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Fashion Flops at the Grammys
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Fashion Flops at the Grammys

The 2024 Grammys flopped — fashion-wise at least. Between the bland neutral colors, unflattering metallic fabrics, and Miley Cyrus’s hair, there have been better demonstrations of fashion at Hollywood awards shows.  Gen Z and millennials’ obsession with neutrals showed on the red carpet. White and black dominated, as if designers “Grammy-fied” the white and cream...

It’s time women stop idolizing Taylor Swift
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It’s time women stop idolizing Taylor Swift

Seventy-two thousand lights sway and twinkle in a packed stadium as a blonde singer with cherry red lipstick stands on the stage with her guitar. For singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, it’s just another night on The Eras Tour, which will head overseas next month and return to the United States in October with shows in Miami,...

QUICK HITS with Khalil Habib
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QUICK HITS with Khalil Habib

  In this Quick Hits, Associate Professor of Politics Khalil Habib talks guitar, Gregorian chants, and baba ganoush.  What’s your favorite Lebanese tradition involving food? One of my favorite Lebanese traditions is eating Qurban, Holy Bread, which is distributed by a Catholic priest during Mass on religious holidays and on the 40-day anniversary of the...

Vivek Ramaswamy was wrong to threaten rights of young voters
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Vivek Ramaswamy was wrong to threaten rights of young voters

Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the Republican presidential race after his poor showing in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night, when he carried less than 8% of the vote. Part of his problem may have been that instead of trying to win support, he campaigned to make it harder for young Americans to cast ballots. ...