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Davidson overcomes a rough crowd

UR proved last night why comedians can’t perform at colleges anymore. I am glad to have had the opportunity to see Davidson perform. However, I was not proud to be a Yellowjacket last night. Read More

Artist Sandra Brewster gives Sawyer Seminar on art, migration, and memory

Brewster said her art is about migration, memory, community, identity, intimacy — all subjects that she has tackled for the duration of the “Blur” series. Read More

CT talks about Bruno (no, no, no)

Disney’s “Encanto” has gotten us talking, sharing, and taking the first steps towards addressing internal struggles we may have been blind to, but so desperately needed to attend to. Read More

Derry Girls reminds us to continue living, amidst an insane world

It highlights the idea that while history is being made, mundane things are happening. In history books, these moments could be described as earth-shattering and groundbreaking, but in reality, life keeps on being lived as it was. Read More

Wordle: back to basics

What started as a romantic gift didn’t just evolve into one of the most-popular games on the Internet, but managed to remind people of the beauty in simplicity. Read More

Belle: messy, bloated, and disappointing

By abandoning the romance, the movie struggles to convey the story’s central message: that beauty is in the soul. Read More

The Good, The Bad, and the Meta

More than anything else, I believe that people in the middle of a 2-year-long (and counting) pandemic are simply desperate to feel a physical human connection again. Read More
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Four indoor activities to combat the Rochester winter blues

I hope this list inspires you to go out and do something fun in Rochester this winter!  Read More

Emo to e-boy: the evolution of a subculture

The e-kid subculture started in 2018, and quickly rose to popularity following the worldwide release of TikTok in the same year. Read More

The MAG’s contemporary edge: ‘Dawgs,’ ‘Sultana’s Dream,’ and ‘National Anthem’

While the Memorial Art Gallery's permanent collection is beautiful and rich with history, the current exhibitions give it a necessary contemporary update. Read More