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(02/02/19 7:08pm)
Gregory Alan Isakov, a truly underrated folk deity, performed in a stunning late-January concert at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. Drawing in the perfect audience and creating a suitable aesthetic, Isakov and his backing band members put on an outstanding raw performance. It was a fantastic show even from the opening act, which featured solo guitarist Danny Black. Isakov has a very invariable discography; all songs are similar in their tempo and somber mood, which created my personal uncertainty for how the concert was going to go in terms of keeping the audience interested. To my surprise, the show exceeded all expectations and made for a flawlessly enriching event.
(02/02/19 7:05pm)
Bring Me the Horizon is a band that is not tied down to a certain genre; the group never said they would make metal music for the rest of their career, and yet their own fans are criticizing them because of their musical evolution showcased in their latest album, amo. Back in 2006, they released Count Your Blessings, their first full-length album. It’s a wild, sporadic deathcore record that shatters the earth with double bass and heavy riffs. But apparently, BMTH did not want to be viewed as a metal-core band forever, as they started to transition from that to a more pop sound. On their third record, There is a Hell Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There is a Heaven Let’s Keep It a Secret, the deathcore sound is still prevalent, but we hear more open chords, choirs, orchestras, and even electronics.
(02/01/19 9:56pm)
As a true crime aficionado and fangirl, the idea that a Ted Bundy documentary would be coming to Netflix excited me to no end. I knew a lot about Bundy from previous readings and podcasts, but these taped recordings were an exclusive that I’d never even heard of before. Conversations with a Killer is a documentary focusing on the life of Ted Bundy, partially told by Bundy himself, which begins with the story of Bundy requesting to speak with a journalist in order to tell his side of the story and clear his name.
(02/01/19 12:30am)
Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers for this episode and previous episodes of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.
(02/01/19 5:00am)
Welcome back to Input 2! This week, we will be discussing, "Little Miss Sunshine," and how well this small film made an impact on the industry. Does this film analyze true issues through dark comedy, or is it just another stereotypical film? Tune in to this week's episode of Input 2 to find out more.
(01/30/19 8:25pm)
Disclaimer: This playthrough is based on the Switch version and was played primarily in handheld mode. This copy of the game was provided by the developer for review purposes.
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Editor’s Note: This editorial was published as part of Student Press Freedom Day January 30, 2019. To learn more about the movement, visit splc.org/student-press-freedom-day.
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Scott Fleener is a freshman journalism news major and writes “Headstrong” for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Scott at jsfleener@bsu.edu.
(01/29/19 3:14am)
Disclaimer: This review is of the Nintendo Switch version of the game and was played primarily in portable mode.
(01/27/19 10:00pm)
Heard It in a Past Life is the debut studio album for Maggie Rogers, an artist who has all the qualities of an emerging indie guru. Prior to the album release she had already produced two singles, which were melodic masterpieces in a unique style of alternative pop.
(01/27/19 8:00pm)
No one asked for it, no one expected it, but here it is anyways. On Jan. 24 at midnight, with no warning, Weezer ambushed listeners with a cover album titled Weezer (The Teal Album). Looking at the cover you can tell the band was going for a throwback vibe seeing as everything about their looks screams 80’s, and the track list is no different.
(01/27/19 6:21pm)
Deerhunter may not ring a bell to the common music listener but, in the Indie music world, the band brings something new to the table with every release. Each album is something different from psychedelic rock, to alternative, pop, garage rock, and straight-up indie. The band broke new ground in pop-rock with 2010’s Halcyon Digest, a beautiful pop album with a wide soundscape and captivating hooks. However, that sound would not last forever—not even for another album. In 2013, Deerhunter turned up their amps and plugged in their fuzz pedals for Monomania, which is exactly what it sounds like, but with Deerhunter hooks. The point is: the band is always doing something different with their discography. It was no surprise that they would bring new sounds to the table with Why Hasn’t Everything Disappeared Already?, but the real surprise came in the lyrics and structures. On Disappeared, Deerhunter creates beautiful soundscapes that are complimented by melancholy lyrics. However, the songs themselves aren’t entirely memorable.
