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By Rabiha Othman I’ve liked building things since I was a kid. My room is stacked with Legos, models, K’Nex and ROKR wooden puzzles. However, I’ve always had trouble thinking up my own designs or starting projects without provided instructions. Last semester, I built a model rollercoaster out of sticks

by Noah Redmond   Having attended J Cole’s tour last summer (shoutout to Jayden, my co-host on Culture Shock, for providing the tickets) and looking at Kanye’s tour while being in a Leadership course where I’m positioning my topic around making Hip-Hop more appreciated, I’m starting to see just how

by Dalton Mont   I’ve been a Bears fan since I started watching football in 2018, and on Sunday, I had a great time going to my first ever Bears game. I went with my aunt, and the day started early because we wanted to be there early and check

by Sophia Fischer    September 19th, 20th, and 21st, I went to my favorite Chicago festival, Riot Fest. Even though it was muddy, cold, and wet, it was still the best three days of the year. From 3OH!3 to Less Than Jake to Pierce The Veil, I had the most

by Riley Zawilenski   Independent rock has been experimenting with other genres in the music industry ever since it grew out of 1970s England’s post-punk and “do-it-yourself” movements. From there, countless artists have established different soundscapes that define these separate eras of the genre. Specifically, within the past decade, many

by Alyssa Martinez Barette   Hope, a film by visionary Na Hong-Jin, is a movie I’ve looked forward to since its announcement. In a year where there were so many incredible films to look forward to, Hope still managed to maintain one of the top spots of my “Most Expected

by Steven Carnana   As a huge fan of Nujabes and his work, I realized I’ve never truly understood the samples he used or what sampling even meant. As a challenge to myself, I’ve made it my mission to highlight a couple of Nujabes’ best songs and find their deeper

by Ricardy Herard As a kid, one of my favorite superheroes was Green Lantern. The concept fascinated me greatly, the idea of having a power ring that you could make anything with. The idea of flying through space, fighting menacing villains, and protecting the universe. This was why I was

By Sarah Christenson   Pop artist and actor Joshua Bassett released a book titled “Rookie: My Public, Private, and Secret Life,” on May 5th, and a new nine track album, “Easier,” on August 14th. Bassett is known for his time on Disney’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series where

by Jayden Lawrence   As we all know, superhero films have dominated modern pop culture for more than a decade. Recently, whether it’s Spiderman, Black Panther or Shang-Chi, Marvel movies have forced people to engage in critical discussion. However, superhero success has historically depended on how studios respond to changing