The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 4, 2024

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‘MLB The Show 23’ does not live up to gamer expectations

Rating: 3.5/5 stars Fair-weather fans of Major League Baseball’s The Show franchise may be disappointed with the new game San Diego Studios (SDS) released on March 28. Although the company released essentially the same game for the tenth year in…

‘Not Here To Stay Friends’ channels suspense of game shows in romantic novel

Rating: 4/5 stars “Not Here to Stay Friends” by Kaitlyn Hill (“Love From Scratch”) is the perfect book if you want to know the inner workings of a reality TV show. Liam’s dad is the executive producer on a new…

Indie-rockers Wednesday put noise in country on ‘Rat Saw God’

Rating: 3.5/5 stars The indie world has an inconsistent relationship with country. The trademark hipster rejects country pop as a successful bourgeois attempt at convincing rural farmers that they can find representation in a rhinestone cowboy; they also listen to…

‘Murder Mystery 2’ travels to India, favors comedy over intellect

Rating: 4/5 stars Nick (Adam Sandler, “Hustle”) and Audrey Spitz (Jennifer Aniston, “Dumplin’”) are once again back to being messy and solving crimes in the comedic “Murder Mystery 2.” The couple embarks on a dangerously silly adventure as they attempt…

‘Barbie’ trailer brings anticipation of pink-hued comedic brilliance

Rating: 5/5 stars The official trailer for “Barbie” dropped April 4 and its attention to detail has everyone talking. Just under two minutes long, it has over 18 million views and 10,000 comments on the Warner Bros. YouTube page.  The…

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ exerts fun cinematic experience for viewers

Rating: 4.5/5 stars “Jumpman” also known as Mario, is one of the most iconic faces in pop culture and video games as a medium. He is “the” mascot when it comes to Nintendo. The red-hatted, overall-wearing Italian plumber has had…

Singer-songwriter Paris Paloma embodies feminine rage on “Labour”

Rating: 5/5 stars Paris Paloma (“the fruits”) teased the ending of her new song titled “Labour” on TikTok and it went viral. Women everywhere began making videos about their experiences relating to the song. Paloma ended up releasing the song…

Upcoming book releases: 2023 anticipates thrilling new reading material

2023 is set to be an exciting year for readers with many authors continuing or wrapping up their current series. Here is a guide for what to expect through November of 2023. April Kaitlyn Hill released her debut novel “Love…

JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown combine their debauchery on new album

Rating: 5/5 stars “SCARING THE H**S,” alternatively referred to as “Scaring The H**s, Vol. 1,” is the debut collaboration album from two established names in the underground, Detroit-born and raised Danny Brown (“Twitch”) and Brooklyn native JPEGMAFIA (“Veteran”).  When two…

‘Shadows House’ manga unfolds mystery of secretive mansion

Rating: 4/5 stars “Shadows House” is a Japanese manga series created by the duo So-ma-to in the seinen (18-40 year old demographic) manga in Shonen Young Jump magazine. The magazine is well-known for publishing series like the upcoming anime –…