(01/25/19 9:09pm)
by Tanner Kinney
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte's editorial board.
Season 9 has (almost) begun, and that means it’s time for another year of drama, suspense, OMEGALULs, fully-stacked tears, and dozens of clown fiestas. The meta of the previous year became admittedly pretty stale, despite the previous Worlds Championship being one of the most high-octane tournaments in terms of action around the map. I feel I can speak for a lot of people in hopes that the meta of season 9 will be less focused on murder and more focused on better teams winning games. I personally don’t think Riot will do it, but they’ve surprised me before. Like with Patch 8.11, which made my duo partner nearly quit the game.
Onto the power rankings, these were decided after a pretty lengthy discussion with a panel (Discord server) of experts (my friends), based off of a few qualities. We looked at the potential of the teams and the previous results of the teams and their individual players, along with keeping in mind the volatility of certain rosters and players. Although these are ranked traditionally, we grouped them into three groups since it is, admittedly, a pretty close call: The Top Three, The Middledogs, and The Bottom Feeders. Let’s just get into it.
(01/25/19 8:10pm)
by Shwetha Sundarrajan
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte's editorial board.
50 years after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., people across the United States will celebrate the legacy of the beloved icon by watching the countless documentaries and movies produced in his wake. Major news outlets will publish tearful commentaries on the late civil rights leader, and social media will be flooded with quotes and pictures of King.
He may be loved by the media today, but 50 years ago King’s popularity had sharply declined with the national papers. It all started with a speech he gave on April 4, 1967, popularly known as the ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech.
King said, “There were experiments, hopes, new beginnings. Then came the buildup in Vietnam, and I watched this program broken and eviscerated as if it were some idle political plaything on a society gone mad on war. And I knew that America would never invest the necessary funds or energies in rehabilitation of its poor so long as adventures like Vietnam continued to draw men and skills and money like some demonic, destructive suction tube.”
The backlash from the media was swift. The New York Times, in “Dr. King’s Error,” reminded King that his proper battlegrounds were “in Chicago and Harlem and Watts.”
In the Washington Post, they said that King had “diminished his usefulness to his cause, his country, and his people.”
This particular speech caused King to lose many of his followers, including African Americans and causing his white liberal supporters to jump ship due to his threateningly confrontational language.
50 years later, we don’t remember King as the open critic of the government and an opponent of the Vietnam War, we only remember a sanitized version of him. We remember him as a black man embracing all Americans, black and white.
Films such as the Oscar-winning film Selma help us cement the memory of 1965 King — a man who only wanted African Americans and white Americans to live equally. Misrepresentations of King are not only found in Films though. Recently, Congressman Steve King also misquoted King on Twitter.
(01/24/19 10:00pm)
Disclaimer: This review is of the Nintendo Switch version of the game, played primarily in handheld mode.
(01/24/19 8:00pm)
Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers for this episode and previous episodes of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.
(01/24/19 6:47pm)
You already know whether or not you’re going to go see A Dog’s Way Home, and I’m strongly sure that a majority of you feel like you’ve already seen it after watching the trailer in front of some other movie this past holiday season. It’s a movie with a poster that features an impossibly small puppy fitting comfortably inside of a size ten Chuck Taylor, and the tagline “A lot can happen between lost and found…” Not to give into cynicism or a nihilistic attitude given that we are knee deep into January, a month known for being Hollywood’s dumping ground for low-tier films and guaranteed bombs (that is, before Netflix arrived to save us from such surefire classics as The Magnificent Seven and Michael Peña’s Extinction), but the fact of the matter is that the deck is stacked against this film from the ground up.
(01/24/19 7:50am)
Demi Lawrence is a sophomore journalism news major and writes "Unspoken" for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Demi at dnlawrence@bsu.edu.
