“Thank God I am vaccinated,” I thought as I sat in bed with body aches that pulsed through me like an electric current.  Despite having two full doses of the Pfizer vaccine, my summer vacation this past August ended with an unfriendly visitor—COVID-19.  The...

Adele made her triumphant return to the limelight with the release of her new single, “Easy On Me.” The songstress is accompanied by a single piano and still manages to deliver a seismic vocal performance in typical Adele fashion.  Within less than 24 hours of the...

Kansas City is in an uproar after an image of a racist homecoming sign held by an Olathe South and St. James students has been circulating online. The photo shows a student-made sign asking someone to Olathe South’s homecoming, which reads, “If I were Black, I’d be...

Kansas City musician pure xtc has jumped into the local spotlight with the release of her latest single, “Bad Dreams,” on Sept. 10. The single is a haunting track that features atmospheric vocals and a booming synth hook that captivates the ear. According to pure xtc, real...

Overnight on Sept. 1, Texas passed the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, effectively giving the middle finger to the precedent of the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. The law, which was passed in May and went into effect last Wednesday, says that any pregnancy...

Rolling Loud Miami’s final day on Jul. 25 boasted highly anticipated performances from artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Post Malone. Despite these attention-grabbing performers, headlines following the festival all circulated around rap artist DaBaby and his set in Miami...

Families across the nation are left with a difficult decision to make. They must decide whether to gather together for Thanksgiving, weighing the risks of infection with the benefits of seeing loved ones. With a record-setting surge of cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease...

Directed by Joe Mantello, the Netflix adaptation of Broadway favorite “The Boys in the Band” is now on Netflix. The original play, written by Mart Crowley, follows the tale of a group of gay men celebrating a birthday party in the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 1968. Produced...

Singer-songwriter Ariana Grande says “thank u, next” to her last era and ushers in a new world for her devoted fan base to explore on her new album “Positions.”  Released on Oct. 30, the 14-track record is a new flavor compared to her past work that tiptoed in...

Kansas City is going green. Fresh Green, with locations in Lee’s Summit and Waldo, is the first official medical marijuana dispensary open in the Kansas City area.  Plans for medical marijuana in KC have been in the works since 2018, when Missourians passed Amendment...

The Black Lives Matter movement ignited a flame across the country that quickly evolved into an inferno of outcries and protests comparable to the civil rights movement of the 60s.  The movement not only calls for police reform, but also asks white Americans to be frank...

In a historic move, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences put forth sweeping eligibility guidelines on their biggest award of the night, “Best Picture.” The Oscars established these guidelines to address a lack of diversity and equal representation on and off-screen,...