that, in recent years, I’ve noticed a cultural shift happening when it comes to how we listen to and engage with music. The act of casual listening, and by proxy, being a fan of said artist, is fundamentally dead — or at least severely reduced from what it used to be.
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FINNEAS, best known for his work with his sister, Billie Eilish, released his third studio album, “For Cryin’ Out Loud!” on Oct. 4. The record, coming three years after his last, is a very clear attempt to evolve his songwriting and musical inclinations to fit a more adult and contemporary style — which works to mixed effect.
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All Things Go, a music festival held in New York City and Washington DC, received the late news last week that pop star Chappell Roan would not be gracing the stage.
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The mystery of the circumstances surrounding her untimely death have been speculated upon for many years now, and the episode makes it a point to compile what is currently known about the case. Interviews throughout the show provide insight from people who have been involved with this case for nearly five decades now.
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Despite all the controversy, at the center lies the film itself, which hasn’t received much attention in light of all the scandal surrounding its inception. It seems that, at least in terms of conversation around the film, most of the discussion is focused on typical celebrity drama, with most of social media debating which of the two leads is most wrong in the apparent feud.
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