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‘Charli’ is mechanical yet emotional, synthetic yet heartwarming

By Will Gorman | September 24, 2019

Few people love to party more than Charlotte Aitchison.  Better known as pop star Charli XCX, she has built her brand on boys and bacchanalian nights. Since the start of her career, the singer-songwriter has proven she can reliably put out both industrial pop bangers and radio-friendly bops about the highs of living on the edge. But for the first time, Charli’s fanbase of “angels” have been treated to an album about what’s not so preferable about the eternal state of partying she’s painted pictures of throughout her career.

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Mande misses mark: Night of comedy in review

By | February 13, 2018

"Is there a reviewer from the student paper here?" comedian, actor and writer Joe Mande asked toward the end of his set. "Because I will give you 20 dollars to say this was good"

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'GATHERING BLUE' WEAVES TOGETHER ART AND POWER

By | November 22, 2017

The vague and threatening world of "Gathering Blue" is established almost immediately when a swarm of angry women try to throw an orphan girl into the "bone fields" to be devoured by beasts, an unanticipated beginning for a story that's ultimate message is one of hope.

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John Mulaney brings 'Kid Gorgeous' tour to Cincinnati

By | October 24, 2017

The opening chords of David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel" blared, and audience chatter quickly dissolved into thunderous applause as comedian John Mulaney leapt onto the stage of Procter and Gamble Hall in Cincinnati.

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'The Flick' refreshingly explores empathy

By | October 3, 2017

The opening of "The Flick" appropriately mimicked the beginning of a movie. A single lamp flickered on and illuminated the back wall of Studio 88 with different colors simulating a projection. Brassy opening music swelled to a crescendo and the audience settled in for a unique slice-of-life story.

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What happened in Clinton's 'What Happened'

By | September 26, 2017

After reading some reviews and criticism of Hillary Clinton's latest book, I was prepared to write a scathingly negative review of her literary recollection of the 2016 presidential election.

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'The Wild Party' captures the spirit of the 20s

By Erin Glynn | April 25, 2017

For fans of rebellion, sexual liberation and general debauchery (basically the 1920s as an era), the Miami University Department of Theatre's production of "The Wild Party" is a thought-provoking feast for the senses that should not be missed.

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From the editor's bookshelf

By Emily Williams | April 4, 2017

The way to a reader's heart is easy. Much like film buffs who gush over movies about filmmaking, devoted readers will melt in the palm of the author that can write well about their own relationship with words, stories and authors.

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Drake defines and defies identity with 'More Life'

By Sam Keeling | April 4, 2017

To be a pop trendsetter is to have the weight of an industry on your back. Music's biggest pop stars -- Taylor Swift, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry--have been taking huge amounts of time crafting new albums, fighting against the tide of copycats and determining which sonic trends are simply fads or the next big thing. Drake doesn't have that problem. His new albums are almost an annual affair, each release breaking streaming records and amassing hordes of fans.

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Latest play a 'BLISS'ful, humorous heroine's journey

By Erin Glynn | February 28, 2017

Doo-wop meets amphetamines meets Greek tragedy. The Miami Department of Theatre's production of "BLISS (or, Emily Post is Dead!)" by award-winning playwright Jami Brandli explored the heroines' journey in a thought-provoking way that didn't fail to keep the audience laughing.

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Comedy meets cannibalism in Netflix's 'Santa Clarita Diet'

By Sam Keeling | February 21, 2017

In Netflix's horror-comedy "Santa Clarita Diet," Joel and Sheila Hammond (Timothy Olyphant and Drew Barrymore) are realtors that have built a nice, if not routine, life in beautiful suburban California, complete with gossipy neighbors and an eternally ungrateful teenage daughter. That routine is quickly thrown out the window when Sheila begins vomiting an absurd amount, coughs up a strange red ball and falls unconscious.

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