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‘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.

‘100 Sound Effects’: An enthralling auditory journey

By Aislynn Fuller · Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

“These sounds are what make up the background of daily life. It was nice to be reminded of that fact.”

‘Grave of the Fireflies’ and the weight of war

By Kate Shin · Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Is it really an anti-war film?

‘Twitches,’ it’s your 20th birthday!

By Aly Rothfus · Friday, Oct. 3, 2025

The movie’s ridiculous, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad.

What to do when your roommate moves out

By Danica Szabo · Friday, Oct. 3, 2025

She’s gone, and another’s moving in.

New Music Friday: The lead-up to ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ from other artists

By Mara Hall · Friday, Oct. 3, 2025

Artists gear up for the release of Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album by releasing their music this past Friday in hopes of getting a headstart on the Billboard charts.

What to do at football game if you don’t really like football

By Marguerite C. J. Marley · Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025

A step-by-step guide on making it through a game day when you are not the biggest football fan.

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