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Subway Surfing to fame: Hannah Allen Ranks No. 1
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Subway Surfing to fame: Hannah Allen Ranks No. 1

  Senior Hannah Allen is a woman in STEM, a former president of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, and she works at a local veterinary clinic. She was also ranked first nationally in the mobile video game Subway Surfer on Jan. 23.  “Over Christmas break, I got bored,” Allen said. “I’m really grateful to my...

Joe P: TikTok’s algorithm angel to perform in Ann Arbor
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Joe P: TikTok’s algorithm angel to perform in Ann Arbor

Critics and music purists hate to admit it, but TikTok was right about yet another artist. After blowing up on the platform during the pandemic when the members of his initial project, Deal Casino, parted ways, Joe P has become another algorithm angel.  His videos are simple and unassuming — yet another fluffy-haired indie kid...

Don’t let the lockdowns ruin remote work
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Don’t let the lockdowns ruin remote work

I swear I can hear phantom Outlook inbox chimes when I’m in the shower. Maybe it’s because I manage six email inboxes. Between my remote job, school, my hobbies, and freelance creative projects, I have more emails than I do brain cells.  If you’ve spent any time on the internet in the past few years,...

Fennell’s ‘Saltburn’ is an ode to degeneracy
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Fennell’s ‘Saltburn’ is an ode to degeneracy

I have a cool mom. But even the coolest moms are not the ideal viewing partners for a film as sexually explicit and strange as Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn.” We entered the movie theater thinking we were about to see an edgy college tale. We left with pale faces and an uncomfortable “birds and bees” discussion...

Why I get Botox at 21
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Why I get Botox at 21

Because of the paralysis, I couldn’t raise my eyebrow at the girl who was telling me that my Botox injections were “unnatural.”  Paralysis is the primary effect of Botulinum neurotoxin, a protein produced by a bacterium most commonly used in cosmetic procedures to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. But I don’t do...