Laker Review
Olivia Rodrigo returns gutsier than ever on long-awaited sophomore album
Rating: 3.5/5 stars Olivia Rodrigo’s (“SOUR”) sophomore album “GUTS” was released Sept. 8. “GUTS” has 12 songs that expand on…
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Lauren Royce
Jul 24
“Barbie” takes on human condition with humor, heart
Rating: 5/5 stars After months of waiting and weeks of fabulously pink-fashioned press touring, “Barbie” arrived in theaters on July…
Lauren Royce
Jul 24
Film
Mariah Searle
Apr 26
‘The Diplomat’ delivers tense drama and suspenseful cliffhangers
Rating: 5/5 stars Netflix has released “The Diplomat,” a short series of eight episodes about an hour each. Starting with…
Mariah Searle
Apr 26
Laker Review
Quinn Youngs
Apr 26
Mac DeMarco’s 199-track snoozer ‘One Wayne G’ egotistic at its core
Rating: 1/5 stars Readers expect a music reviewer to listen to the entirety of an album. It is only 30-90…
Quinn Youngs
Apr 26
Laker Review
Faith Summerville and Ben Diamond
Apr 26
Post Malone releases cathartic new single on healing
Rating: 4.5/5 stars On his single, Post Malone (“Twelve Carat Toothache”) doubled down on developing his sound, while struggling to…
Faith Summerville and Ben Diamond
Apr 26
Laker Review
Lauren Royce
Apr 26
Jethro Tull returns with mythological flute tunes, poetic Icelandic lyrics
Rating: 3.5/5 stars Sit down and prepare for a musical deep dive into Norse mythology with Jethro Tull (“Zealot Gene”).…
Lauren Royce
Apr 26
Laker Review
Nancy Ho
Apr 26
‘Suzume no Tojinari’ anime comments on stresses of Japanese society
Rating: 4/5 stars “Suzume no Tojinari” was recently released in theaters on April 14. It has been a long wait…
Nancy Ho
Apr 26
Books
Gabrielle Kroeger
Apr 26
New Trish Doller romance ‘Off the Map’ more adventurous than emotional
Rating: 3/5 stars “Off the Map” by Trish Doller (“The Float Plan”) is the third book in her “Beck Sisters”…
Gabrielle Kroeger
Apr 26
Laker Review
Nancy Ho
Apr 19
Netflix’s ‘BEEF’ balances sincerity with comedy, offers Asian American representation
Rating: 5/5 stars Have you ever had those days? Someone steals your parking spot, a bad driver does a hit-and-run…
Nancy Ho
Apr 19
Laker Review
Mariah Searle
Apr 19
Ellie Goulding returns with upbeat pop on ‘Higher Than Heaven’
Rating: 5/5 stars Ellie Goulding (“Brightest Blue”) released “Higher Than Heaven” on April 7 through Polydor Records. The album was…
Mariah Searle
Apr 19