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Buffalo AKG: Made at the Museum

By MEGAN BOYCE | Oct. 22

The Buffalo Albright Knox Gallery (AKG) Art Museum isn't just a place to view art, it's an experience for seeing creativity in the modern world. Located in the heart of Buffalo on Elmwood Avenue, the museum feels like a piece of art itself with the public glass walled bridge connecting the buildings to the studios and courtyard. 

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The significance of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show

By MARINA NOACK and ALYSSA RAMOS | Oct. 8

On Sept. 28, the National Football League (NFL) and Apple Music announced Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, also known as Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, as the halftime performer for Super Bowl LX.  

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Verses and Voices

By BEYONCE THOMAS-REYNOSO | Oct. 8

In the warm and cozy colorful cove of Amy’s Place, a cafe near South Campus, the UB Poetry Club hosted its first open mic night outside of North Campus; students and locals of the area came together to share their stories, poems, laughter and songs. 

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Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

By JARED BUDIANSKY | Oct. 8

On Aug. 13, Taylor Swift made an appearance on her fiancé, Travis Kelce’s, New Heights podcast. She announced her upcoming twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. 

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The power of the human heart

By MARINA NOACK | Oct. 1

This past Wednesday, Sept. 24, Fitz Books and Waffles was host to a poetry reading night featuring bilingual poets sharing poems in both English and their native language. 

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Album Review: Destroy Lonely shows signs of life on 3^3

By OBA AWOLOWO | Oct. 1

Destroy Lonely has had quite the career trajectory.  

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Starlight collection review

By MEGAN BOYCE | Oct. 1

Across two floors in the Center for the Arts (CFA) Gallery, over one hundred pieces of art are displayed every year. The most notable was the second floor containing six artists from Starlight Studio and Art Gallery, which is located in downtown Buffalo.  

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BuffaLoveBus

By NIKE ROURKE | Sep. 17

When was the last time you held a cherished memory in your own hands? Step inside one of just 200 analog photo booths left in the country, pull the curtains shut, and smile - make a memory that will last forever. 

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United We Dance brings the rave to Electric City

By OBA AWOLOWO | Sep. 17

United We Dance had Electric City on fire with their transcendent stylings of electronic music on Friday, Sept. 12.

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Protect kept it too cool on 500 Days of Summer

By OBA AWOLOWO | Sep. 10

 Protect, a 22-year-old Buffalo native, is the new face of uninteresting, repetitive cyber-rap. 

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Fitz on Main St.

By MARINA NOACK | Sep. 10

Tucked away down Main Street is Fitz Books, a local bookstore still chugging away. The store is settled in an old building with its address splayed out in old type script.  

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Top five artsy spots to kick off summer

By MARINA NOACK | Apr. 29

It's time for freedom, fun, and maybe a bit of degeneracy. We’ve got to make the most of it, so if you’re hanging around town, here’s a list of local spots that’ll help you soak it all in. 

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Buffalo in bloom

By NADIA BRACH | Apr. 29

On the weekend of April 26-27, thousands gathered around the periphery of the Buffalo History Museum for the annual Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival. Celebrating its 12th year, the festival surrounds a garden of cherry trees behind the museum and exists to promote the history museum and its Japanese-themed garden. 

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‘The Pajama Game’ - a labor of love and loungewear

By KADEN ZHONG | Apr. 29

UB Theatre and Dance unveiled its 2025 rendition of “The Pajama Game” with its opening night on Friday, April 25, at the UB Center for the Arts. As the lights in the glamorous Drama Theatre dimmed, Vernon Hines, played by sophomore musical theatre major Ty Burgess, wasted no time breaking into a musical number, introducing the audience to the world of Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory and rambling about his obsession with time efficiency.