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“An Academic Affair” is a romance worth studying – book review

  “An Academic Affair” by Jodi McAlister sat on the shelf like many other modern romances. Unassuming, promising sweet smiles, simple laughs, the occasional tear...

Our four favorite forms of physical media

Photo courtesy of BrokenSphere According to trend predictors and social media users alike, 2026 will be the year of analog activities. Analog represents products that...

Did ‘Wicked: For Good’ leave fans changed for the better?

The long awaited second act to the “Wicked” film series “Wicked: For Good” finally hit theaters over Thanksgiving break. Fans filled theaters across the...

Meet the CSUMB students making waves with Monterey’s first animation festival

PulpTV Co-directors Sam Al-Maqtari (left) and Jameson Paull (right). Photos courtesy of PulpTV A few students at Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) have been hard...

Five of the Lutrinae’s favorite caffeinated drinks to get you through finals season

College students, cram sessions and caffeine often blend together in  a semi-chaotic medley in the time between finals week and anticipating the winter holidays....

 ‘The Running Man’: Is it worth running from the page to the screen?

This week, Hayley of Hayley’s Hot Takes and I (Eli, columnist of the Reading Raft) are tackling “The Running Man” story from all sides:...