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Shae Himmelberger poeticizes cultural phenomena on popular YouTube channel ‘mister amazing’

Jim Moster | Friday, April 12, 2019

It’s no secret that Notre Dame’s art scene lacks extensive visibility. Everyone knows a handful of household names like the indie artist Felix Rabito, but who conjures up the canvases in the Duncan Student Center and organizes the creative events advertised in [email protected]? First-year student Shae Himmelberger personifies one possible reason for this crisis of

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YouTube, everyone’s favorite playground of controversy

Jim Moster | Monday, March 4, 2019

Interwoven into the utilitarian fabric of YouTube’s music videos and makeup tutorials are an abundance of threats to the integrity of the platform and the experience of the users. The sheer magnitude of content on the monolithic website obfuscates many of these issues from the casual viewer, but a closer examination of YouTube reveals a

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Conspiracy theories

Meagan Bens | Friday, November 16, 2018

Go to YouTube. Search for conspiracy theories. One can spend years sifting through all the videos explaining how the public lives in the dark, oblivious to the truth and inner workings of the world. Search “conspiracy theories moon.” Man landing on the moon in 1969? Fake. It’s been almost five decades since Neil Armstrong made

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Postmodern Jukebox puts a jazz spin on classic songs

Erin Swope | Thursday, September 27, 2018

Most would not wonder what “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes would sound like as a vintage New Orleans dirge or what “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers would sound like in 1940s Rat Pack style, but Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, abbreviated as PMJ, is all about putting a jazz spin on modern songs like

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The formula of a Hot 100 hit

Matthew Munhall | Monday, January 29, 2018

In August 1958, teen idol Ricky Nelson’s love song “Poor Little Fool” became the first song to top a newly–introduced music chart: the Billboard Hot 100. While the music magazine Billboard had tracked sales and radio airplay on separate charts since the 1930s, the Hot 100 combined both metrics to create a definitive ranking of

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Student produces YouTube videos, empowers viewers

Martha Reilly | Friday, February 19, 2016

As a Saint Mary’s first year, Marialicia Garza has to balance classes and extracurricular activities — and a YouTube channel. Garza’s beauty and lifestyle videos on her channel, Mari G1007, encourage viewers to press play on their dreams and aspirations. The channel gives her audience a candid glimpse into her life through tutorials and product

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Jig is up for ‘NBA Impersonator’ Brandon Armstrong

Miko Malabute | Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Dating back to this summer of 2015, former professional basketball player Brandon Armstrong took the Internet by storm with a quick video clip of him impersonating Oklahoma City Thunder’s fiery superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. It was funny, it was pretty accurate and — most importantly — it was new. Novel. Nothing like it existed on the

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Media maven promotes black women’s representation in mainstream media

Melissa Riordan | Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Producer, writer and director Issa Rae shared her transition “From Awkward Black Girl to Media Maven” in a titular lecture sponsored by the Multicultural Student Programs and Services in Carey Auditorium on Tuesday evening. Rae said her career began with a YouTube series she created while an undergraduate student at Stanford University. “I created my first web

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Replacing David Letterman

Jimmy Kemper, Caelin Miltko, Allie Tollaksen, Erin McAuliffe, Kevin Noonan and Miko Malabute | Sunday, April 6, 2014

Late Night host David Letterman will be retiring next year. The Scene Staff weighed in with our picks for who should take the open spot on CBS. By Allie Tollaksen Although other women have been suggested to fill Letterman’s shoes, including Chelsea Handler and Ellen DeGeneres, the actress I’d most want to see on the