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At large, the crux of the issue is the fans themselves. After all, they are the ones engaging in the practice of voice mimicry. The public must refrain from employing AI technology to generate these covers as they cause severe problems for artists in the music industry and exacerbate the existing divide between fans and their beloved artists.

The H&M x Mugler collection features a range of clothing pieces that incorporate Mugler’s signature futuristic and sexy design aesthetic with H&M’s more accessible and affordable style. The collection’s lookbook, released on March 23, revealed an array of ruched, form-fitting sheer dresses, futuristic leather coats and outerwear with exaggerated shoulders and cinched waists. Undoubtedly, Mugler’s trademark sharp and clean silhouettes are evident in the pieces, with many featuring sheer paneling and intricate, asymmetrical cut-outs that reveal glimpses of the skin.

“The Last of Us” has been retold before in various forms, with the remastered copy released in 2014 and the recent launch of the first game’s remake. However, the episodic format of the series pushes the bar even further and benefits with the advantage of tasteful foreshadowing in the series’ storytelling. New and pre-existing characters of the game, either friend or foe of our protagonists, have been thematically optimized and reimagined. Now, their interwoven narratives are more cohesive to the overarching story as they tie more and more weight to Joel and Ellie’s arcs.

The beloved father-son duo Kratos and Atreus returned Nov. 9 in “God of War: Ragnarök,” continuing their journey together as they await the cataclysmic destruction of their world and battle with the almighty Odin. Originally slated for its release in 2021, Sony Santa Monica Studio faced some delay in their development of the game due to the COVID-19 pandemic and their lead voice actor’s health issues. As the ninth installment of the franchise, “God of War: Ragnarök” is a sequel to 2018’s “God of War,” a notoriously praised game that left fans questioning how the Norse saga of the series will come to its end.

Kick-starting Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) on Feb. 17, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” garnered massive anticipation as our tiny heroes met face-to-face with the next impossible foe. However, the film’s fun-sized and action-packed story fails to live up to its standards and falls short.

On May 12, 2019, an anonymous user contributed to a 4chan thread asking its participants to “post disquieting images that just feel ‘off’.” A single photo of an empty office space with fluorescent lighting, beige carpet and walls decorated with yellow ‘90s styled wallpaper was enough for the internet to lose its mind. Believed to be founding footage of an alternate dimension’s “level zero,” its mysterious nature birthed one of the internet’s biggest sensations in the lore community.

Lana Del Rey took the world by surprise when she dropped an official studio recording of “Say Yes to Heaven” on various streaming services without any prior announcement on May 19. The single, which was penned by Del Rey herself alongside Rick Nowels back in 2012, finally saw the light of day after a recent resurgence in popularity, garnering over 1.5 million views on TikTok. Accompanying the much anticipated official release of this track is a sped-up counterpart, paying homage to the prevailin

Reviving the beloved young adult romance genre, “Bones and All” is a tragic love story between two wayward spirits with disturbing appetites. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film emerged on Nov. 18 as a refreshingly new classic combining the tragedies of romance, gore of horror and the essence of teenagehood typical of a coming-of-age tale.