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COLUMN: 4 books making the jump from page to screen this summer

By Ursula Stickelmaier · Friday, June 12 6 a.m.

Make sure to read these books before their film counterparts hit the big screen.

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COLUMN: Malcolm Todd’s ‘Do That Again’ offers an R&B-infused melody to heartbreak

By Hope Bernard · Thursday, June 11 8:59 p.m.

The album’s indie-pop display is both groovy and emotion-fueled.

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COLUMN: ‘Scary Movie’ (2026) suffers from Gen Z stereotypes

By Hope Bernard · Wednesday, June 10 9 p.m.

The film’s trailer spoiled too much of its parodical surprise.

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COLUMN: ‘Power Ballad’ hits all the right notes with its heartfelt storytelling

By Josh Baskin · Wednesday, June 10 6:09 p.m.

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas shined in this musical dramedy.

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COLUMN: ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Season 2’s plot is messy and confusing

By Steven Leatherwood · Sunday, June 7 4:40 p.m.

Instead of solving mysteries, I was left with more questions than answers.

COLUMN: Ariana Grande’s ‘hate that i made you love me’ is a fun start to her upcoming album

By Steven Leatherwood · Sunday, June 7 7 a.m.

The new single leaves me wanting more from her upcoming album “petal.”

RealFest: the summer music festival for those in Bloomington

By Stella Klaus · Thursday, June 4 6:12 p.m.

RealFest will bring many different music genres to Dunn Meadow.

COLUMN: Monthly music discoveries: New MUNA album and more in May

By Abby Whited · Thursday, June 4 11 a.m.

These three albums helped soundtrack my transition from spring endings to summer beginnings.

COLUMN: ‘Backrooms’ brings the original viral web series to the big screen

By Hope Bernard · Wednesday, June 3 6 p.m.

The film’s eerie atmosphere is paired with psychologically compelling performances.

COLUMN: ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 is quite the rollercoaster

By Steven Leatherwood · Wednesday, June 3 2:46 p.m.

The season had a lot to like but didn’t really feel like “Euphoria.”

COLUMN: 5 artists your summer playlist is missing

By Ursula Stickelmaier · Tuesday, June 2 4:46 p.m.

The sound of summer doesn’t have to include the same old songs.

COLUMN: Films for Pride Month: ‘Yentl,’ ‘Mulan’ and their queer subtexts

By Steven Leatherwood · Monday, June 1 8:43 p.m.

These two movies are beloved by the LGBTQ+ community, and it’s easy to see why.

COLUMN: ‘Spider-Noir’ reminds viewers that comic books are meant to be fun

By Hope Bernard · Sunday, May 31 7:55 p.m.

Nicolas Cage’s performance is both comedically and authentically film noir.

COLUMN: What to do in Bloomington this summer

By Stella Klaus · Sunday, May 31 5:53 p.m.

Bloomington’s summer scene is more lively than you might think.

COLUMN: ‘I Love Boosters’ features wacky surrealist visuals and hilarious comedy

By Hope Bernard · Thursday, May 28 10:18 a.m.

Delightful, stylized chaos provides social commentary on clothing production.

COLUMN: ‘Passenger’ suffers from a limited cast

By Steven Leatherwood · Wednesday, May 27 5:43 p.m.

This film had an okay start, but rapidly began deteriorating about halfway in.

COLUMN: ‘The Boroughs’ unites a band of misfits to fight an oppressive dystopia

By Hope Bernard · Wednesday, May 27 12:20 p.m.

A utopian retirement community turns monstrously supernatural in Netflix’s new series.

COLUMN: The biggest winners of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

By Josh Baskin · Wednesday, May 27 12 p.m.

The 79th annual festival concluded on Saturday and crowned the Palme d’Or winner.

COLUMN: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is an enchanting Star Wars adventure

By Nathan Shriberg · Monday, May 25 6:49 p.m.

The film is fun, charming and emphatically Star Wars.

COLUMN: 'Subnautica 2' is shaping up to be a thrilling experience

By Steven Leatherwood · Wednesday, May 20 8:40 p.m.

As an early access game, “Subnautica 2” is still enjoyable for you and your friends.

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COLUMN: 4 books making the jump from page to screen this summer

COLUMN: Malcolm Todd’s ‘Do That Again’ offers an R&B-infused melody to heartbreak

COLUMN: ‘Scary Movie’ (2026) suffers from Gen Z stereotypes

COLUMN: ‘Power Ballad’ hits all the right notes with its heartfelt storytelling

COLUMN: ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Season 2’s plot is messy and confusing

COLUMN: Ariana Grande’s ‘hate that i made you love me’ is a fun start to her upcoming album

RealFest: the summer music festival for those in Bloomington

COLUMN: Monthly music discoveries: New MUNA album and more in May

COLUMN: ‘Backrooms’ brings the original viral web series to the big screen

COLUMN: ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 is quite the rollercoaster

COLUMN: 5 artists your summer playlist is missing

COLUMN: Films for Pride Month: ‘Yentl,’ ‘Mulan’ and their queer subtexts

COLUMN: ‘Spider-Noir’ reminds viewers that comic books are meant to be fun

COLUMN: What to do in Bloomington this summer

COLUMN: ‘I Love Boosters’ features wacky surrealist visuals and hilarious comedy

COLUMN: ‘Passenger’ suffers from a limited cast

COLUMN: ‘The Boroughs’ unites a band of misfits to fight an oppressive dystopia

COLUMN: The biggest winners of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

COLUMN: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is an enchanting Star Wars adventure

COLUMN: 'Subnautica 2' is shaping up to be a thrilling experience

Former IU Indy coach files countersuits, accepts coaching job in Israel

Curt Cignetti, Fernando Mendoza featured on Time Magazine TIME100

14 press groups urge IU to protect student media independence

IU Bloomington celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with year-long programming

PRESS RELEASE: City of Bloomington Announces Temporary Through-Traffic Closure on Rogers Street Between 2nd and 3rd