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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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The Chinese New Year and What It Means

It’s a bright new year full of opportunity and surprises! A chance to start a new and make this year the best it can be. Everywhere around the world, people are welcoming the new year with festivities and cheer, including China. As most people may know, China has a zodiac animal for the years and ...


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Mac Miller Continues His Legacy with "Circles"

Mac Miller is one of the most peculiar rappers in the hip-hop genre. He has always switched his style when it comes to his mixtapes and albums. Unfortunately, he passed away before he could showcase more of his talent in the hip-hop genre. However, before he passed Miller was in the process of making ...


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Eminem delivers a petty crime with "Music To Be Murdered By"

Detroit rapper Eminem is considered a legend by most of his fans in the hip-hop genre. His first few albums sent shockwaves through the rap game and showed the talent that he possesses. However, recently Eminem has released a mixed bag of music, from “Kamikaze” to even “Revival.” Despite this, ...


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Holidays in Japan

It is that time of year again! When we jump from one holiday to the next. It starts on Halloween and it works up till the New Year. The turkey is getting warmed up and the decorations are being hung, but have you ever stopped to wonder about holidays in other places? For instance, have you ever wondered ...


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Torey Lanez gets Nostalgic with "Chixtape 5"

"Chixtape 5" is the latest album from Canadian hip-hop/R&B artist Tory Lanez. Lanez is a popular artist in the industry, collaborating with artists such as Rich the Kid, Meek Mill and Joyner Lucas. Lanez has released an abundance of music, including 17 mixtapes and three studio albums. His last ...



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Creepshow conjures up 80’s glory

AMC jumped into the streaming service trend in 2016 with “Shudder”, a horror-themed service aimed to appeal to any and all horror fans, featuring a wide variety of films ranging from old-school genre classics to terrifying modern blockbusters. In the vein of recent Amazon-, Hulu- and Netflix Originals, ...


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Foods from across the globe

We all have a favorite food, whether it was something from home or something you ordered at a restaurant, but have you ever thought about what the most delectable treats are from around the globe? Let's take a trip around the world and try some of the top dishes in a variety of countries. The first ...


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Battle For The Internet KSI Vs. Logan Paul

In the community of YouTube, there stands two big icons with huge followings. Those people would be, KSI and Logan Paul who have a combined number of over 40 million subscribers. After KSI’s boxing match with popular YouTuber Joe Weller, KSI called out the Paul brothers to challenge them to a boxing ...


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Nile Continue Their Reign Over Modern Death Metal

“Nile” continues to deliver their own unique blend of crushing death metal with an ancient Egyptian theme on their ninth studio album “Vile Nilotic Rites”. As the name implies, the band is closely tied with Egyptian and Mesopotamian history, featuring heavy influence in both their lyrical subjects ...


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Ugly footwear is in style, are you?

Chunky. Bulky. Massive soles. Eccentric nineties pattern. Sound familiar? Integrating into society as a revived fashion trend, millennials have oddly resonated a sparked obsession with dad sneakers. Certainly, emerging into 2019 as an unlikely item that would have been considered archaic and unstylish ...


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The Loy Krathong and The Yi Peng Chiang Mai Festivals

Have you ever seen "Tangled"? If you have, then you remember a very important scene where Rapunzel gets to see the floating lanterns. Where she stands on the boat in amazement looking around as the lights ascend to the Heavens, but did anyone know that this is an actual celebration? The floating lights ...


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"May The Lord Watch" Album Review

Little Brother is a veteran rap group from Durham, North Carolina. The group includes artist Phonte and Big Pooh. These artists are major pioneers in the underground rap scene with releasing five albums.Along with the two artists is highly acclaimed producer 9th Wonder who provides the production for ...


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Charting With Dyl 11/1/19-11/3/19

Last weekend, four new films opened, with “Terminator: Dark Fate” claiming the top spot with $29,033,832. While good enough for first, it came in nearly $10 million behind what it was projected to make over the weekend. “Dark Fate” is the sixth film in the “Terminator” franchise which kicked ...


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Halloween In Ireland

With Halloween only days away, everyone around the world is getting ready for the big celebration, including the Emerald Isle. Let’s examine the story of Halloween, according to Ireland. Every year, the United States has children run around the streets and knocking on doors in search of delicious ...


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"Jesus Is King" Album Review

Kayne West is a veteran in the music industry, especially in the genre of hip-hop. He’s made music with interesting people ranging from Jay-Z to even Jamie Foxx and recently Kayne has been making headlines with his transition into Christian music. Now Kayne holds Sunday services for everyone to hear ...



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Spirit Adrift: "Divided By Darkness" - Album Review

Arizona based doom metal outfit Spirit Adrift are back with another dense slice of their trademark gloomy grooves. Returning for their 2nd full-length release, after being elevated from front man Nate Garrett’s solo project to a full band, Spirit Adrift bring 42 minutes of melodious doom and gloom ...