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Alysa Guffey | Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Maybe you’ve heard of autonomous sensory meridian response — better known as ASMR. Maybe you’re an avid fan of ASMR, or maybe you’ve heard of it but have never understood exactly what it consists of. ASMR is essentially a relaxing sensation that comes from sounds, speaking, positive affirmations, personal attention or a myriad of other
Adriana Perez | Tuesday, April 6, 2021
About a year ago, one month since COVID-19 had been declared a pandemic, I made a discovery that changed my study habits (and honestly, my life): a YouTube video of Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon” — “but it’s playing in a different room and it’s raining.” For a total of two and a
Renee Pierson | Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Wednesday would have been the opening night of the Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) Department’s production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the 1970 rock opera exploring the life of Jesus. After numerous weeks of rigorous rehearsal, the cast and crew were devastated to learn that they would not be returning to campus this semester. However, they
Jim Moster | Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Traditionally, people measure emotional strength through clarity and relatability. For example, everyone recognizes the forces of blind rage, passionate love and overwhelming grief. In his YouTube show the Dead Mall Series, Dan Bell argues something much different. Based on each video’s comment section, viewers often feel the pang of ineffable, ambiguous and slow-burning emotions. This
Jim Moster | Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Cupid struck me with his arrow at 2 a.m. on a Thursday. He commenced his sneak-attack while I was playing my favorite weeknight game: How late can I stay up without falling asleep in my first class the next day? There are many variations of the game’s rules depending on who you ask, but my
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
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
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
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
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