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Charli XCX's sixth studio album, "BRAT," is known for it's bright green color and "Brat Summer."

Kamala Harris and the power of pop culture

Dylan Walker, Columnist September 3, 2024

Last month, President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 election, leading to Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic frontrunner. The election season has been tumultuous, with an assassination...

OPINION: EGOT: A look inside the lucrative status

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer January 30, 2024

Elton John recently joined the very elite club known as EGOT status. He is one of very few to achieve this elusive feat, and I believe he deserves it 100000% and then some. I absolutely adore Elton John;...

KentWired Illustration by Lillie Leasuree

OPINION: Celebrities were never role models

Faith Fistler, Opinion Writer August 29, 2023

“I would like to be an inspiration for people instead of a role model because I make mistakes just like everybody else,” Britney Spears said in a 2002 interview with Oprah Winfrey.  While we view...

Random rants with Annemarie: Have parasocial relationships gone too far?

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer August 25, 2023

“Oh my gawdddd I love Harry Styles so much. I know his blood type, where he was born and his entire family's names. We are TOTALLY meant to be together.” “Girl you DON’T know Taylor Swift’s...

The Blurb After Dark - Episode One

The Blurb After Dark – Episode One

Bring a cup because we are serving all the tea this week on the Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson split. Did we see this coming? Will they get back together? Who is taking custody of the pig? Plus we are...

Our view: Enough with the pumpkin spice

KS Editors September 23, 2015

Yesterday marked the first day of fall, but Starbucks began serving Pumpkin Spice drinks weeks before cooler weather hit.Beyond coffee cups scrawled with the infamous "PSL" on the side, companies have...

Warner Bros. poster for "American Sniper"

KSUBuzz Editor’s Picks: Out on the Town

Lily Martis January 20, 2015

Take a peek at our recommendations for this week's pop culture trends.Movie to watch:‘American Sniper’“American Sniper” was released this past weekend and received phenomenal reviews by critics...

KSUBuzz Editor’s Picks: Out on the Town

Lily Martis January 13, 2015

Check out our recommendations for what to check out in this week pop culture trends. WIGO Wigo is the “who’s going out” app for college students. The app allows students to quickly find out who’s...

Fall TV lineup focuses on pop culture, comedy

Audrey Young September 2, 2014

The Hulu game — “How many episodes can I watch before I have to do homework?” Answer: The limit does not exist, bonus points if you get the movie reference. While watching countless “America’s...

Kent Kirker is a junior education major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact him at kkirker@kent.edu.

Opinion: Pop culture is foundation of today’s world

Kent Kirker February 25, 2014

Pop culture is a relatively new term in today’s lexicon. The term “popular culture,” according to various sources, was coined around the 19th century and essentially referred to a refined form in...