(01/20/19 8:55pm)
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte’s editorial board.
(01/20/19 8:21pm)
by Jeremy Rogers
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte's editorial board.
Gillette’s “The Best a Man Can Be” ad critiqued toxic masculinity, and it has come under fire, especially in conservative circles. However, the ad’s biggest detractors are the very people who need to be paying attention to the ad’s message.
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The ad in question shows a range of behaviors that are typically associated with toxic masculinity. It then shows men intervening and confronting the men displaying toxic behavior. On Gillette’s website, they describe their mission in making the commercial: “… we have a responsibility to make sure we are promoting positive, attainable, inclusive and healthy versions of what it means to be a man.” In addition to showing reporters talking about the #MeToo movement, the crux of the commercial is a clip of actor, author, and survivor of sexual assault Terry Crews testifying before congress.
In the clip, he said, “Men need to hold other men accountable.” However, despite the uplifting message of the ad, there has been a very visible backlash seen across social media.
Aside from the casual misogyny, some people even decided to boycott the brand immediately.
For an idea of what problems people have with the commercial, let’s hear from David French, staff writer for the conservative website National Review. In an article for the National Review, he wrote that the ad was fundamentally in-offensive.
“The message was little more than ‘bad things are bad, and good things are good,’” French wrote. “No one decent is for bullying or sexual harassment…” While this is a good reason to not be offended by the ad, a bit of the point seems to have gone over French’s head here. On the whole, people are generally against sexual harassment. However, as can be seen in countless cases, many people in power are quick enough to condemn sexual harassment and assault but are much more reluctant to impose substantial consequences on the men doing the assault and harassment.
Judge Aaron Persky only sentenced Brock Turner to three months for raping a woman behind a dumpster. Judge Michael Corey of Anchorage Alaska accepted a plea deal that gave no jail time to a man who admitted to choking a woman to the point of unconsciousness for the purposes of getting sexual satisfaction from watching her face as she thought she was going to die. Four men in South Carolina received plea deals that offered them no jail time despite their rape of two girls aged 14 and 15. A San Diego man who admitted to having sex with a 12 year old girl will only face three years of probation and registration as a sex offender thanks to a plea deal. There are too many cases to list here, but hopefully this shows how leniency is given to men, often by other men in ways that many would deem unacceptable.
I’ll say it again: Virtually no one is in favor of sexual harassment or assault, but there are too many people who won’t condemn the men that do these things.
And that is at the core of the message delivered through the ad. We need to step back from our attachment to masculinity (the good and the bad of it) to recognize that there are times when we, as men, need to admit that we aren’t doing the best we can at making the world a better place for other people. Being an ally to women (or to any other marginalized group) means being able to own up to when you either directly or indirectly do something harmful.
Even some of the positive aspects of masculinity, such as detachment from emotions and a focus on self-reliance, can be harmful despite the traits perceived benefits. In the American Psychological Association’s “APA Guidelines for the Psychological Practice with Boys and Men” published in 2018, they laid out some of the complications that come with ignoring the downsides of masculine ideation.
“Psychologists also strive to reduce mental health stigma for men by acknowledging and challenging socialized messages related to men’s mental health stigma (e.g., male stoicism, self-reliance).”
In addition to giving advice to mental health professionals, the guidelines contain an abundance of research that outlines how the mental health of boys and men can be affected throughout their lives. Here are a few choice selections from the over 30 page long document.
“Gender Identity development begins before birth, shaped by the expectations that parents and other significant adults have for how a boy should be treated and how he should behave (basow, 2006).”
“Boys (and girls]… increasingly assign certain meanings to being male based on their gender socialization experiences (David et al., 2006).”
“Research demonstrates the more boys violate norms of masculinity, the more verbal and physical abuse they may face from their peers (Kosciw, Greytak, Giga, Villenas, & Danishewski, 2016).”