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ILLUSTRATION: GABRIELLA GUZZARDO ’23/ THE HAWK

The hard to watch realities of “Euphoria”; The controversy on how the series depicts substance use disorder

Maggie Brennen February 15, 2022

It’s safe to say the HBO series “Euphoria” is taking the world by storm. After airing one season in 2019, the second season premiered two and a half years later after filming was delayed due...

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On the beat: “Dawn FM” by The Weeknd

Christian Peeney January 26, 2022

The Weeknd’s new album, “Dawn FM,” dropped on Jan. 7, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this is one of the first times you’ve heard about its release. For such a massive name in the music industry...

Design: Casey Wood ’23

Pop culture rewind

From Cardi B to Lil Nas X, “La La Land” to “Call Me By Your Name” and every- thing in between, here’s a look back at the books, TV shows, music, movies and iconic moments of the past four years. Text: Raegan...

A little validation, as a treat

A little validation, as a treat

Faith Cowell February 4, 2020

Female directors snubbed by the Academy yet again I’ll say it: the Academy Awards hold less and less weight every year and the same goes for other awards shows. Acclaimed Korean director Bong Joon-ho,...

Jay Hova the “Business, man”

Jay Hova the “Business, man”

Eron Swan December 3, 2019

Why Jay-Z is so successful The mogul genius, Jay-Z, didn’t become a self-made billionaire overnight. Rappers nowadays follow a specific blueprint, one that Jay-Z has embodied since his first album, “Reasonable...

The best comedian in all of Kazakhstan

The best comedian in all of Kazakhstan

Devin Yingling December 3, 2019

Comedy as a “very nice” way to make a political point Sacha Baron Cohen has always been Borat, the journalist from Kazakhstan, or Jean Girard who intimidated Ricky Bobby with his French accent and...

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Have a holly, jolly…Thanksgiving?

Carolina González November 20, 2019

Shortly after people stuff their Halloween costumes in the backs of their closets and take down their spooky decorations, one of the most pressing debates that plagues society arises: when to turn on the...

Untouchable

Untouchable

Hadassah Colbert November 19, 2019

Why can musicians get away with abuse? James Brown, John Lennon, XXXTentacion, Ike Turner, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Elvis Presley and R. Kelly. What do all these people have in common? Musical merits for...

Speaking of meme culture...

Speaking of meme culture…

Devin Yingling November 19, 2019

The beauty in what constitutes humor nowadays There was a little boy sitting on the street. A man, Noah Centineo, approached this little boy and said, “It doesn’t matter what you’ve done. It matters...

Watching the throne collapse

Watching the throne collapse

Hadassah Colbert November 5, 2019

Kanye West's fall from grace “I miss the old Kanye, straight from the Go Kanye, chop up the soul Kanye, set on his goals Kanye. I hate the new Kanye, the bad mood Kanye. The always rude Kanye, spaz in...

13 reasons why the show ‘13 Reasons Why’ shouldn’t exist

13 reasons why the show ‘13 Reasons Why’ shouldn’t exist

Faith Cowell October 29, 2019

It’s time to remove this show from Netflix In March 2017, Netflix released their original show “13 Reasons Why,” based on the book by author Jay Asher. The title is in reference to the 13 reasons...

Discussing the streaming wars

Discussing the streaming wars

Khalid Alzubi October 29, 2019

The creation of a “cord-nevers” generation With the upcoming release of Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, the “Streaming Wars” are officially underway. Netflix and Disney have been going...

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