Rice Creek solar eclipse spectators, researchers satisfied despite skiesÂ
Two young women lay on the grass, staring up at a cloudy sky through their protective glasses. âThis is so cool,â they both repeated. They were sarcastic. From the view at Rice Creek Field Station, the nature preserve three miles…
BeyoncĂ©âs country album breaks down what âgoing countryâ means
Rating: 4/5 stars The marketing for BeyoncĂ©âs (âRenaissanceâ) second act in her three-part gimmick, despite her cautionary Instagram post claiming otherwise, promised that she would snatch country music into her pantheon of genres. âSnatchâ may not be the best word;…
City of Oswego prepares ahead of total solar eclipse next month
A window decal of a smiling moon covering the sun greets pedestrians walking past Man in the Moon Candies in Oswego. Around it reads, âECLIPSE! APRIL 8TH.â To the right of it is a small advertisement for a collectible poster…
Professors respond to debate on using AI to teach creative writing
The controversy over using artificial intelligence (AI) for creative writing has sparked debate in the literary world. At SUNY Oswego, the creative writing faculty are a small example of this split over whether to include AI in their lessons. Stephanie…
Student-run podcast âAmandaâs Worldâ soars
Podcasting has surged in popularity. Pew Research found that in 2022, 49% of Americans reported listening to a podcast in the past year, and 20% of podcast listeners reported tuning in to a podcast nearly every day. But among the…
Condé Nast capitalists impale Pitchfork through GQ Merger
My first music review covered âIâm In Love With Youâ by The 1975 (âBeing Funny In A Foreign Languageâ). I eagerly wrote it in one sitting on the evening of the day it was released. That was a Wednesday. I…
Nic Cageâs cancel-culture fever dream dances, tumbles with absurdity
Rating: 3.5/5 stars Kristoffer Borgli (âSick of Myselfâ) presents a world where dreams surpass the science of psychoanalysis and the mysticism of dream prophecies. Rather, his latest film âDream Scenarioâ depicts dreams as ambiguously true and imaginary. Thousands of people…
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction fails Kate Bushâs forward-thinking artistry
Rating: 4/5 stars Kate Bush (â50 Words for Snowâ) does not deserve the fluke revival treatment. Since âStranger Thingsâ featured her synth-pop classic âRunning Up That Hill (A Deal With God),â the music industry has re-encountered Bushâs name as a…
Bestselling author, journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates visits, speaks at SUNY Oswego
For author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, writing is not simply a job providing him speaking engagements, but his contribution to upholding what he calls the âendangered traditionâ of Black literacy. âThere is no point in American history where Black writers…
