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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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Entertainment

Pokemon announces new games on 27th anniversary

By Kyle Remund
March 02, 2023 12:00 AM
No matter your age, your job, or, in most cases, where you live, odds are you have at least heard of Pokémon.
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Entertainment

BYU students discuss new 'Hogwarts Legacy' game

By Kalei Fink
March 02, 2023 12:00 AM
The return of a favorite mystical universe is back.
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Movies & Television

BYU students discuss Netflix's plans to limit password sharing

By Cadison Carter
February 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Streaming industry giant Netflix shared a plan to crack down on password sharing to only single households in a recent announcement.
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Entertainment

Controversy arises among new TikTok trends

By Derek VanBuskirk
February 09, 2023 12:00 AM
The rising TikTok trends of 'Nichetok' and 'Corecore' have been the topic of controversy and dialogue on the social media platform heading into the new year.
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Special Projects

BYU grad's Sundance short film brings awareness to immigration process

By Marissa Lundeen
January 30, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU grad Luis Puente's new short film 'I Have No Tears, and I Must Cry,' which premiered last week at the Sundance Film Festival, helps audiences better understand the emotional toll the United States immigration process has on hopeful citizens.
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Movies & Television

2023 Sundance Film Festival comes to a close

By Robyn Morris Christensen
January 30, 2023 12:00 AM
The Sundance Film Festival came to a close Jan. 29.
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Music

Senate holds hearing for 'Bad Blood' over Ticketmaster Taylor Swift ticket failure

By Robyn Morris Christensen
January 28, 2023 12:00 AM
The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Ticketmaster in a hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
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Local

Anne Hathaway, cast of 'Eileen' excited to be in person at Sundance Film Festival

By Robyn Morris Christensen
January 24, 2023 12:00 AM
Thousand of people arrived in Park City over the weekend for the Sundance Film Festival.
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Movies & Television

BYU professor's short film chosen for local film festival

By Annika Ohran
January 23, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU adjunct professor and filmmaker Douglas Cunningham finished directing his second short film, “Highway,” and is preparing for its first showing on January 27 and subsequent screening at Zions Indie Film Fest in March.
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Local

Sundance Film Festival brings in spectators from around the globe

By Anna Hair
January 23, 2023 12:00 AM
The Sundance Film Festival is in its second week and continues to be a hotspot for spectators from around the world.
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Local

Celebrities, snowfall usher in 45th annual Sundance Film Festival

By Marissa Lundeen
January 20, 2023 12:00 AM
Eighteen degrees and snowfall could not keep film aficionados from lining Park City streets on Thursday, Jan. 19 to celebrate the first day of the Sundance Film Festival.
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Nation

Several US colleges ban TikTok from campuses

By Robyn Morris Christensen
January 20, 2023 12:00 AM
Some colleges in the country have banned TikTok on campus servers and Wifi.
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Movies & Television

'Squid Game', Korean pop culture on the rise in America

By Savannah Hsu
January 18, 2023 12:00 AM
Ever since its release on Sept. 17, 2021, the Korean drama 'Squid Game' captivated the world with its unique storytelling of class conflicts in a dystopian society.
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Movies & Television

Man with Down syndrome works with brother to fulfill lifelong dream of becoming a movie star

By James Hoopes
January 11, 2023 12:00 AM
Brothers David and Luke Johnson were on a family trip in Hawaii when David met the girl of his dreams. He even got her phone number. But on the journey home, he lost it. David kept a photo of that mysterious girl on his dresser for years.
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Music

Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster — 'This is why we can't have nice things'

By Megan Brugger
December 06, 2022 12:00 AM
More than two dozen Swifties are suing Ticketmaster alleging fraud, misrepresentation and antitrust violations after the company canceled Taylor Swift's public sale for her Eras Tour.
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Art

BYU Harold B. Lee Library features 'Latter-day Gamers' exhibit

By Joe Wirthlin
November 29, 2022 12:00 AM
The O.C. Tanner Exhibition Room on the first floor of BYU’s Harold B. Lee Library is hosting the “Latter-day Gamers” exhibit until June 2023.
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Campus Events

BYU students sing, dance in Multicultural Student Services Lu’au

By Kalei Tomberlin
November 17, 2022 12:00 AM
The Multicultural Student Services presented the Lu’au program Nov. 16 and 17, which represented a variety of Polynesian countries and cultures, such as Hawaii, New Zealand, Tahiti and Samoa. Sections of each culture performed several dances and songs native to that country.
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