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‘I quit (deluxe)’: HAIM tackles relationship woes

By Mara Hall · Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

This year, HAIM has released their fourth album, “I quit,” with the deluxe version being released on Oct. 17. This album takes a new approach to old ideas with titles foiling those of Taylor Swift’s and significant sonic variety.

Tame Impala is back

By Jiya Patel · Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

Kevin Parker’s long-awaited new album is made for raves and losing yourself on the dance floor.

Goodbye ‘ring by spring,’ hello casual dating

By Madeline Owens · Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025

The 12 golden rules of dating according to the Notre Dame “dating seminar.”

Falling in love with Trader Joe’s fall treats

By Aly Rothfus · Friday, Oct. 17, 2025

The autumn releases painstakingly reviewed, so you know what’s worth your time and worth your dollar when you’re snack-hunting over break.

Diane Keaton and her transcendent relatability

By Ellie Collins · Friday, Oct. 17, 2025

The monumental actress, director and author notable for films like “Annie Hall” and “Reds” passed last weekend.

‘An Enemy of the People’: Where morality is the minority

By Cate Stephens · Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

The recent Saint Mary’s performance contains the timeless message that self-interest and truth often do not coincide.

‘Happy Gilmore 2’ is a winning sequel

By Rosie Maese · Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

The long-awaited sequel to the beloved ‘90s classic delivers big laughs and some surprising emotional resonance.

‘Mickey 17’: sci-fi for everyone

By Makena Mwathi · Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

This 2025 release is an underrated science fiction film that deserves more attention.

The art of the GCal invite

By Allison Abplanalp · Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

The GCal invite is anything but the simple event organizer that mainstream productivity culture treats it as. It is an emerging art form waiting to be explored.

Keough-Naughton Institute hosts Luke Morgan for poetry reading

By Mara Hall · Monday, Oct. 13, 2025

Irish poet Luke Morgan read select poems and discussed their origin, significance and greater themes at an event hosted by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies.

‘RED CUP’: Thinking about drinking

By Aly Rothfus · Monday, Oct. 13, 2025

Aly Rothfus reviews a one-act play built around real Notre Dame students’ testimonials from papers written in the class “Drunk on Film.”

A dead art: The covers of horror novels

By Harry Penne · Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

A look into the lost art of retro horror paperbacks.

Havaianas and the summer fad of the flip flop

By Amelia Beltran · Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025

Describing the growing trend of Havaianas flip flops.

What to wear when you have nothing to wear

By Isabela Garza Sanchez · Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025

How to create your own capsule wardrobe.

The nostalgia of ‘Gilmore Girls’ 25 years later

By Ainslie McKenna · Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

The pilot episode celebrated its 25th birthday on Oct. 5.

The DMV: Humanity’s greatest crime against itself

By Joe Rudolph · Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

“Dig deeper, and you’ll find something far more insidious.”

‘The Life of a Showgirl’: Taylor Swift’s unconvincing victory lap

By Luke Foley · Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

The popstar’s reunion with Max Martin and Shellback for her 12th studio album is slickly produced yet uninspired.

The power and passion of the Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra

By Cate Stephens · Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

Guest conductor Alastair Willis joined the Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra in their 2025 fall concert.

‘Nosferatu’: I didn’t know vampires were this freaky

By Matthew Rah · Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

The blatantly sexual nature of this modern “Nosferatu” transforms it into a thrilling exploration of obsession, desire and inner turmoil that stands uniquely powerful, even in a sea of numerous vampire stories that precede it.

A guide to fall cinema

By Natalie Swiderski · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

Scene writer Natalie Swiderski gives her top five films to watch this fall.

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