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The Baker Orange

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The Baker Orange

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The Baker Orange

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Toni Morrison: A retrospective ranking

Story by N. Michael Houser, Staff Writer November 13, 2024

For those who are unfamiliar with Toni Morrison or her work, there is no concise way to describe how she has impacted Western literature and readers internationally with her prose. Having sadly passed...

Frequency Modulated: "Over the Garden Wall"

Frequency Modulated: “Over the Garden Wall”

Story by Skyler Holmes and Isaac Hudson November 2, 2024

https://soundcloud.com/baker-o-radio/frequency-modulated-over-the-garden-wall?si=6945ed99d0bb4cab928ec4f7881a095f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing In honor...

Author Percival Everett poses next to the cover of his novel "James".

A review of 2024 Booker Prize nominee “James” by Percival Everett

Story by N. Michael Houser, Staff Writer October 31, 2024

Newly nominated for the 2024 Booker Prize, "James" has proven to be a successful endeavor for Percival Everett, writer of over 30 works of fiction, short stories and poetry since 1983. However, what "James"...

A shadow of a man stands, holding a knife above his head. Picture is in black and white.

A look at Alfred Hitchcock’s history changing slasher: “Psycho”

Story by Skyler Holmes October 31, 2024

Content Warning: Spoilers Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece, "Psycho", single handedly changed horror as a movie genre. Through its musical scores and tight camera work, composer Bernard Herrmann...

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Reviewing “Joker 2”: How to end a franchise

Story by N. Michael Houser, Staff Writer October 21, 2024

Content Warning: Spoilers  As Joaquin Phoenix’s second (and likely final) time playing the Joker, "Joker: Folie à Deux" poorly concludes DC’s modern iteration of the classic villain, leaving fans...

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Herbie Hancock’s “Head Hunters” Review: Celebrating 51 years

Story by N. Michael Houser, Staff Writer October 13, 2024

More than half a century after its release, Herbie Hancock’s "Head Hunters" continues to sound like nothing you’ve heard before. Following his two-year experimentation with avant-garde jazz in the...

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Megaflopolis: A review of a passion project

Story by N. Michael Houser, Staff Writer October 7, 2024

When I first heard that Francis Ford Coppola, director of classic American films like The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and The Outsiders, was set to release a new film in 2024, I was rather excited. Then,...

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The Consequences of Unrestricted Child Acting: “Child Star” Review

Story by N. Michael Houser, Staff Writer September 30, 2024

In Child Star, Demi Lovato lays their experiences of child stardom to bear, with no punches pulled. Not to be mistaken for the other behind-the-scenes documentary on the troubled industry of child acting...

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Rubbing salt into a mistreated wound: The problem with “It Ends with Us”

Story by N. Michael Houser, Staff Writer September 20, 2024

Disclaimer from Author: Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence, Spoiler Warning  Director and actor Justin Baldoni’s attempt to adapt Coleen Hoover’s "It Ends with Us" is an impressive feat. Few other...

If Beale Street Could Talk. Photo courtesy of: Penguin Classics

“Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.” A review of “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Story by N. Michael Houser, Staff Writer September 16, 2024

With "If Beale Street Could Talk," James Baldwin puts reality on paper and never asks the reader to weep, for he knows they must.  Telling the blossoming love story between main characters Tish and Fonny...

Christmas is coming, but the debate on when it is appropriate to start celebrating the holiday is ongoing.

When does Christmas officially start?

Story by Kinsley Alley, Photographer and Staff Writer November 21, 2021

Every year, as summer turns to fall and fall turns to winter, the question is asked and the debate begins: "when is it officially time to start celebrating Christmas?" For some, it is as soon as the...

Along with the rise of social movements over the past year, social media platforms have started to replace actually works of activism.

“Slacktivism:” The issue with performative activism

Story by Cierra Bryant, Photographer August 31, 2021

The year 2020 was the year of resilience, as people became a part of major movements around the world. In addition to the greatest health challenge the world has seen in decades, protests and marches became...

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