Pride month has rolled around again and with that comes businesses coming out of the woodworks to produce LGBT+ inspired merch from which something often called “rainbow capitalism” is born.  Rainbow...

I never know what to say when people ask me what type of music I like, because “indie rock” is such an outdated term, and “rock” doesn’t exactly do the bands I love justice. There are buzzwords...

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album “Sour,” released on May 21, is definitely the best album of the summer. The album’s energetic pop punk songs and pop ballads center on the experiences of being a...

This summer has been different for me. Throughout the last couple weeks, I have been reflecting on my past at EIU and everything that has happened in between. My time here at EIU is finally coming to...

I am currently in possession of three pet leeches that I am babysitting for a friend for the summer. This friend could not take them home due to transportation issues, so I buckled them into my passenger’s...

It’s time to address the overwhelming monotony of working a 9-to-5. Like many of my young counterparts in college, I have a goal of getting a good job in my field that pays well and provides security....

My album of choice lately has been “NON-FICTION” by the band NOV3L. The album came out on May 28th, shortly after I had discovered the band through Spotify’s “Post Punk 2k” playlist. The first...

It’s time to stop praising politicians. Yes, even the ones you like. Every once in a while, I will log into Twitter to see the people of the internet praising some political figure or other, and I...

The popular music review website Pitchfork is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The website is one of the most prominent in the music reviewing industry and holds its own with heavyweights like...

I remember standing in my living room with goosebumps all over my arm. I watched the interns run to the press while people cheered. Then the news anchor announced that same-sex marriage is a constitutional...

HBO Max has been a near constant supply of great entertainment for me since I subscribed to it last December. The most recent HBO original series I watched was the excellent “Deadwood,” which ran...