On Thursday February 23, I had the privilege of attending Theater B’s production of “The Lifespan of a Fact.” The performance was amazing and extremely thought-provoking. This is the kind of production that Theater B specializes in “material that is provocative, will make you stop in your tracks, ponder, makeContinue Reading
Welcome back to the wonderful world of Mikey Album reviews! It’s been too long, really truly. I think coming back on a high note would be nice, wouldn’t it? Unfortunately for us we have a real 50/50 album coming from the mind of Damon Albarn. In all honesty, I hadContinue Reading
Amazon Prime is serving book lovers, classic rock dads, and “born-in-the-wrong-generation” Gen Zers a heaping portion of Emmy and Grammy-worthy content this month. The highly anticipated miniseries adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s “Daisy Jones and the Six” premieres on Friday, March 3, 2023, and based on the promo, we haveContinue Reading
Love, Loss, and What I Wore, directed by Christian Boy, was not the show that I was expecting to see. I expected to see one main story about a woman who had experienced love, loss and what she wore while it happened. Almost needless to say, I was wrong. ItContinue Reading
In this witty yet insightful book of essays, Jill Gutowitz examines the influence of pop culture in the uplifting and silencing of queer culture. Reflecting on her own experiences, Gutowitz draws connections between her experience of finding her sexuality and that of the tumultuous media portrayals of women, especially queerContinue Reading
One day, I want to listen to every single album released within a year, within that year. However, today is not that day. But, let it be known that the music 2022 brought us was a bountiful harvest, with hundreds of critically acclaimed albums circling music streaming services. With iconicContinue Reading
“The Rocky Horror Show” by Richard O’ Brien is hands down on my top five list of musicals that I’m obsessed with, so finding out that this musical was going to be done by Concordia College Theatre, I was shocked, primarily due to the sexual nature of the show, butContinue Reading
For over six months, political analysts all over across the political spectrum had predicted a Red Wave, but on the evening of November 8, most predictions were defied: The GOP is projected to win the House holding a razor-thin advantage over the Democratic Party, which on the eyes of many RepublicansContinue Reading
With the midterm elections coming up, all eyes are on a new face in North Dakota for the sole seat in the House of Representatives. Cara Mund, a Bismarck native, former Miss North Dakota, and the first North Dakotan to win Miss America, is leading a grassroots campaign for theContinue Reading
The masks are mostly off. The desks are arranged back in discussion circles. And classes are ever more engaging. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are slowly starting to fade from academic life. But what about social life? Are students able to socialize freely now without feeling guilty? I amContinue Reading