Contrary to common misconceptions, Taylor Swift’s songs encompass more than love stories or high infidelity, and “marjorie” is a remarkable testament. As one of the nonromantic songs on her indie album, “evermore,” Swift dedicates “marjorie” to her grandmother Marjorie Finlay, a renowned 20th-century American opera singer who died when Swift was 13 years old. Read more...

Photo: (Helen Juwon Park/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated May 29 at 8:15 p.m. Get ready to say goodbye to TikTok. If the beloved social media app is not sold within the next year, the United States government will ban the platform nationwide. Read more...

Photo: A hand holding a phone with the TikTok app is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)

This post was updated July 14 at 5:33 p.m. Beep. Beep. Beep. If my alarm fails to wake me up, the barrage of sounds from my phone jolts me awake each morning. Read more...

Photo: (Matthew Park/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated Aug. 4 at 7:01 p.m. Feeling connected to your culture when you’ve never visited the motherland, don’t know how to cook the food or speak the language, and have always lived in predominantly white areas seems like an impossible task. Read more...

Photo: Ria Sanghera (right) and her sister Jaya Sanghera (left) give a speech at their uncle’s wedding. (Courtesy of Ria Sanghera)

This post was updated Aug. 4 at 7:06 p.m. While the sound of gospel music has evolved, its spirit of heartfelt worship remains encapsulated within contemporary Christian music today. Read more...

Photo: (Alicia Caldera/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated June 30 at 8:55 p.m. From a young age, I recall spending late nights at special family gatherings dancing to Bollywood songs, regardless of whether I understood them or not. Read more...

Photo: (Kathalia Wong/Daily Bruin)