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Art

World Folkfest 2023 begins

By Joe Wirthlin
August 03, 2023 12:00 AM
TheWorld Folkfest'sopening night in Springville brought half a dozen countries and eight dance teams to showcase music from their cultures.
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Movies & Television

Sundance Local Lens event focuses on Utah film community

By Ethan Porter
July 31, 2023 12:00 AM
The Sundance Film Festival held its Local Lens event July 26-29 and showed nine indoor and outdoor screenings of festival favorites from 2023.
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Movies & Television

Spotify, streaming platforms announce price increase for subscribers

By Joe Wirthlin
July 27, 2023 12:00 AM
On July 24, Spotify announced it will be raising the price of its student payment plan from $4.99 to $5.99 a month.
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Technology

Threads app has more than 70 million registered users in less than 40 hours

By Joe Wirthlin
July 07, 2023 12:00 AM
Meta's new app Threads passed more than 70 million registered users on July 7, two days after launching to the public.
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Movies & Television

College students say they still use physical media despite popularity of streaming services

By Joe Wirthlin
July 05, 2023 12:00 AM
Many people can remember movie nights growing up. People knew friends with shelves simply covered in DVD cases. Minutes were spent tracing titles with a finger, recalling just how good the movie was the first time around. Eventually, a movie would be chosen, popcorn would be popped, lights would be dimmed, and roughly an hour and a half would be spent watching another life in a different world.
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Movies & Television

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' is a box office hit

By Joshua Rust
June 14, 2023 12:00 AM
In under two weeks, Sony Picture's 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' grossed as much as the first installment, 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.' Local outlooks on the superhero genre remain tepid despite the buzz.
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Local

Velour presents Summer 2023 Battle of the Bands

By Payton Pingree
June 05, 2023 12:00 AM
Velour Live Music Gallery is getting ready to put on its Summer 2023 Battle of the Bands competition this week from June 5-10, with performances every night leading up to the finals on Saturday.
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Movies & Television

Utah's growing film industry brings economic benefits to the state

By Ethan Porter
May 17, 2023 12:00 AM
From 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' to 'Indiana Jones' and 'Yellowstone,' Utah has been home to many popular films and TV shows due to its unique locations and beautiful backdrops.
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Movies & Television

BYU professor contributes character design to 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'

By Emma Everett
May 10, 2023 12:00 AM
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has powered up through the box office charts to become the highest-grossing film of the year to date.
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Local

Photo gallery: FunBox bounce house opens in Orem

By Derek VanBuskirk
April 14, 2023 12:00 AM
FunBox's 25,000 square foot bounce park is open and being enjoyed by all ages in Orem, Utah.
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Local

'It’s Just Dinner' podcast aims to change dating culture

By Annika Ohran
April 04, 2023 12:00 AM
Two BYU professors in the School of Communications created the 'It’s Just Dinner' podcast in an effort to help more students go on casual dates. The podcast releases new episodes weekly and is available on most streaming platforms.
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Music

Separating art from the artist: BYU students weigh in on celebrity cancellations, reconsider support

By Joel Leighton
April 04, 2023 12:00 AM
Celebrities branded as 'canceled' have become common in recent years, but how this label affects their careers can be unpredictable.
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Technology

Parents, BYU professor react to TikTok screen time limit

By Ethan Porter
March 29, 2023 12:00 AM
TikTok announced earlier this month their new screen time limit of 60 minutes for users under the age of 18, hoping to increase teenagers' awareness of how much time they spend on the app.
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Movies & Television

BYU freshman, family win survival race TV show  

By Wanzhe Li
March 27, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU freshman Kyla White and her family received $10,000 for winning “Survivalists,' a four-day adventure competition show run by BYUtv.
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Movies & Television

'The Sandlot' cast reflects on film during 30th anniversary

By Ethan Porter
March 20, 2023 12:00 AM
Cast members from the 'The Sandlot' gathered with fans on March 18 in Salt Lake City, where the film was shot, to celebrate the film's 30th anniversary.
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Music

Provo band Lazy Loners discusses collaboration, future goals

By Payton Pingree
March 13, 2023 12:00 AM
Lazy Loners, an indie soft-rock band from Provo, is working to break into the local music scene with their approach to recording and playing songs.
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Movies & Television

BYU students discuss release of new Marvel movie

By Stacia O'Leary
March 08, 2023 12:00 AM
With the release of 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' on Feb. 17,some students have said they are disappointed in the recent releases of the Marvel franchise and will not be seeing the new Ant-Man movie in theaters.
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Entertainment

Jordin Sparks kicks off first in-person RootsTech since 2020

By Joshua Rust
March 03, 2023 12:00 AM
Jordin Sparks started off RootsTech 2023 as the first keynote speaker of the event on March 2.
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