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The Tragedy of Art Heists

The Tragedy of Art Heists

Sam Waters, Staff Reporter October 29, 2025

Shortly after opening Oct. 20, the Louvre art museum in Paris was robbed of over $100 million in jewels. Among the pieces were historically and culturally significant French jewelry works ranging from...

Will Ruscitella

Gay Representation In Fictional Media

Will Ruscitella, Staff Reporter October 29, 2025

Welcome back to Unorthodox Catwalk. As an openly gay man, I’m not going to pretend I’ve never been offended by misrepresentation in entertainment media.  To preface, I am only speaking on MLM (Men...

Will Ruscitella

Ballroom Vogue Femme: Queer Roots

Will Ruscitella, Staff Reporter October 27, 2025

Welcome to my blog, Unorthodox Catwalk. Yes, I know, the name is like, really fierce. This will be your source for all things queer. News, media, culture, music, you name it.    Vogue is the...

Laufey blends theatricality with intimacy in her ‘A Matter of Time’ tour

Laufey blends theatricality with intimacy in her ‘A Matter of Time’ tour

Claire O’Connor, Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2025

I saw Laufey’s “A Matter of Time” tour last Thursday at Capital One Arena, her third-to-last show of the U.leg. After seeing her live, I can say I could not be more grateful that I scrambled to the...

The death of girlhood

The death of girlhood

Mariam Abdalla, Staff Reporter October 27, 2025

We are entering a time when Sephora replaced the toy store, exposing skin is now normal, and skincare and makeup are the new obsessions. What happened to girlhood? Why has the phase between girlhood and...

What When Where Wildlife: The Ice Age

What When Where Wildlife: The Ice Age

Ryan Bacharach, Staff Reporter October 27, 2025

Picture it: The dinosaurs are gone. Their millions of years on Earth have come to an end due to a brutal mass extinction event.  But Earth moves on, and the end of the dinosaurs does not mean the end...

Art Has Always Been Political

Art Has Always Been Political

Sam Waters, Staff Reporter October 23, 2025

Every artist is opinionated. Without emotion derived from free thinking, the most revolutionary and groundbreaking art would never have come to be. The opinions of artists are also commonly political,...

‘The Life of a Showgirl’: It’s great, the marketing is the problem

‘The Life of a Showgirl’: It’s great, the marketing is the problem

Claire O’Connor, Editor-in-Chief October 14, 2025

Sequins, mascara tears, high heels, backstage scandal. That’s what Taylor Swift seemingly promised when she announced the Oct. 3 release of her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Her promo...

What When Where Wildlife:Endangered Species

What When Where Wildlife:Endangered Species

Ryan Bacharach, Staff Reporter October 9, 2025

If there is one thing we know about the future, it is that it's uncertain. No one really knows what the future holds. For some however, the future is more uncertain than others. Largely due to human activity...

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AGGGTM: The Book or Show?

Mariam Abdalla, Staff Reporter September 25, 2025

Holly Jackson's “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” (AGGGTM) is more than just a best-selling YA book. It captures the reader with unforgettable scenes, amazing characters, and a thrilling mystery. It...

Modern Art Is Still Art

Modern Art Is Still Art

Sam Waters, Staff Reporter September 22, 2025

Should blank canvases be hung in museums? For me, the answer is a resounding yes. Those of us who visit art museums have all, at least at one point, seen a work that seems simple and claimed that we could...

It's only A Matter of Time until everyone falls in love with Laufey

It’s only A Matter of Time until everyone falls in love with Laufey

Claire O’Connor, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2025

“It’s just a matter of time til you see the dagger.” That’s the lyric that encapsulates “A Matter of Time,” Laufey’s most experimental and lyrically vulnerable yet. Laufey, Icelandic...

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