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Yooka Laylee
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Yooka-Laylee: A Love Letter To Nineties Platformers

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“Yooka-Laylee” is what every mascot platformer in the nineties wanted to be. It isn’t perfect, but it’s colorful, creative and has the addictive quality that “collectathons” live and die on. While the controls are sometimes wonky and some parts of the game feel unpolished, it does the job it was made to do. Made by the same team that did “Banjo Kazooie,” “Banjo-Tooie” and
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Charly Bliss
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Charly Bliss Tread Water on “Guppy”

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On their debut, full-length album “Guppy,” New York band Charly Bliss delivers sticky sweet hooks with a sneer, backed by crunchy riffs and buzzy leads straight out of the best of Weezer’s catalog. The band wastes no time on the fiery opener “Percolator.” The trotting piece of fuzzy indie-pop is youthful and energetic. As singer Eva Hendricks wails, “I’m gonna die in a getaway
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DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar is this Generation’s Tupac Shakur

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“DAMN.” is Kendrick Lamar’s first album in two years, the follow up to 2015’s “To Pimp a Butterfly.” Keeping consistent with Lamar’s tendency to not dig himself into a style rut, “DAMN.” is sonically unlike anything he’s released before. The four albums Lamar has released so far all differ from each other immensely, giving credit to his talent as an artist and the wide
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Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” Is a Poignant Tribute

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It’s almost expected that any sort of anti-bullying content will stand on a sanctimonious pedestal, creating a climate that fails to get people to understand the depths of what their actions are capable of. In spite of this, “13 Reasons Why” manages to break the tropes associated with this style of content. It’s an honest, often brutally so, adaptation of a fantastically raw novel
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Danny Rand’s Iron Fist is a Golden McGuffin

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The final defender is here, aiming to take his place on our team of New York native misfits, but with his standalone series missing many crucial points that made the others beloved, this series fails to claim its spot along the critically acclaimed Netflix shows. Daredevil struggled with the idea of killing for an entire sea¬son in a way that felt genuine and heartfelt.
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“Exit West” Love and Warfare

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Mohsin Hamid brought “Exit West” to shelves last year, and this romance amidst war and destruction has received much praise and recognition. His novel follows a couple who must somehow keep their love alive when they become refugees who flee from a war-torn land, to London. This novel is a modern look at the migrant, unwilling traveler. Hamid is non-specific enough that the piece
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Sheeran Plays It Safe on “Divide”

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His latest, “÷ (Divide),” is the next in his mathematical operator series. In it Sheeran takes his folky six-string roots and adds in pop influence. “Eraser,” a bland Twenty One Pilots-like that features Sheeran rapping over a set of looped acoustic guitars. The track’s production feels more trendy than innovative. In a year’s time it’ll just feel stale. “Shape of You,” a tropical beat
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“Logan:” No More Guns In The Valley

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Released on March 3, James Mangold’s “Logan” brings the arc of Hugh Jackman’s portrayal of Wolverine to an astonishing close. Never before has a superhero movie elicited such a visceral and emotional reaction from moviegoers everywhere. It’s gritty, it’s grounded and it’s sad. Set in 2029, “Logan” starts off with a brutal introduction as to where our hero is at now. Over 200 years
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