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AMP’s Fifth Annual Naughty Or Nice List
NICE: ABBA Mamma mia, here we go again… And I thought it’d been a while since Mitski released new music! After 40 long years, everyone’s favorite Swedish pop group is back and more ABBA than ever. Their new album, Voyage, sounds a lot like it was released in 1983, but with better sound quality— which […]
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December Horoscopes
Aries: Watch out for fair-weather friends. Not everyone can be counted on during hard times. Taurus: Meeting new people can be hard, but try not to freeze up. You can do this! Gemini: Take some time to reflect on how quickly you warm up to people. Also, maybe talk to a mental health professional. Cancer: […]
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Nothing Can Save Dear Evan Hansen From Itself
When the musical Dear Evan Hansen first opened on Broadway five years ago, it was met with widespread critical acclaim. Fans called its portrayal of themes like mental illness and teen suicide “groundbreaking.” Critics called the lyrics “heartfelt” and the score “emotionally resonant.” The show swept the 71st Tony Awards with six wins, including Best […]
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AMP Horoscope: Libra Season
Aries: Take a deep breath, you can do this. In fact, you already have. All of this has already happened. Don’t you remember? Taurus: You need to do some serious introspection this month. Ask yourself, what really happened last summer? Gemini: It looks like people have been trying to set boundaries with you lately. You […]
Satire
Top 9 Scariest Costumes for Halloween 2021
Not sure what to be for Halloween this year? AMP has got you covered. Here are our top 9 scariest costumes for 2021. 1. Technologically incompetent professor A classic horror story: the pandemic’s been going on for a year and a half. You log onto your first Microsoft Teams meeting of the day, already tired […]
Opinion
I Am Here To Make Friends, Actually
“I don’t know, in my day I don’t think we helped each other,” Christian Siriano, winner of Project Runway season 4, commented as he strolled past contestants frantically trying to finish the final details on their outfits. With only minutes before their models were set to walk the runway, one designer had casually offered to […]
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Opinion
AMP’s Official Back To School Guide For Local Eats
With two generations of new Comets arriving on campus for the first time, we here at AMP have taken it upon ourselves to ensure that all of UTD’s most crucial generational knowledge is passed on successfully. With the help of several current students and recent alumni, AMP staff has put together a list of some […]
Opinion
American Mythology: The “Self-Made” Billionaire
Americans are obsessed with the fairy tale of the “self-made” billionaire. Once upon a time, the uber-wealthy were lowly working people like me and you, but through a little elbow grease and hard work, they were magically transformed! News outlets love to spin stories of so-called “self-made” tech billionaires as inspiration porn- Microsoft Founded by […]
Opinion
Pokemon: Stagnation is Their Foundation
So far, three new Pokémon games have been announced for the Nintendo Switch, all set to release sometime either this year or next. New Pokémon Snap is set to release April 30, 2021, Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon: Shining Pearl are slotted for some time this year, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus will come out in […]
Opinion
There Is An Escape
To say that the release of Cyberpunk 2077 was a disaster would be an understatement. From the moment the game launched on December 10th of last year, it was abundantly clear that the game was so buggy, it was nearly unplayable. Some glitches were only cosmetic problems, like NPCs randomly T-posing or trying to put […]
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Why So Serious? A Look at 20 Years of Batman Movies
The Batman (2021), starring Robert Pattinson, is supposed to show us a version of Bruce Wayne onscreen that we haven’t seen in a long time. Set in his second year of crime fighting, between his dramatic origin story and being a fully-established vigilante, the film is set to be more of a detective story than […]
Opinion
Room to Grow: We Need New Performance Spaces Now, Not Later
UTD's theater program is underfunded and students are missing out because of this.