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Lily-Rose Depp and Abel Tesfaye in The Idol (Courtesy of Max)

‘The Idol’: As Bad As The Critics Say It Is?

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer June 22, 2023

  There's a meme I’ve seen tossed around a few times in reaction to the new HBO series “The Idol.” It's a frame from a 1980s comedy show named “Police Squad!” that reads “Tonight’s...

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, France vs. Croatia. (Photo by MX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

FIFA and Qatar Face Backlash for 2022 World Cup

By Abbey Thomas, Assistant Sports Editor February 10, 2023

  In November, the FIFA 2022 World Cup kicked off in Qatar, reigniting the passion shared by soccer fans all over the world for one of the biggest sporting spectacles in history. The tournament,...

The Banning of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’

By India Bown, Arts Writer September 27, 2021

Roots in History As books are reviewed annually, the controversy over classic literature continues as books are banned from being read in schools. One of those on the list, "To Kill A Mockingbird," is...

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Lootboxes May Be Here to Stay Awhile

By Colter Hendrickson July 26, 2020

  Anyone even mildly familiar with popular topics in gaming might have stumbled across lootboxes once or twice in the news. The topic seems to resurface once every few months, but there’s a reason...

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Pop-Cultured: Drawing the Line in Comedy

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor April 17, 2020

  Comedy has been around for what seems like forever. Controversial comedy has also been around for quite some time, with some ancient Greek tragicomedy satyr plays — which sometimes featured...

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To Binge or Not To Binge Episode 72: ‘Messiah’

By Kate Button, Arts Writer, Copy Editor March 10, 2020

  Warning: This article contains minor spoilers for "Messiah." One of my most recent binges, the Netflix original series “Messiah,” is a philosophical dive into what it would mean if the...

Video games at the library on April 3, 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT.
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Video Games and Sexual Violence: How Pervasive is Sexual Assault in Video Games?

By Christopher Payne and Ray H. April 15, 2019

  We’ve come to expect a degree of controversy surrounding video games. As a newer, popular form of art and entertainment, they continue to provoke heavy analysis and even attacks over social...