The Art of Loving: A Muslim’s Reflection on Care Dynamics
By Jacob Christian At the stroke of midnight, none of us crowded around the TV. Instead, the shouts counting down the final seconds before the New Year floated from across…
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Mikey’s College Football Minute
By Michael Frere Week 1 of Mikey’s College Football Minute is here! Let’s be honest, the CFB AP Top 25 Poll sucks and so do you if you believe in…
The Ultimate Starter’s Guide to Becoming a Manipulator (aka, a starter’s guide to emo)
By Katie Surkin A lot of people have conflicting opinions on emo. A lot of people are wrong. But something we should all agree on is that, before you can…
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Concert review: Florence and The Machine 4/18/2026
By Andie Ettenberg I don’t listen to Florence and The Machine. But when I ended up with inexpensive nosebleed tickets in the Capital One Arena, I found myself crying right…
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Turnstile’s Definition of Hardcore is NEVER ENOUGH: Album and Concert Review
Turnstile has been all the talk in the alternative scene lately. From Charli XCX declaring the summer of 2025 “Turnstile Summer,” to Tiny Desk stage dives, to Taco Bell ads, to attempted homicide against your ex-bandmate’s father (looking at you, Brady Ebert…), it seems that everywhere you turn, Turnstile is there. But how did Turnstile go from DIY teenagers in their local Maryland scene to world-touring, Grammy-winning punk legends?
Inside Ganiyat Adeduntan’s Transformation of GW Women’s Basketball
By Zach Gindi-Chiafullo Stepping in as the new head coach of the GW women’s basketball team for the 2025-26 season, Ganiyat Adeduntan inherited a rebuilding program and immediately injected it…
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CONCERT REVIEW: Galdive @ The Atlantis, 1/21/25
Photo and words by Jacob Christian Even an unexpected and shiveringly cold wait of thirty minutes—an appropriate conclusion to a week of historic snowfall—could not dissuade the sizable crowd for the…
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Gorillaz’s sell out is hopefully done: “The Mountain, the Moon Cave, and The Sad God”
There’s a specific kind of heartbreak reserved for when your favorite band, the one you put on a pedestal, plays in a Fortnite Festival.
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PREVIEW: Liberation Weekend @ Black Cat, 4/24-26
Liberation Weekend returns to D.C. for its second year, transforming the Black Cat into a three-day celebration of music, community, and resistance from April 24-26. Hosted by Rayceen Pendarvis, the festival brings together a mix of local and national artists across punk, indie, and experimental scenes.