Culture
Album
Ariana Grande Breaks Free from her tour hiatus
Grande has been wicked busy. Between r.e.m. beauty, her makeup and skincare brand, and filming for the “Wicked” franchise, she has maintained her 12-year popstar status and found a way to slip in this mini-tour. Read More
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Things to do around Rochester
Starting to get bored around campus? Turn your attention to the City of Rochester, which offers plenty to explore. Read More
Cafe
The Orange Line Cafe Crawl
To accompany your next trip off campus, below is a guide of Rochester cafes within close walking distance to the Orange and Red shuttle lines. Whether you’re looking for a relaxing place to lounge, an all-day space to study, or just a quick beverage, there will certainly be a spot for you. Read More
book
Book Club reviews: Parable of the Sower
Lauren and the two surviving members of their neighborhood trust a group of travellers they meet relatively readily and never really face consequences. Read More
Album
The Essential Albums of Summer 2025
If you’ve been looking for new music to enjoy from a variety of genres, look no further! Read More
Apple Music
The best streaming service is…
Many will say Spotify; some Apple Music; if you hang out with middle-aged mothers, some might Pandora — but what is the definitive answer? Read More
Black-box
“Great Comet” shot too close to the sun
While UR’s production of “Great Comet” stunned as expected, I left the show with decidedly mixed opinions surrounding their unique interpretation of the source material. Read More
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Jason Momoa performs humiliation ritual in the form of “A Minecraft Movie”
As a whole, this movie was bad in about every way a movie can possibly be bad. ’m not quite pretentious enough to pretend the purpose of “A Minecraft Movie” is to provide a great work of art to an adult population of English majors. Read More
Album
Jane Remover “Revengeseekerz” follows no rules
Forget Playboi Carti — Jane has embraced the popular rage sound that is dominating rap right now but injected it with steroids and cybernetic limbs to create a blown-out, techno-orgy of throttling beats, sassy vocals, and tuneful melodies. Read More
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National Book Award Finalist Maureen McLane Comes to UR
McLane was a National Book Award finalist for her collection “This Blue,” her work merges past and present, drawing on ancient texts — notably Sappho fragments — a contemplation of how human experiences are mediated by encounters with language and literature. Read More