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Remember This: ‘Andor’ and the Lessons of Star Wars

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Star Wars turns 50 next year. The timeless flagship of one of the most successful media franchises of all time, George Lucas’s 1977 masterpiece A New Hope has inspired hundreds of books, films, shows and video games that prosper a half-century later.


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'American Football (LP4)': They Don't Suck Terribly

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On May 1, the midwest emo band American Football released their fourth album, American Football (LP4). Given that this is their first album in seven years, I and many fans highly anticipated the release of LP4 and American Football’s subsequent tour. The album represents a shift towards the post-rock genre and darker lyrical themes, including grief, the anxieties of middle age and divorce. LP4 features some impressive collaborations on “Wake Her Up” with fourth-wave shoegaze darling Wisp and “No Feeling” with Brendan Yates, frontman of the hardcore punk band and recent Grammy winner Turnstile.


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‘Giselle’: A First-Timer’s Delight

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I have never been a ballet aficionado, and my time in the theater has historically been limited to an annual family outing before Christmas to watch The Nutcracker in New York City. While early childhood experiences fostered a fondness for ballet, I regarded the artform as distant and formal — something that I respected but did not necessarily understand. It was for these reasons that I never considered the possibility that I could simply walk to Willard Straight Hall and watch the Cornell Ballet Club perform; and, when I heard about the chance to watch CBC’s production of Giselle, I had no idea what to expect.


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‘I AM GOING TO DIE (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes)’: What Makes a Life?

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If you only had an hour to live, how would you remember your life? That is the fundamental question that I AM GOING TO DIE (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes) attempts to answer. Presented by LibLab Productions as a part of the Old Greeny Fringe Festival, a week-long fringe festival that celebrates the legend of the Old Greeny cryptid of Cayuga Lake, I AM GOING TO DIE (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes) is a one-act improvisational play that relies on an interactive audience.


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Your Color of Concentration

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Has it ever felt like no matter how well you slept the night before, how much coffee you drink or how much water you consume throughout the day, your concentration still fades after just 20 minutes of work? You are not alone. In addition to sleep and hydration, where you choose to study really matters. By this, I do not mean that you should be in your room, a private library carrel or a cafe. Of course those places can help, but fulfilling those conditions does not guarantee sustained focus.