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Column: Artists promote overconsumption. Don't buy into it

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"There is nothing problematic about fans wanting to support their favorite artists or show their taste in music through purchasing merchandise — music can be a huge part of identity. The problem arises when artists capitalize on this appreciation by dropping item after item at prices that are much higher than the item should allow, knowing people will buy them anyway."


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Column: Value music as an academic subject

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"But music, loaded with theory, history and skill, demands that its practitioners cultivate both a logical and artistic aptitude for something that cannot be defined by a “right” or “wrong” answer. And that is certainly challenging."






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Column: 'May December' exploits the already exploited

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"Netflix and the creators of “May December” tried to distance themself from the case by changing character names and denying similarities between it and the real Letourneau case. However, the cast and creators are fully aware of the questionable ethics behind making the film without Fualaau’s consent."











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Column: We can hate Duke without being homophobic

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"These are students from US News' fourth-best public university in the country, and the best they could come up with was, “You paint nails?? But you boy?! You gay?! Burn!” If anything, it is a testament to how boring and uncreative someone has to be that they can’t come up with anything better."