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Aidan O'Malley, Alysa Guffey, Genevieve Coleman, Nicole Bilyak and Gabriel Zarazua | Monday, May 1, 2023
With graduation fast approaching, our Scene-iors reminisce on the songs that helped define their four years in South Bend. “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure Aidan O’Malley, Senior Scene Writer Don’t be fooled by the title: If it’s a song by The Cure, it ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. Still, “Just Like Heaven” is one
Nicole Bilyak | Thursday, April 27, 2023
The 1983 film “Return of the Jedi” is fast approaching the 40th anniversary of its release. The third installment of the space opera franchise “Star Wars” has captivated audiences since its release, and it helped jumpstart the franchise. So in honor of the film’s anniversary, let us take a look at the history of “Star
Nicole Bilyak | Friday, April 21, 2023
On Apr. 14, the lead guitarist of Irish rock band The Script, Mark Sheehan, passed away at the young age of 42 after a brief, undisclosed illness. This came as a sudden shock, since we haven’t heard much about The Script since last year. So, in honor of Sheehan’s tragic passing, let us look back
Nicole Bilyak | Monday, March 6, 2023
Canadian singer The Weeknd announced a live concert film to be released for his “After Hours til Dawn”and as a live album a week later, titled “Live at SoFi Stadium.” The film was shot in Inglewood, California and released on HBOMax. Appearing on streaming services on Feb. 25, the film featured songs from all of
Nicole Bilyak | Thursday, February 23, 2023
American actress and famed sex symbol Raquel Welch passed away after a brief illness on Feb. 15, 2023 at the age of 82. Welch was well-known for many films in the 1960s and had quite an illustrious career in the film industry, so it seems only reasonable to commemorate Welch’s life by taking a look
Nicole Bilyak | Tuesday, February 14, 2023
British pop singer Sam Smith has not released a studio album in nearly three years since “Love Goes” graced the charts. Smith came out as non-binary in 2019, just one year before “Love Goes” was released. Then nothing was heard from them for a while until 2022 when Smith announced the release of their fourth
Nicole Bilyak | Monday, February 6, 2023
Colossal pop music fans definitely know the name of Panic! at the Disco. Panic! had been gracing the music scene for almost 20 years. At least, until frontman Brendon Urie disbanded Panic! on Jan. 24 to focus on being a father. To commemorate the band’s disbanding, I will be writing about the band’s history from
Nicole Bilyak | Thursday, January 26, 2023
As the Scene department’s resident “Dungeons and Dragons” connoisseur, it is my job to know about anything and everything “Dungeons & Dragons.” At the beginning of 2023, a leak of the new draft of the Open Gaming License (OGL) circulated around the internet and caused quite an uproar in the “Dungeons & Dragons” community. So
Aidan O'Malley, Justin George, Claire Lyons, Isa Sheikh, JP Spoonmore, Willoughby Thom, Nicole Bilyak, Ayden Kowalski, Andy Ottone and Gabriel Zarazua | Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Scene has voted. Here are the top 15 films of 2022, carefully selected and compiled by The Observer’s entertainment and culture section. 15. “Fire of Love” directed by Sara Dosa Sara Dosa’s sizzling documentary chronicles the daring adventures (and untimely end) of two volcanologists in love. Katia and Maurice Krafft were French scientists who specialized
Nicole Bilyak | Thursday, November 17, 2022
In 2016, Walt Disney Animation released its 55th animated film, “Zootopia.” Many fans of the film have been patiently waiting for a sequel to the movie to pick up right where the film left off. However, Disney decided to take a different approach to the “Zootopia” world and announced they were going to release a