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Met Gala 2025 Recap

Met Gala 2025 Recap

Juliana Wilkes May 15, 2025

The Met Gala is known as the biggest fashion night of the year. Guests are invited by Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour. The event takes place in the Upper East Side of New York City, one of the biggest designer areas in the country. This year, the theme...

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Ryan Gosling Joins Star Wars with "Starfighter"

Ryan Gosling Joins Star Wars with “Starfighter”

Julianne Overfield-Singh May 15, 2025

Almost exactly two years from now, in May, Ryan Gosling is set to be cast as a main character in another upcoming Star Wars movie, Starfighter. Director of Deadpool and Wolverine, Shawn Levy, will be directing the new film. The movie will take place...

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The Newest "Juliet & Romeo" Movie Musical 

The Newest “Juliet & Romeo” Movie Musical 

Ruby Hutchison May 15, 2025

On May 9th, a new movie musical titled Juliet & Romeo, came out in theaters. The musical follows the classic tale of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, and their feuding families.  The character of Juliet is played by Clara...

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An Interview with Adrian Lyles

An Interview with Adrian Lyles

Noah Grayson May 15, 2025

On Thursday, May 1, I had the opportunity to interview Adrian Lyles, an upcoming artist and member of the Disney+ series "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series." He was born January 4, 2005, and is from Dallas, Texas. He is signed to the record...

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Music '25: April Edition

Music ’25: April Edition

Noah Grayson May 12, 2025

Song of the Month: The title of song of the month for April goes to “Ordinary” by Alex Warren. “Ordinary” is Warren’s first song to place within the Billboard Hot 100. The song gained traction online on social media platforms like TikTok...

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Gigi Perez’s New Album! 

Gigi Perez’s New Album! 

Ruby Hutchison May 1, 2025

Upcoming singer, Gigi Perez, known for her single,"Sailor Song", released a new album on Friday, April 25th.  Gigi Perez is a 25-year-old Cuban singer who has a surprisingly deep alto voice, especially for a female singer. Before her newest album,...

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Katy Perry’s 11 Minute Space Flight

Katy Perry’s 11 Minute Space Flight

Juliana Wilkes May 1, 2025

On April 14, pop singer Katy Perry was a part of an all-female crew for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mission. The entire crew included two other journalists, a filmmaker, a rocket scientist, and an activist as well. Perry has claimed for a while now that...

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Maroon 5 in 2025?

Maroon 5 in 2025?

Noah Grayson May 1, 2025

Adam Levine, the lead singer of the band Maroon 5, shared some rather exciting information on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on April 7 about what the band has been up to. When Fallon asked Levine about the rumors going around social media about...

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Lana Del Rey Teases Upcoming Album Release

Lana Del Rey Teases Upcoming Album Release

Julianne Overfield-Singh May 1, 2025

Lana Del Rey has released new music in recent weeks, although fans are speculating about when an official album will be released. On April 11, 2025, Lana released a country-styled single, Henry, come on, and debuted a new cover photo that may or may...

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The Return of Abby Lee

The Return of Abby Lee

Juliana Wilkes April 24, 2025

Abby Lee Miller is one of the most popular faces in the dance world due to her reality show Dance Moms. Back in 2018, she had an emergency spinal surgery and lost the ability to walk, which also led to the final season of the original show in 2019. Since...

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Ariana Grande's 'eternal sunshine' Deluxe Now Out

Ariana Grande’s ‘eternal sunshine’ Deluxe Now Out

Julianne Overfield-Singh April 24, 2025

Ariana Grande returns from starring in Wicked with some of her best deluxe tracks that her fans have ever heard.  Her latest album, eternal sunshine, has been out for over a year now, and while she has been quite busy with her growing acting career and...

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Hunger Games: Best and Worst Movies

Hunger Games: Best and Worst Movies

Amira Scherzinger April 24, 2025

A book that everyone should read at least once in their lifetime is the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. Each book in the series is fantastic, building on the last and leaving readers with numerous questions about society and what will happen next....

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