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The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

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Simone Recasner, Charlie Morgan, Yara Shahidi Patton, Odessa Azion and Maia Mitchell in Prime Videos fall film, Sitting in Bars with Cake. buzz columnist Oishii Basu reviews the Sept. 8 romantic comedy-drama.

Review | ‘Sitting in Bars with Cake’ feels half-baked, stale

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • September 20, 2023
On Sept. 8, Olivia Rodrigo released her newest album GUTS.

Column | Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS’ wears pop-punk well despite mixed reactions

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • September 11, 2023
Singer-songwriter, known for iconic yellow hair, is currently on tour.

Tessa Violet talks current tour, new album and self-love

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • August 29, 2023
The intersection of Green and Wright Street.

Best places on campus to bring your parents

By Sarah Bond, A. Oishii Basu and Maaike Niekerk • May 22, 2023
Column | Best comfort movies for finals season

Column | Best comfort movies for finals season

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • May 2, 2023
Lights, camera, action: A student filmmakers creative productions

Lights, camera, action: A student filmmaker’s creative productions

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • April 20, 2023
In “Cenicienta: A Bilingual Cinderella Story,” a play making its way to the Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Madison Palomo plays 18 characters and has been the lead actor in the one-woman show for five years.

‘Cenicienta: A Bilingual Cinderella Story’ speaks to community in two languages

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • March 27, 2023
On Feb. 10, Paramore released their sixth album This Is Why. This is their first album released following a multiple year long hiatus.

Paramore breaks hiatus with ‘This Is Why’

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • February 27, 2023
The cast of Dream Hou$e poses after the show at The Station Theater on Thursday.

‘Dream Hou$e’ navigates Latina identity

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • February 6, 2023
A float representing the Polar Express goes through Downtown Champaign at the 2018 Parade of Lights on Nov. 24, 2018.

Parade of Lights to spark holiday celebration in C-U

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • November 26, 2022
Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington together in The School for Good and Evil. The School for Good and Evil is a Netflix film released on Oct. 19 and adapted/based on the book series from Soman Chainani.

‘The School for Good and Evil’ disappoints with on-screen adaptation

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff writer • November 16, 2022
The Lavender Newsletter creates central space for queer unity

The Lavender Newsletter creates central space for queer unity

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • November 6, 2022
Best Indian Food: Himilayan Chimney

Best Indian Food: Himilayan Chimney

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • November 3, 2022
Prima Ballerina Lauren Frost leaps above her fellow ballerinas during a ballet performance for C-U Ballet. Frost has recently made a career change in accepting a position of patrol deputy at Champaign County Sheriff’s Department.

From prima ballerina to patrol deputy

By A. Oishii Basu, Contributing Writer • October 25, 2022
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