In keeping with “Bake Off” tradition, this year’s semi final was patisserie week. Fiddly and French, patisserie is what separates the hobby baker from the one who has to bake to maintain their mental health....

One of my first articles for The Hoot was my thoughts on the casting for the upcoming, at the time, “Wicked” movie. I wrote that article back in 2021. Now, here we are three years...

Hey Hoot Readers … sorry about my previous article. I got a little crazy there. If you’ve been keeping up with my articles this semester, you’ll see they’ve become rather dark. I’m very proud of...

Let me introduce you all to the concept of “doing a Richard,” a term that my mom and I coined. Richard Burr was a finalist in 2014, and he absolutely dominated his season, winning five...

Content warning: Implied sexual activity, mentions of death, murder and suicide I will admit, I had never even heard the story of Pippin before walking into the SCC theater on closing night of the Undergraduate...

“Warframe” is a game that’s held a special place in my heart for quite some time. It’s an infrequent passion, something I come back to once every couple of months, just to play for a...

Hoot readers, a monumental day has come. I, an unfortunately avid fan of male manipulator media, have finally viewed the 1999 cult classic “Fight Club.” I was told that I’d enjoy this film and boy...

“Anora” is one of the most exciting Best Picture contenders in recent years, and awards experts agree. The film has shot to the top of prediction lists on awards-centric platforms like GoldDerby and the application...

Normally for this newspaper, I tend to focus on movies that have recently come out in order to keep up with the zeitgeist. However, for this article, I am changing my usual routine up and...

Happy quarterfinals! This season has been flying by, and with just five bakers left, the tent is giving us a blast from the past with 1970s week. Bake Off has done “historical” weeks before, from...

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic imagery. Reader discretion is advised. Author’s Note: Consider this a late Halloween story. Jeremy lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. It was dark, the room illuminated by only...

Before I get into this recap, I want to include a disclaimer. I watched this episode on Wednesday, Nov. 6, and I was having a lot of trouble focusing. It was hard to feel as...

We begin here, with a passage, which, in its condition in and of passage, reflects and refracts us through its fugual reverie: “The mirror covers the entire surface of the wall … Instead of his...

The academic year is ramping up again, with more tests, quizzes, papers and projects looming menacingly over the horizon. But never fear! There are literally endless opportunities for you to procrastinate, wasting precious time that...

If you need me, I’m going to be sobbing for the next three to five business days. If you’ve read my other recaps, you can probably guess who went home this week. Still, I will...

If you are a new baker, you might find pastry intimidating. Now, I’m not sure if this episode will have done anything to dissuade you of that notion, but it was one of Bake Off’s...