By Owen Glancy Arts & Features Editor Watching anime rapidly rise in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic has been a truly surreal experience. Seeing the medium go from a niche, nerdy sub-culture to a true mainstay of popular culture has been as satisfying as it has been odd.  This feeling culminated for me when during my screening of “Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc,” I overheard two people next to me talking about their film backgrounds and how they had never even seen

By Antonio Machado Copy Editor In the age of Tik Tok, where fame is given out like a deck of cards to any unsuspecting teenager, the music industry has repeatedly been dealt multiple dud hands. The abundance of influencers who try to capitalize on their social media popularity to propel themselves into a music career has resulted in an industry oversaturated with unremarkable pop music. Addison Rae is not one of these influencers. After years coining the persona of a ditzy gi

By Antonio Machado Copy Editor Fashion Club hosted the first “Reimagine Trashion Show” alongside a thrift pop-up shop in the Dwight Performing Arts Center on Dec. 3. The trashion show featured garments from six designers, each one constructed out of a selection of donated upcycled fabrics. Fashion Club President Aili Schiavoni said, “The textiles that we got for the designers to select from for this competition all came from textile donations of some kind to our department. “

Liv Dunleavy and Ronnie Chiu-Lin / THE GATEPOST By Antonio Machado Copy Editor It has been quite a few clock ticks since the world became “obsessulated” with “Wicked” last year, leaving everyone looking toward the western sky, waiting to see what would happen next. Now, 12 tide turns since the Wicked Witch took off, “Wicked: For Good” has been released in theaters, serving as an adaptation of the second act of the stage musical and continuing the story of the first film. O

By Liv Dunleavy Asst. Arts and Features Editor Welcome to this article! A piece of writing where I shout my love for British people embarrassing themselves at you, and you read it and laugh. Laugh! Recently, my mind, body, and soul have been consumed entirely by the British comedy gameshow “Taskmaster.” A show created by someone who once told the Taskmaster, Greg Davies, that “on a childhood visit to a fruit farm he once sneakily ate so many strawberries that he achieved th

By Owen Glancy Arts & Features Editor Of all the classic anime from the late 1970s, “Mobile Suit Gundam” is still the most popular and influential. As the first “real robot” mecha anime, “Gundam’s” themes of the dehumanizing effects of war and the price of freedom brought an element of realism to the typically fantastical mecha genre and made it the premium way to tell anti-war stories in the medium of anime. However, “Mobile Suit Gundam” was not always a household name. In

By Alexis Schlesinger Editorial Staff Courtesy of Alexis Schlesinger Tiberius, the alternative-indie-country band and beloved pillar of the Boston music scene, celebrated their fifth album, “Troubadour,” with a beautiful show in Somerville on Nov. 15. Tiberius consists of lead vocalist Brendan Wright, bassist Kelvin “KP” Polite, drummer Sam Blumenstiel, pedal steel player Pat King, and recently joined guitarist Colin Boyd. According to Tiberius’ website, the band started ou

By Owen Glancy Arts & Features Editor This past summer saw the release of acclaimed director Wes Anderson’s latest feature film, “The Phoenician Scheme.” While many were excited, many more were skeptical. Anderson’s latest works, specifically “The French Dispatch” and “Asteroid City” were divisive even amongst Anderson fans with the main criticism levied against them being that they leaned too far into style and left behind substance. While I personally don’t agree with tha

By Antonio Machado Copy Editor Somewhere over at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 6, the cast of “Wicked” held a prerecorded live music special to celebrate the phenomenon that was the first film and build anticipation for the soon-to-be cultural behemoth “Wicked: For Good.” “Wicked: One Wonderful Night,” which featured cast interviews and skits, brand-new song arrangements performed live, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks into both “Wicked” films, and

Courtesy of Aili Schiavoni By Antonio Machado Copy Editor Stars are usually born when atoms of light are squeezed under enough pressure for their nuclei to undergo fusion, but Aili Schiavoni was born after breaking into her mother’s art supplies to paint a pair of Christmas pajamas to look like Samus Aran from Metroid. She said, “It worked when it was wet, but when it dried, it was really stiff, and you couldn't put it on.” Since then, designing has been her passion, and her

