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Olivia Dean and I learn The Art of Loving from bell hooks

If an aspiring artist stared at a blank canvas and wondered why no painting appeared, they would never become a painter. In all about love: new visions (1999), bell hooks,... Read more

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Fancy Some More? Indeed we do!

Canterbury’s finest, PinkPantheress, delivered an electric new remix album on October 10 with the help of pop/dance legends. One day in the fourteenth century, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote in the prologue... Read more

By October 20, 2025

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Sayso to the top: The Rest In Bass Tour

On September 28th, I journeyed to Union Stage to see one of the most innovative artists in the rap underground. Che embarked on his Rest In Bass Tour in early... Read more

By October 15, 2025

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The Peacock Café: Where fashion meets forks

“We wanted to be as colorful as a peacock, proud as a peacock,” Shahab Farivar, owner of Peacock Café, said when asked about the restaurant’s origin. Like its namesake bird,... Read more

By October 8, 2025

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Hot girl autumn? Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun forecasts a never-ending summer

If skinny-dipping with your heart out and smoking skinny cigarettes sounds like a successful Tuesday night, Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun (2025) is the album for you.  “Beautiful, fly, hot, and... Read more

By October 8, 2025

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Sam Fender brings the Anthem therapy you can dance to

The Anthem is not a small venue by any means, but its sweeping stage lights and electronic curtains mix grandeur and warmth—exactly the kind of place where a voice like... Read more

By October 7, 2025

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Touching grass with a pencil

Georgetown University is a school where everything feels like a torturous rollercoaster ride. A friend of mine described this feeling as a constant, psychologically taxing oscillation between intense bouts of... Read more

By October 3, 2025

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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey: Is it really all that bold?

Sometimes, your next big adventure is just around the corner. In A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025), that’s certainly the case for Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell). A... Read more

By and September 26, 2025

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“Big Mama” and “People’s Princess” K.O. speculations of beef with new thunderous collaboration

Latto and Ice Spice have something to prove with their new single, and it’s not just that they were blessed in all the right places. “Gyatt” (2025) is a bass-heavy,... Read more

By September 25, 2025

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Big thoughts on Big Thief: A Double Infinity review

Brooklyn, New York’s Big Thief just released a new album after a hiatus of nearly three years, and they’ve struck gold yet again. Adrianne Lenker’s sentimental lyricism and warbly vocals... Read more

By September 25, 2025

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In Wishbone, Conan Gray receives the short end of the stick

Something about a wishbone, a metaphor for luck and ill-fated relationships, holds a lot of meaning for Conan Gray. The singer-songwriter released Wishbone (2025), “the album [he] has always wanted... Read more

By September 16, 2025

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Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend is all bark and no bite

The internet was divided (to say the least) the week of August 11, when Sabrina Carpenter announced the release of her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend (2025). To be... Read more

By September 16, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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