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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLVII
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

A Swift Decline

Calliope Duford, Opinion Columnist October 24, 2025

In my ideal world, Taylor Swift is someone whom I’ve heard of. Maybe I could hum along to a song or two of hers that blew up on the radio, but I certainly wouldn’t be able to name even a single album....

Pay attention to effects of pop culture

Pay attention to effects of pop culture

Zan McPherson March 12, 2015

Illustration by Lya Hernandez. All have witnessed, experienced or at least heard of the "Frozen" craze that swept through American youth in 2013. Like many Disney movies, "Frozen" leapt into children's...

‘Talk That Talk’ rarely ‘walks the walk’

Alex Hagen February 23, 2012
Rihanna, the pop world's most prolific star, has released an astonishing six full-length albums over the past seven years. Her most recent one, Talk That Talk, is an uneven but cohesive collection of songs that center on love and sex, two topics that have been present throughout her discography.
KWCW Show of the Week

KWCW Show of the Week

The Editors November 17, 2011
Dance meets pop and some dubstep on top. DJ Chap and esteemed guest hosts will lift you out of that midweek funk and shake your junk with the latest in those electro sounds you crave.

Conrad Murray’s conviction another distraction from Michael Jackson’s music

philipcheng November 17, 2011
On Nov. 7, Conrad Murray, who was Michael Jackson's doctor before Jackson's death, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter against Jackson. Coupled with the verdict was a recent documentary on Murray and his relationship with Jackson called “Michael Jackson and the Doctor: The Fatal Friendship." Though Murray was the subject of the documentary, what really drew people to watch it was to learn more about the King of Pop.
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