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Taken from Bandcamp

Hippo Campus’ fourth album is flooding with heart

Hippo Campus flaunts a new, mature sound with Flood with one of their best tracklists yet. From down-to-earth admissions of faults, to hopeful inspiration, each song has something to say, leading to one of the band’s best releases.


Taken from SoundCloud

Dirt Man: a modern-day folklore phenomenon

Drawing connections between traditional storytelling and the participatory nature of TikTok, this article highlights how users have creatively reimagined the Dirt Man myth, expanding it through user-generated content.



Taken from EntertainmentJunkieBlog

History of: Tim Burton

Tim Burton has had a long career, spanning several decades, reaching the height of becoming a household name with successful and artistic films under his belt. But with every crescendo, comes the diminuendo of the fall. Though as Burton has once again broken free of Disney, there comes the hope of a rising second act, like a corpse rising from the grave.



Taken from thePitch

GUTS (Spilled) is a perfectly spilled deluxe

GUTS (Spilled) is a fantastic expansion of a fantastic album. The range of different emotions this album is able to produce leads to me coming back to it no matter the mood I’m in. It is one of the few pieces of media I consider to be nearly flawless.



Taken from Deadline

The 6 most memorable moments at the 2024 VMAs

Missed the VMAs? Don’t worry, we have you covered. We hand-picked some moments throughout the night that encapsulate the spirit of the award show like iconic performances, heartwarming acceptance speeches, and the recipient of the Video Vanguard Award. 


Taken from Nintendo

The polarizing world of the Apollo Justice trilogy

The Apollo trilogy has some character and story issues, but it mostly succeeds at the story it tries to tell, while looking and sounding beautiful. This trilogy is one I recommend more to already existing Ace Attorney fans, rather than newcomers to the series; however, these are all fantastic games that are worth playing.