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India’s star batter, Smriti Mandhana, celebrates reaching a century during the One Day International at the Cricket World Cup, showcasing...

<p>Each morning, Frederictonians and inhabitants of nearby municipalities load up their cars and head in – or out – of town for work or errands.  Sunrise is spent in a long line of idling cars waiting to get on the Princess Margaret or Westmorland Bridge, afternoons in drive-thru pileups and evenings in the same morning [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Growing up in the 2010s, I was exposed to pop culture and loved discovering new music. I was very young when Kanye West released his best albums, but I discovered him when he collaborated with my favorite rapper at the time, Big Sean, in the song Blessings. Also, growing up watching Keeping Up With the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Feb. 9, Kendrick Lamar delivered his long-awaited Super Bowl halftime show, performing in front of thousands of people in New Orleans and even more watching at home. Expectations were high, as the artist is known for his subliminal socio-political messages in his lyrics. He could not possibly miss the chance to deliver a strong [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Movies have been pretty good this year, eh? On March 2, the 97th Oscars will take place and the controversial movie Emilia Pérez dominates the award show with 13 nominations. The Brutalist and Wicked each received 10 nominations. You also have competitive films such as Anora, Conclave, A Complete Unknown, The Substance and Dune: Part [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Feb. 2, the 67th edition of the Grammys took place in Los Angeles to award the best recordings, compositions and artists chosen by the members of the Recording Academy.  This year, the Grammys’ ceremony was filled with great performances, emotional speeches and of course – controversy.  From Beyoncé unexpectedly winning her first Album of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>One day while I was home on winter break this year, my mom broke our silent phone time and asked me to look at a video (on Facebook, of course), but this wasn’t the typical sped up clip of a middle-age white lady combining odd ingredients in a crock pot — although the video she [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Warning: Wicked spoilers ahead. “That was fantastic,” said my younger sister as we battled the crowd on our way out of the Broadway Gershwin Theatre. Having seen a few other Broadway shows, such as Hamilton, Water for Elephants, and Hadestown, I can say that none compare to Wicked. We left the theatre with runny noses [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 28, Manchester City’s midfielder Rodri Hernandez won his first Ballon d’Or over Real Madrid’s star Vinicius Jr.  This decision sparked controversy, as most soccer fans around the world thought Vinicius Jr. was going to be the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner.  According to reports, he even had everything arranged for after the ceremony. From [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It is 2019 and the smell of popcorn pervades the theatre as you walk out perplexed, even amazed after watching the first Joker movie directed by Todd Phillips.  Fast forward to 2024 and the sensation after watching the sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, is completely different. The original Joker won 121 awards, among them two [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Content warnings: The following article is a commentary on the newly released Menendez brothers limited series and as such discusses murder, sexual abuse of family members and incest. Reader discretion is advised. In August 1989, the world was shaken by the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, shooting and killing their parents, José and Kitty [&hellip;]</p>

<p>How can I know if I am the same person I always was? Of course, I have memories of my past. Birthdays, Christmases, dance recitals, math exams. But memory is fallible. Maybe an evil demon has placed these ideas in my head to trick me for some nefarious purpose. Or maybe, I’m just a brain [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I’m not the right person to ask when it comes to musicals. In fact, in my Arts Journalism class, JOUR-3602, there was a girl who ranked all-time classic musicals from best to worst and I thought she was speaking a different language. That’s the essence of music though, transmitting a story through high-pitched notes and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Great White North has provided me with a variety of exciting experiences, including but not limited to: trying poutine for the first time, being yelled at by border patrol for parking inches ahead of the stop sign, learning some of the Canadian dialect, and of course, turning 19. Sorry mom. What I hadn’t planned [&hellip;]</p>

<p>From Taylor Swift announcing the release of her new album The Tortured Poets Department to Dua Lipa performing a mash-up of her upcoming song “Training Season” and “Houdini,” the 66th Annual Grammy Awards was an enjoyable celebration of music.  This year’s Grammy’s will go down in history for breaking gender barriers in the music industry, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There’s a new game where you run around catching colourful creatures in spheres and use them to fight other players. Do you think I am talking about Pokémon? You wouldn’t be the first. The game I’m describing is actually Palworld, which has quickly garnered over two million players to date and has held a spot [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As media consumers, we’ve witnessed the world of entertainment and how live award shows tend to be magnets for drama. We’ve had our fair share of hosts that announced the wrong winners for best picture, have been slapped by an actor and given awkward performances. This year, the Golden Globes were hosted by Jo Koy, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Maybe you spend your leisure time bettering yourself through reading or athletic pursuits, or maybe you are like me — staying up to date on the latest Netflix-produced dating show. I’ve seen them all: Love is Blind, Love on the Spectrum, Too Hot to Handle, The Circle and The Ultimatum. There have been some shows [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I didn’t come to properly understand racism until just last year when I read White Tears/Brown Scars by journalist and researcher Ruby Hamad. In a nutshell, the book details the history of colonization and how its success depended on violating women of colour. Hamad makes the gore of mass subjugation unmissable. There are pages upon [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A free and open press is one of the crucial bedrocks of a democratic society. The responsibility of journalists is to hold people to account, regardless of whether they are politicians, activists or even health experts. It is a fact that the administration of St. Thomas University probably acknowledges but fails to fully embrace. On [&hellip;]</p>