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Tame Impala’s ‘Deadbeat’ Trades Psychedelic Rock for Electronic Alternative

Angeliki Ktoridi • October 19, 2025

Released on Friday, Tame Impala’s fifth studio album isn’t a reinvention so much as an evolution: Entwined in Parker’s signature dream-like haze, the album feels both like a homecoming and a rebirth.

Cianfrance’s ‘Roofman’ Successfully Challenges the Standard Biopic Formula

Kendall Poglitsch • October 16, 2025

Roofman can’t compete with movies centered around famous musical artists or monumental historic events at the box office, but the cast and the strength of their performances set the film apart as a worthwhile watch.

Madi Diaz’s ‘Fatal Optimist’ Is Your New Cry-To Album

Milla Hirsch • October 16, 2025

You may know her as an opener for Harry Styles back in 2023, but Grammy-nominated American singer Madi Diaz is making a name for herself.

‘Tron: Ares’ Fails To Deliver ‘Tron’ Charm

Sebastian Summers • October 16, 2025

By placing too much emphasis on the underwhelming and poorly written characters and putting little emphasis on what makes Tron flashy and unique, Tron: Ares is a huge disappointment.

Sharing Her True Self: A Sit Down With Malala Yousafzai

Maddie Mulligan • October 16, 2025

'Finding My Way,' Yousafzai’s newest memoir, which releases on Oct. 21, shows that there’s more to her than just the headlines.

Khalid’s ‘after the sun goes down’ Lacks Originality

Stella Hallberg • October 15, 2025

Khalid’s new album, after the sun goes down, lives up to its title—most of the tracks are perfect for an Uber ride on a girls’ night out, and not much else.

Guadagnino’s ‘After the Hunt’ Misses the Mark

Lillian Kelly and Caroline Ko • October 15, 2025

Luca Guadagnino’s newest film, After the Hunt, presents an intriguing and potentially controversial departure from his typical style.

Geese, Cameron Winter, and the Future of Rock and Roll

Brigham Ellis • October 12, 2025

People are waiting for a rock band to pick up the torch from the greats and let the scene finally move on from the tired tracks of the past. Geese, a four-member band of young New Yorkers, might just be this generation's trailblazers.

Miles Dissects the Relationship Between Nature and Enslaved Women

Kalia Philbert • October 11, 2025

The Lowell Humanities Series welcomed Tiya Miles of Harvard University, an award-winning author and research professional, for a lecture titled “Eco-Consciousness in the Lives of Enslaved Black Women.”

Dead & Co. and John Mayer Are Hurting The Grateful Dead’s Legacy

Riley Del Sesto • October 9, 2025

This past summer, Dead & Company, an American rock band formed in 2015 to preserve the infamous legacy of the Grateful Dead, commemorated the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary at a three-night concert series in San Francisco.

The Definitive List of Essential Fall Films

Milo Priddle • October 9, 2025

The arrival of brisk fall weather has some implications, and among them is the retreat indoors. There is no better way to spend a chilly day than to be confined inside your home, under a blanket, watching a good movie.

“It Has Been the Art of the Victor, Not of the Vanquished”: Volk Challenges Conceptions of Postwar Japanese Art

Carolina Heeschen • October 9, 2025

Monday’s lecture, titled “Art in the Shadow of Empire: Art in Occupied Japan,” challenged the overarching assumption that Japanese art developed in isolation, in a vacuum.