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Reviews and think pieces on music, movies, art, and theater.

Halftime Leisure

Halftime Leisure’s 2025 songs of the summer

1. “The Subway” – Chappell Roan After months of asking, begging, and pleading for Chappell Roan to release “The Subway,” she finally dropped the studio recording, and thank God she... Read more

By , , , , , , , , and September 13, 2025

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Laufey’s A Matter of Time is a mid-century fantasy

If modern-day heartbreak was scored like a Golden Age Disney film, it would sound a lot like Laufey’s A Matter of Time (2025). Grounded in sweeping strings and orchestral grandeur,... Read more

By September 12, 2025

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A sit-down with Elliot James Reay ahead of his American debut

From busking in Bury’s town center to joining Benson Boone on tour, emerging musician Elliot James Reay’s love for music has taken him far. Earlier this week, the Voice had... Read more

By and September 12, 2025

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Dating dystopia in Celine Song’s Materialists

Content warning: Contains mentions of sexual assault and spoilers for Materialists “Love is easy,” according to director Celine Song. Yet it seems hard to find—which is why, in Song’s sophomore... Read more

By August 29, 2025

Features

Georgetown students talk fashion, personal style, and inspiration

The Voice’s Spring ’25 editors sat down with five Georgetown students, who model for the magazine ADDED TO THE FILE, to talk about all things fashion. We asked them to... Read more

By and June 19, 2025

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The Addison Rae on Addison is someone worth listening to

“Tell me who I am.” That’s what Addison Rae demands of us at the beginning of “Fame is a Gun,” the final single before the release of her debut album... Read more

By June 19, 2025

Leisure

On tour, Levitation Room lives up to its name

As diners slowly paid their bills and lazily filed out of Comet Ping Pong, things seemed to be winding down for the night. But in the back of the building,... Read more

By May 17, 2025

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At Garbagefest, punk isn’t just music. It’s mutual aid.

“If ‘the man’ isn’t going to help our neighbors, we can step up and, together, help each other,” Caroline Weinroth, lead singer of Washington, D.C.-based band Cinema Hearts, said. On... Read more

By May 16, 2025

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A look into Georgetown’s fashion over the years

Over the many years of Georgetown’s history, student culture has transformed from that of an all-male Catholic institution to the wider breadth of identities, cultures, and perspectives that we share on campus today. Part of this evolution has included fashion, and the ways students have chosen to express themselves. 

By April 30, 2025

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On his Cover The Mirrors tour, Ben Kweller invites us to join the band

Kweller transported us into band rehearsal, forming one larger musical organism made of audience and performer. 

By April 29, 2025

Fashion Issue

The pros and cons of dyeing your hair blue

When I walked into my thesis advisor’s office with nothing new to show him but my blue hair, I took a moment to reflect. Was I contemplating fulfilling the minimum... Read more

By April 15, 2025

Fashion Issue

About those $1,500 bags that haunt our campus

‘Twas a crisp 68-degrees in Washington, D.C on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Students spilled out the doors of White-Gravenor, grateful to be done with their classes. From the Maker Hub... Read more

By April 15, 2025

Leisure

Nomadic’s Ghosts: A riveting family tragedy unfolds behind closed doors

The past can continue to haunt us as recurring visions or it can be reenacted, taking form and shape in our successors.

By April 13, 2025

Performance

Get into the groove: Groove Theory’s electric spring showcase

From powerful group numbers to versatile vignettes, the girls brought energy and passion to the stage, and they did it with style.

By April 13, 2025

Leisure

I Stand With You: No Lost Generation tells Afghan refugee stories

No Lost Generation, a student-run refugee advocacy club, hosted the showcase on April 3 as part of its annual Refugee Week of Awareness.

By April 13, 2025

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Ritmo y Sabor’s “Vuelta a las Américas ” dances across the Latin world

The theme, “Vuelta a las Américas,” promised the audience a one-night trip across the Américas—with Ritmo y Sabor as the flight attendants. 

By April 13, 2025

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Diamanté explores creativity and self-expression through fashion

Diamanté’s power to reimagine and redefine oneself is likely why the show attracts so many students.

By April 13, 2025

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Is your (sp)ringtone set for Spring Sing?

Amid the excitement, Spring Sing is also the final performance for the groups’ seniors, marking a bittersweet moment for the tight-knit aca-families.

By , and April 12, 2025

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No One And The Elses: “A situationship of a band”

A six-piece pop-rock band, No One And the Elses burst onto Georgetown’s music scene in the fall of 2024.

By April 12, 2025

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Arts Week 2025 hosts gallery in Lauinger Library, highlights student artists

Arts Week hopes to bring together Georgetown students from all different circles—all experiencing the same art.

By April 11, 2025