Self checkouts unavoidable
Self-checkouts are a big thing for retail companies. Places ranging from Walmart and Target through fast food chains like McDonald’s all have an easy and accessible way to checkout. One major discussion that lies with the self-checkouts is, will this…
Student Spotlight (9/6/19)
The cashier working the lunch line of Dewberry Elementary School was unremarkable, save for her bright blue hair. She was in her mid-fifties and thin as a toothpick. She was shaky, and rattled and addled by bottles and bottles of…
The Dark Crystal becomes both nostalgia trip and nightmare fuel
Look out world, the 80s revival is rolling in strong right on the heels of “Stranger Things” season three and coming up ahead of “It: Chapter Two,” and “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”. Considering the fact that the film…
‘Control’ provides exciting adventure into cosmic unknown
“Control” is the newest game by Remedy Entertainment, known for their attempts to emulate Hollywood films. The game opens with Jesse Faden, a seemingly innocuous woman entering a New York City department of the “Federal Bureau of Control,” a branch…
Taylor Swift’s “Lover” delivers on pop anthems, catchy love songs
Taylor Swift is in love and she is letting the world know in her latest full length LP, “Lover,” which was released on Aug. 23. Walking back from the darker themes and grittier production found all over her previous album,…
‘Mindhunter’ delves deeper into characters in season two
It has been roughly two years since Joe Penhall and David Fincher dropped their atmospheric and sharply written murder mystery series on Netflix “Mindhunter.” As per usual with Fincher, it was met with critical acclaim and fit neatly next to…
New ‘Star Wars’ trailer does not fool anyone with ‘Dark Rey’
Over the course of four decades and three separate trilogies, the “Star Wars” universe is yet again faced with the end of a saga. Since the 2015 release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” and the 2017 release of “Star…
Sony takes Spider-Man away from Disney, what does this mean?
Talks between Sony and Disney over their deal to collaborate on the “Spider-Man” films, as well as include the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, broke down when Disney asked for 50% of the profits, a significant increase from…
Summer 2019’s overlooked gems of film, television
This summer saw the end of an era at Marvel Studios, the completion of phase three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home” dominated the box office for most of the summer and created quite…
OzFest: tragic beginning of annual event
Traditionally, the last Friday of classes at Oswego State has been a time of celebration. It is a day when students can choose between two events to mark the end of another year. One of the events, OzFest, the school-sponsored…
