Day: February 14, 2024

Travis Kelce admits his altercation with coach Andy Reid during the Super Bowl was “unacceptable”

Travis Kelce admits his altercation with coach Andy Reid during the Super Bowl was “unacceptable”

*this article contains two instances of profanity as stated in a direct quote* We all remember that infamous moment at the Super Bowl LVIII tournament where NFL star Travis Kelce, 34, had a harsh exchange of words with Kansas City Chiefs coach, Andy Reid, 65. It was a tough and long game for the Kansas […]

Woman is going viral on Tik Tok for “lazy girl makeup” trend

Woman is going viral on Tik Tok for “lazy girl makeup” trend

Kaycee Ogle, 25, of Flint, Michigan started a new makeup trend on TikTok using self-tanning lotion. Kaycee posted a video to her TikTok account of her applying the self-tanner on her face with the caption “Lazy girls use self-tanner, so they don’t have to wear makeup” briefly shown above the video. While she’s applying the […]

The aging presidential candidate pool is frustrating for young voters (Op-Ed)

The aging presidential candidate pool is frustrating for young voters (Op-Ed)

The 2024 presidential election is picking up speed, and with it, the classic debates that have settled around what is truly best for the U.S. for the next four years and beyond.  Scrutinizing candidates on virtually every level is to be expected, and, arguably, needed, but there’s been one particular age-old question surfacing during the […]

Rose Sutherland’s “A Sweet Sting of Salt:” A queer reimagining of The Selkie Wife

Rose Sutherland’s “A Sweet Sting of Salt:” A queer reimagining of The Selkie Wife

The Selkie Wife is a prominent story in Celtic folklore that Rose Sutherland has reimagined in the form of a queer love story. A Sweet Sting of Salt is set in a small coastal town in Nova Scotia, somewhere around the late 1800s. We follow Jean, the only midwife in Barquer’s Bay, who has built […]

Russian landing ship sunk by Ukrainian military in the Black Sea

Russian landing ship sunk by Ukrainian military in the Black Sea

10 days before the two-year anniversary of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Ukraine has confirmed its sinking of a Russian landing ship, near Alupka, 2.5 miles (4km) off the coast of the Russian-occupied Crimea Peninsula. The ship, known as Caesar Kunikov, was capable of carrying 87 personnel and was transporting ammunition when it […]

UMG pulling music off TikTok is a major win for artists. (Op-Ed)

UMG pulling music off TikTok is a major win for artists. (Op-Ed)

Many TikTok users are upset that their favorite artists no longer have music on the platform, but this is a wonderful move to ensure fair pay for human artists. In “An Open Letter to the Artist and Songwriter Community” published on Universal Music Group’s website, UMG details how their contract with TikTok expired on January […]

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