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D&D 2024: Monster Manual Review

March 24, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JAMES RASBERRY/Staff Writer Foreword: This is a personal review. This article will not cover issues with the parent companies of Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro. This article will focus on the content of [Read More…]

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Duke Reviews: “Hurry Up Tomorrow” by The Weeknd

March 24, 2025 Orion Baker

By ORION BAKER/Columnist Hello and welcome back! I’m Orion, and after some consideration, I decided to look at more popular albums to build up the audience and then get the recommendations going. The form for [Read More…]

Life & Arts

Duke Reviews: “The New Sound” by Geordie Greep

February 13, 2025 Orion Baker

By ORION BAKER/Columnist Hello, all, and welcome to Duke Reviews! This is a bi-weekly column, which will provide honest thoughts and feedback about music or movies. In these reviews, I will dissect what makes them [Read More…]

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REVIEW: ‘Gladiator II’ Provides Good Reason to Return to the Coliseum

December 3, 2024 David Chapek

By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer “The Empire Strikes Back,” “The Godfather II” and “The Dark Knight”. These legendary sequels attained the rare feat of generally being considered on par with, if not better than, their original [Read More…]

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REVIEW: Tyler, the Creator Redefines Self With ‘Chromakopia’

November 23, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By YESSENIA VALENCIANA/Contributor  What does Chromakopia even mean? This word doesn’t actually exist. This word combines the word “chroma,” which means color, and “kopia.”  While kopia isn’t a real word, it can be related to [Read More…]

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REVIEW: Ballerini’s ‘Patterns’ Highlights Vulnerability, Introspection

November 23, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By ABIGAIL SMITH/Staff Writer Kelsea Ballerini’s album “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” became a TikTok sensation. Its raw account of the end of her five-year marriage captured listeners. The stripped-down vocals and deeply personal lyrics [Read More…]

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REVIEW: ‘Wild Robot’ Shows Humans How to be Civilized

November 23, 2024 Ashley Worley

By ASHLEY WORLEY/Staff Writer The current culture, oversaturated with angry Facebook posts and combative internet rants, blares bad news from all sides. Political conflict, violence, division – plus dozens of gritty films and TV shows [Read More…]

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REVIEW: EA Sports Delivers the Excitement with College Football 25

November 22, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By CASEY EHLER/Contributor  College football fans had been waited a long time for a game to play as their favorite college teams, so you can imagine the hype and their pure joy when EA Sports [Read More…]

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REVIEW: “Venom: The Last Dance” is Fun!

November 18, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By MACY MAXWELL/Staff Writer Editor’s note: This review contains spoilers for “Venom: The Last Dance.”  I laughed, I cried, I cringed and, surprisingly, I got kinda grossed out. Here is everything you’re wondering about “Venom: [Read More…]

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REVIEW: Charli XCX’s Remixes are a Thrilling Cacophony

October 24, 2024 Larry Bonilla

By TALON STAFF/ Organized by LARRY BONILLA Charli XCX emerged out of the summer of 2024 as a mainstream pop sensation. Her highly praised album “Brat” made resounding waves this summer with “Apple,” “Girl, So Confusing” and “360.” [Read More…]

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