Weekly Horoscopes
Consulting the stars

Aries (Ram): March 21–April 19.  It’s time for change and time for growth. You’ve been holding onto some strong emotions from the past. It’s time to take a step back […]

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“Whole Lotta Red” cements Carti as a mainstay in the rap world
Playboi Carti proves as divisive as ever with sophomore album

Ever since Playboi Carti’s self-titled mixtape debut, he has been an extremely polarizing figure in the rap world. He has carved space for other artists such as Lil Uzi Vert, an artist he has frequently collaborated with. Following his debut album, “Die Lit,” he achieved more clout and a cult following he gained with his mixtape and his single “Magnolia.” However, with a bigger following comes more criticism. His music falls under the “love it or hate it” spectrum of music, with many people listening to “Die Lit” on repeat, and those who don’t accredit Carti as an incredible artist.

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Pen and Oak Tattoo opens shop
New tattoo shop promises a unique experience

The new tattoo studio, Pen and Oak Tattoo, is owned and operated by Chani Murat Ewing with both her and artist Jon Pavlakis. Pen and Oak specializes in traditional, neo-traditional, and illustrative tattoo styles. They opened on Oct. 1 at 107 East 2nd Street in Moscow, Idaho.

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“From Kind to a GOD” shows that Griselda is not slowing down anytime soon
The Griselda crew of Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, and Benny the Butcher don’t miss

The Griselda music label has been dominating the rap genre over the last couple years with consistently great and frequent releases. When it comes to rap a lot of times it’s a choice between quantity or quality, but Griselda has found a way to accomplish both. This trend continues with Conway the Machine’s latest album “From King to a GOD.”

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You can’t make this sh*t up
Annie Lampman, UI MFA Alumn, discusses her first published novel and its heavy themes

Annie Lampman’s fictional writing career began far before she decided to sit down in 2007 and dedicate herself to the completion of her literary thriller “The Sins of the Bees”. Writing her whole life, Lampman graduated from Lewis and Clark State College and moved on to her Vandal career to receive her Master of Fine Arts in creative non-fiction.Lampman originally selected UI because she wanted to work with Kim Barnes, a professor of non-fiction writing, but upon learning she was no longer teaching at UI at the time she began to question her path.

Music is often the voice of a generation – so what music has been in the background of what movements
Different music is often a matter of preference – but over the course of American history it is often the voice of a movement

America is in a time of crisis and a time of borderline-revolution. The outrage and protests in America as well as ina several countries have occupied news outlets for the last month. As the news coverage of such protests has diminished, the protests continue – showing that Black Lives Matter is a legitimate movement of a generation rather than a momentary outrage. This led me to research other historical movements in American history and try and discover what music was used during these movements and their significance was to each respective movement.