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‘No Bears’: A meta-film about dissent in Iran

Here's why listening to more Baroque music can be wonderful and beneficial

I believe all lovers of music, whenever they make the time for it, are open to experimenting with new genres and appreciating various styles of music (perhaps humanity’s most magical invention). Therefore, I will argue that you, as a dutiful fan of music, should dive into the marvelous world of the “baroque” next. At least, you should try. I am fairly certain it will be a worthy pursuit.

Boygenius is back together and better than ever

‘Let’s Start Here.’: A revolutionary twice over

Death of a bachelor: A Panic! at the Disco retrospective

The game of Jadu Heart’s ‘Derealised’

NSR’s ‘Hamlet/5’ premieres this weekend in Washington Hall

It’s all about Ma: Behind the ‘Rush!’

New year, new you: Cool clubs in the tri-campus community

Hey you! Are you looking to get more involved in clubs and organizations across the tri-campus community this year? We know the Fall Activities Fair can be very overwhelming, but it’s a new year, and there is no better time to join a new club, try a new hobby or make some new friends than now! Since there are hundreds of clubs available, Scene has compiled a list of cool clubs we are a part of that we think you might be interested in too! 

‘Poker Face’ plays a winning hand

A casino, a rest stop, a Texas BBQ restaurant and a touring heavy metal band. What do they all have in common? Murder, lies and a woman who finds herself caught up in all of it.

Paris Fashion Week: Discussing looks, designers and their philosophy 

Paris Fashion Week is more than just beautiful clothes. The designs are interconnected to the beliefs of the companies. Fashion is a way of expression. Fashion week shows the fascination with style. Each designer tries to encapsulate many facets of style while branding their products to a targeted demographic.   

The best of Notre Dame's 2023 Student Film Festival

Notre Dame’s Film, Television and Theatre students put Sundance to shame with the 34th annual Notre Dame Student Film Fest last weekend. With a diverse group of work — ranging from documentaries to dramatic shorts — this showcase demonstrates the creativity and wit of the Notre Dame student body. Working within the constraints of the semester, FTT majors rose above expectations and blew away the audience with “Lily.” All the films this year were fantastic — we just don’t have space to review them all. Kudos to the budding filmmakers at Notre Dame! 

The best of Notre Dame's 2023 Student Film Festival

‘Aftersun’: Parenthood and grief

“Aftersun” is the most poignant and sensitive portrait of parenthood, depression and grief that I have ever seen.

Whatever people said they were, that's what they're not: Arctic Monkeys in retrospect

On Jan. 23, popular British rock band Arctic Monkeys celebrated 17 years of their debut LP, “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.” This album is one of the most influential rock albums of the 21st century and stands as an early testimony of the power of the Internet in the music industry. With the release of their seventh studio album, “The Car,” and a long list of tour dates spanning multiple countries on almost every continent, it’s important to take a step back and look at how the famed quartet got their start. 

Will the new Open Gaming License be the death of ‘Dungeons & Dragons?’

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 much so that many people have begun to search for new systems to play, going as far as taking a trip back in time to the 1970s and picking up the very first edition of “Dungeons & Dragons.” 

‘Pokémon Violet:’ A dream still working out the details

Few franchises have a better pitch than “Pokémon”: tame and trained magical animals battle each other, save the world with a team of them and ultimately become “the very best, like no one ever was.” 

I’ve seen ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ three times and counting

“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” was recently announced as a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. It’s a sequel to the 2011 “Puss in Boots” film, which was so culturally impactful that I couldn’t remember anything about it even after I looked up the plot synopsis, despite the fact that I saw it in theaters when it came out. Some may ask: Why wait 11 years to release a sequel to a film almost no one remembers? Why produce a new addition to the “Shrek” franchise years after its time in the sun? Why make “The Last Wish” at all?

The mutated adaptation of HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’

When HBO announced that they were adapting my favorite game, “The Last of Us,” as a nine-episode TV show, I was terrified. After just two episodes, I now realize something truly special is unfolding. My goal for this article, though, is not to review the show, or to even praise the accuracy of its adaptation.

‘Emily In Paris’ season 3 is a dazzling showcase of character assassination

This review contains spoilers.