Noise can mean so many things. By definition, it means a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance. But not all noise is as bad as the aggressive definition makes it out to be. Alex Ross, a music critic who writes for the New Yorker, wrote an article about ...
If you frequent any social media site, you’ve probably seen plenty of words that are referred to as “algospeak.” Algospeak, according to an article from the Washington Post, is code words or turns of phrases social media users have adopted to create a brand-safe lexicon that will avoid ...
Fashion. What is it, and why? If you look at me in my pink plaid flannel basic button-down shirt that’s half-casual, half-professional (at least in Alpena), I obviously do not know what I’m talking about when it comes to fashion. I just have to wonder what I’m “supposed” to be ...
By the time you’re reading this, my birthday will have come and gone and I will officially be 23 years old. There’s a lot that I’ve learned these past 23 years, even more in the last year since graduating college, getting a job, moving away, and overall working toward finding myself. ...
ALPENA — From Alpena High School’s Most Valuable Player to signing a National Hockey League contract, Cooper Black will take the next step in his hockey career by joining the Florida Panthers organization for the 2024-25 season. Starting next season, Black will play with the Charlotte ...
ALPENA — Grace Riemer loves to dance, but not in the typical fashion many would assume. Riemer uses a series of props to dance with fire, which the 31-year-old said is a way she expresses herself and receives an adrenaline rush at the same time. Last week, Riemer performed for The News ...