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Friday April 26th

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This most recent adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic novel somehow finds a way to stick to the formula while also seeing where the internal conflicts can be taken further (Photo courtesy of IMDb).

Believe it or not, ‘Ripley’ has so much to say

While this eight-episode crime noir and murder mystery odyssey, which released on Netflix April 4, could be simplified down to the tale of a basic con man’s successes and blunders, the miniseries’ presentation begs the viewer to think bigger than the main character himself. 

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Carpenter is the newest “pop princess” of this generation, with her immense flood of fame in the past year (Photo courtesy of Apple Music).

Sabrina Carpenter sweetens up Coachella 2024 with new retro pop single ‘Espresso’

Social media has found their newest “pop princess” and latest musical sensation: Sabrina Carpenter. The singer has been in the well-deserved spotlight this year after gaining tons of fame from her beloved Eras Tour opening performances. Before performing at Coachella 2024, which kicked off this past weekend, the singer dropped a single titled “Espresso” to celebrate her first time performing at the festival. 

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The Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market featured over 450 vendors and celebrity guests (Photo by Olivia Harrison).

Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market hosts a spring pop-up

Trenton hosted the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market, which is held several times a year, on April 7. The market features over 450 small businesses, artists and vendors across the United States. This month, the market was affectionately dubbed “Spring Fling.” Guests were offered a unique, community-like shopping experience and a safe space to show their creativity. 

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AI has been making waves in the entertainment industry and humans are starting to fight back  (Photo courtesy of Dyonix / October 19, 2023).

Celebrities are pushing back against AI in the entertainment industry

While artificial intelligence has made significant strides in the entertainment industry, some celebrities are concerned that these advancements could be taken too far. A petition to protect artist rights that was sent to AI developers was published by the Artist Rights Alliance on April 1 with the signatures of over 200 celebrities. Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry were among the petitioners. 

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The album cover reflects the vibrant sounds displayed on Gray’s newest record (Photo courtesy of Apple Music).

Broken hearts & the 80s: How Conan Gray ‘Found Heaven’

“Found Heaven,” Gray’s most recent studio effort, is a drastic pivot away from the ballad-driven songwriting of his last two albums into bright, 80s-influenced synth-pop. Acoustics are traded for disco-beats and hushed vocals become belting choruses. It’s a development of sound so jarring that even his previous skeptics were unable to deny their curiosity. 

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Jake Gyllenhaal commits so much of his own power to the intricate fight choreography yet, in the end, is powerless to save this film’s indecisive tonal mixture (Photo courtesy of IMDb).

‘Road House’ is sleek yet tonally undecided

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Dalton is the character to which a nebulous conflict of self-destruction, anxiety and focused determination belongs in this reinterpretation of the cult classic from 1989. Released almost exclusively on Prime Video on March 21, “Road House” was directed by Doug Liman and tells a similarly themed yet excessively self-conscious form of that narrative.

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Beyoncé is in her country era (Photo courtesy of Apple Music ).

Beyoncé takes a deep dive into the country genre in new album

Beyoncé has gone country for the first time in her career with her newly released album, “Cowboy Carter.” The 27-track record, which came out on March 29, talks about country values with each song a reconception of a Western film. “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Space Cowboys” are just a couple of the western movies that Beyoncé drew inspiration from. 

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(Photo courtesy of Yifeng Hu).

‘Illegal: A New Musical’ takes the College’s stage

A near full house of students, their families, faculty members, trustees, administrators, local community members and out of state residents got to enjoy “Illegal: A New Musical,” on Sunday, March 24. The show told the story of Chinese immigrants in the early 20th century, who were considered America’s first “illegal” immigrants. 

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