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Life’s too short to not dress creatively

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed wearing dresses, heels and lots of jewelry. I express my personality through clothes. Clothing is a form of communication, to myself and to others, and I dress differently compared to when I’m at home making dinner or attending a wedding with my close family and friends. Especially when attending live performances, such as musicals, dance recitals and operas, I’ve noticed that many attendees opt to blend in, showing up in jeans and sweatshirts. Noticing this trend at local performances and city events, I’m left wondering where the ...

Concerns raised over Rocket balloon changes in 'Pokemon Go'

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With the Twilight Trails season underway in Pokemon Go, the game has quietly reduced the number of Team Go Rocket balloons to once per day, which raises concerns about accessibility and benefits nobody. Team Go Rocket balloons are floating hot air balloons that appear on your map in Pokemon Go, bringing grunt and leader battles directly to your location, without the need to visit Pokestops — in-game digital landmarks tied to real-world locations such as parks, murals, historical monuments, churches, libraries and other public places with high foot traffic. Outside of special events, ...

Pokemon Go fans should be more grateful

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Pokemon Go did something that was widely considered a slap in the face to most of its player base, made up for it and then somehow still managed to upset some people. On July 8, Mewtwo vanished from its container at the Pokemon Center in Shibuya, Japan, and speculation started to brew about what this could mean for Pokemon Go. Then a select group of trainers — sponsored content creators and community ambassadors — were invited to attend an exclusive in-person event the following day in Manhattan but had yet to learn of any specifics. On July 9, Pokemon Go celebrated its 10th ...

Movie theaters seeing changes

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“The Spodyssey” movie event was the highlight of my summer. On Saturday afternoon, I laughed and then cried while watching Marvel’s “Spider-Man: A Brand New Day” with friends at a Pittsburgh theater, and on Sunday night, I grabbed dinner before watching Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” with Josh to celebrate our anniversary. I’m one of millions who made it out early August to watch the dual(ish) movie premire in theatres, and box office sales reflect that statement. As of Monday afternoon, “Spider-Man: A Brand New Day” amassed $39 million this week, ahead of ...

Thankful for opportunity to see John Cena

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Steel City Con delivered a massive win by bringing John Cena to Monroeville since many Pittsburgh area fans didn’t get to see him during his “the last time is now” WWE farewell tour last year. In July 2024, at the Money in the Bank premium live event in Toronto, Cena announced 2025 ...

Pokemon and MLB drop the Pokeball

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Visiting Baltimore on Aug. 4 for Pokemon Go night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards made me feel somewhat appreciative of living in rural central Pennsylvania. My plan originally involved traveling down there for only the game. But then I was thrown a curveball Monday when Pokemon Go announced ...