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Celebrity Won’t Save Us

If “rizz” and “brain-rot” were the Oxford Dictionary’s picks for word of the year in 2023 and 2024, maybe “parasocial” should be their pick for 2025. You would be hard-pressed…

Addison Rae and her Meticulous Masterplan to Pop Stardom

Addison Rae is a household name among Gen Z. Since the beginning of doom scrolling, Rae has been promoting herself on TikTok by lip-syncing and dancing to trending songs. To…

Saltburn Review: All Style, No Substance

★★☆☆☆ CONTAINS SPOILERS It’s ironic that Emerald Fennell’s sophomore slump (not that her freshman feature Promising Young Woman was any better…) should start with a criticism of style over substance.…

Drake: Man or Meme?

Drake debuted as a musical artist in 2007 with the single ‘Replacement Girl’ which gained little attention. It wasn’t until his 2009 EP So Far Gone that he started to…