By Kate Norrish Staff Writer If you’ve heard of this book, you likely have some thoughts right now. Love it or hate it, I think it’s worth the reading experience. “The Children of Captain Grant” - sometimes translated under the title “In Search of The Castaways” - was published serially between 1863 and 1864. It was written during an odd time to say the least. British colonialism was in full force, the Emancipation Proclamation in America had just come into law, and that’s

Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Arts & Features Editor The inaugural “Human Library” was hosted by the Office of International Student Services and Study Abroad, Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE), and the Henry Whittemore Library for International Education Week on Nov. 18. A series of short lectures were given by the “Human Books,” in which they shared their experiences related to international education. Biology Professor Sandr

Alexis Schlesinger / THE GATEPOST By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Arts & Features Editor By Sarah Daponde Asst. Arts & Features Editor The International Student Services and Study Abroad Department held a discussion panel in the Center for Inclusive Excellence as part of International Education Week on Nov. 19. The panel featured FSU international students and students who have previously studied abroad. The panelists were asked questions by Joanne Farley, director o

By Dylan Pichnarcik Associate Editor Black pants, black shirts, and a black baseball cap - no, they aren’t Hollywood stars trying to avoid the paparazzi. However, they might just be campus celebrities.  If you’ve been to Ram’s Den Grille - chances are you’ve met Mike Miles and Amir Minas, both campus restaurant supervisors for FSU’s Dining Services.  Mike has worked for Dining Services for 16 years. Amir joined him at The Grille eight years ago after owning a convenience stor

By Owen Glancy Arts & Features Editor Of all the prolific, influential, and acclaimed artists throughout history, few can claim the level of prestige that William Shakespeare has. His name is so ubiquitous that even introducing him feels redundant, and his stories are so popular that many know them despite having never read a single page of text from them. “Romeo and Juliet,” “Hamlet,” “King Lear,” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” are just some examples of Shakespeare’s work

By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Arts & Features Editor The Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival hosted Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome as speakers for the Mary Burns Memorial Lecture Nov. 6. President Nancy Niemi said there has been a continuous debate about what is considered appropriate material for children’s literature “more or less since print has been widely available.” She said there are two ongoing attacks on literacy efforts for children. Niemi sa

By Paul Harrington Staff Writer When “Pokémon Legends: Arceus” launched in January 2022, many fans including myself were impressed by the distinct change in the elements of gameplay. The “Legends” spinoffs revisit regions that have already gotten mainline games but focus on different time periods. “Legends: Arceus” was set in ancient Hisui, which was meant to be a prehistoric version of generation four's Sinnoh region. The fundamentals of catching Pokémon and battling oth

By Sarah Daponde Asst. Arts & Features Editor Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST The Center for Inclusive Excellence collaborated with members of the Natick Nipmuc Tribal Community to host a “Taste of Culture” event on Nov. 12 to celebrate Native American History Month. The “Taste of Culture” series, hosted in the CIE, celebrates an array of cultures through traditional cuisine and community engagement. President Nancy Niemi attended the event and said, “I love that we are expandi

By Zaynab Ahmed Staff Writer I loved “The Summer I Turned Pretty” (TSITP). Emphasis on “loved.” “TSITP’s” vibe in Season 1 was amazing. It had a very easy breezy summery feel to it that the second and third seasons lost.  Many of the characters were grieving and dealing with the loss of Susannah’s death, which is why it makes sense for some things to feel off for a few episodes or even an entire season.  The issue is that they didn’t bring back that light summer feel by Seaso

By Francisco Omar Fernandez Rodriguez Arts & Features Editor Adrien Gobin / THE GATEPOST CASA hosted the “First-Gen Student Celebration” at the Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE) Nov. 3. It’s the first of three events for National First-Gen Celebration Week. At the event, bracelet and button making, “Leaf Your Mark,” and ice cream were available. Kelly Curtis, coordinator of the RAMS first-year seminar, said the event was important because it gives first-gen students a cha