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SIX ARTISTS YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: OCTOBER 2024
SIX ARTISTS YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: OCTOBER 2024
Venice Jingco, A&E Editor • October 16, 2024
Discover a new artist to follow this October.
Makeout Reef’s newest album “Star Power” brings consistently amazing tracks to the surf rock community. Grade: A
Run On A Cold Beach With ‘Star Power’
Ava Torres, Features Editor • October 16, 2024
Makeout Reef’s newest album “Star Power” brings consistently amazing tracks to the surf rock community.
Contrary to their album title, this album did not eat at all. Rating: C 
Photo Credit: DSP Media © 2024
‘ATE THAT’ Serves Up Nothing Special
Kylie Dacquel, Standards and Practices Editor • September 19, 2024
Young Posse takes inspiration from video game, GTA, for their newest release.
Horse Jumper of Love releases their fourth album. Rating: A
Brace Yourself for a Somber Listen with ‘Disaster Trick’
Achilles Caranto, Staff Writer • September 14, 2024
The intense album impressively mixes gentler songs with heavier ones.
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With its unique gameplay style and fun graphics, “What The Car?” brings a new twist on an old genre. Rating: A- Photo Credit: © 2024 Triband
Live Your Wildest Racing Dreams in ‘What The Car?’
Hunter Rhee, Multimedia Editor • October 18, 2024
“What The Car?” has a distinct gameplay style and entertaining graphics that set it apart from other racing games.
Star Wars is a globally beloved franchise, but this new installment fails to live up to the series’s reputation.  Rating: F+ 
Photo Credit: IGBD
Star Wars Outlaws: A Galaxy-Sized Disappointment
Chase Paine, Shadow Files Reporter • October 4, 2024
"Star Wars: Outlaws" promised an expansive open-world experience, but delivers a frustratingly limited game with only five planets, poor graphics, excessive system requirements, repetitive mechanics copied from other Ubisoft titles, and overpriced content—a huge disappointment for both Star Wars fans and gamers alike.
A decade after the release of the original Five Nights at Freddy’s, Into the Pit marks a new era of the series and puts a unique spin on the typical formula. Rating: A
Photo Credit: Steam
Venture Into the Dark Past of Freddy’s in ‘Into The Pit’
Calahan Davis, Staff Writer • September 28, 2024
Journey into the horror with this new spin-off of the popular FAF series.
Le Mans Ultimate is a poor racing game.Rating: D Photo Credit: Studio 397
Navigate the curves of ‘Le Mans Ultimate’
Chase Paine, Shadow Files Reporter • April 22, 2024

Back when video games were first introduced, nobody could have imagined that people would spend countless hours in front of a screen, simulating...

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Welcome yourself to Dirty Dough, where the flavors rotate weekly, with a new texture experience within each cookie.
Craze Over Cookies at ‘Dirty Dough’
Isabella Sandoval, Staff Writer • October 17, 2024
This Arizona-based bakery is all about bold flavors and sweet treats that awaken the senses.
Hog & Tradition’s unique and complex flavor combinations make pigs fly in this restaurant.
Step Into An Atmosphere filled with Pigs, Purple, and Plants at ‘Hog & Tradition’
Ava Torres, Staff Writer • October 14, 2024
Dominican BBQ Restaurant Hog & Tradition leaves big mark on Las Vegas food scene.
Parm’s homey interior and amazing service is sure to make you feel right at home.
Find Comfort In Parm’s Italian Cuisine
Amelia Castellanos, Staff Writer • September 20, 2024
Discover a hidden gem and enjoy a variety of Italian food with family and friends.
Testing the powdered tea in the Enterprise area, one of the best matchas is determined.
Battle of the Matcha(s)
Jianna Aganon and Yaritzza Montenegro August 25, 2024
Nine cafés were included in the rankings.
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‘Between the Temples’ straddles a fine line of mediocrity with a potentially powerful story falling flat.  Rating: C 
Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Classic
‘Between the Temples’ is an Unfunny Comedy
Calahan Davis, Staff Writer • October 16, 2024
A touching story that struggles to find its footing due to lackluster comedy
Eight years after his defeat, Bill Cipher is back for round two.  Rating: A+ 
Photo Credit: Disney Books
It’s Time to Get Weird with ‘The Book of Bill’
Venice Jingco, A&E Editor • September 24, 2024
Turn the page, sell your soul, and venture deep into Bill’s mindscape.
Murder Mubarak” is a thrilling murder mystery with an Indian twist. 
Grade: A-
Source: Netflix
Feel Your Jaw Drop Watching ‘Murder Mubarak’
Shayna Migalang, Staff Writer • April 15, 2024
Watch the elites of India become entangled in a complex murder mystery in “Murder Mubarak.”
 Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a fulfilling remake of the original 2005 movie.
Rating: A- Photo credit: Amazon Prime Video
‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Doesn’t Fall Short
Daphney Garcia Hatton, Staff Writer • March 25, 2024
A modern “enemies to coworkers to lovers” comedy.
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