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The illiterate boyfriend
Can you pronounce the word epitome? What about conscientious, colonel or thyme? Challah, queue or regime? If you happen to struggle with saying any of these words, don’t fret; you aren’t alone. The viral challenge — deemed the “illiterate boyfriend” trend — began with a TikTok…
TIFF 2026: Warner Bros. co-CEOs discuss betting on originality
On the second day of the Toronto International Film Festival, Charles Tremblay, TIFF head of market, introduced a Q&A with the co-chairs and co-CEOs of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca. Since taking over the studio in 2022, the two have taken…
Barthsoldson leads Michigan to tough 8th place finish at Canadian Collegiate Invitational
On a tricky Canadian course dishing out little room for error, the Michigan women’s golf team struggled to find its footing. The Wolverines finished eighth out of 11 teams Tuesday at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational. Michigan posted rounds of 309, 314 and 304 to finish at…
Michigan preparing for Big Ten gauntlet
This weekend, the No. 18 Michigan football team opens Big Ten play against No. 17 Iowa. While the Wolverines’ attention is focused on the Hawkeyes, the rest of the conference is certainly taking shape. As many members of the Michigan program put it — the Wolverines have a…
Michigan defensive end depth paying dividends
Against then-No. 11 Oklahoma, the now-No. 18 Michigan football team’s defensive line capped off a dominant showing with a game-ending sack on the Sooners’ final drive. That put Oklahoma in a fourth-and-very long, and time expired before it could get to the line of scrimmage.…
‘Silo’ finally comes up for air in an uneven but thrilling Season 3
“We do not know why we are here. We do not know who built the Silo. We do not know why everything outside the Silo is as it is. We do not know when it will be safe to go outside. We only know that day is not this day.” “Silo” has always been defined […]
‘Bobby Flay’s The Line’ may be fair, but it is not just
Whether it is from his long-running cooking competition “Beat Bobby Flay,” being the proud owner of Bobby’s Burger Palace or his contentious marital history, Bobby Flay’s name is well-known throughout the media world of celebrity chefs. And with a new series out on Food Network,…
Tight end ‘platoon’ yet to take full effect for Michigan
Through three games of competition, the No. 18 Michigan football team’s tight ends have been targeted a total of four times, recording two receptions for 22 yards. Amid an offensive unit struggling to fully take off production-wise, the tight ends room remains an unexplored…
Michigan offensive line aiming to keep it simple against Iowa
The No. 18 Michigan football team’s season opener against Western Michigan certainly didn’t go as planned — its offensive line play included. Despite returning five players, each starting games on a unit that paved the way for two 900-plus yard rushers, the Wolverines’ offensive…
We’re still scared of wanting
What do you want? Does that question make you uncomfortable? For me, it does: The idea of admitting my genuine desires to people I know, not to mention strangers on the internet, seems a little too vulnerable. There’s an odd rawness to voicing your wants or otherwise making it…
Date men who read
In August, I found myself unwillingly watching a TikTok with the caption “words I don’t think my boyfriend can pronounce:”. A couple sits together, and a green screen of the girlfriend’s Notes app with a list of words appears behind them. The boyfriend attempts (and primarily…
Do not resuscitate — leave the dead be
I’ve been to 13 funerals in my lifetime. To me, that feels like a lot for a 20-year-old. Most of them were for strangers or people that my young heart had not grown to know deeply. My dad recently told me that the last thing he wanted was for me to fail to honor the […]