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Lana Del Rey's "Ultraviolence" is as gratuitous as the name implies

Lana Del Rey's still trying to figure out what she's parodying, yet millions are buying what she and Interscope are selling.

| June 26, 2014

“X” marks the spot on Sheeran’s newest – well, nearly

Sheeran’s ability to mix soft vocals with wry rapping made the singer a household name in 2011, and now he’s back to remind us all of how he infiltrated the airwaves years ago with a new record: “x” (pronounced “multiply”).

| June 25, 2014

Sam Smith joins the ranks of modern British Invasion artists

With his album "In the Lonely Hour," Sam Smith has become a staple of American Top 40 radio.

By Marie Rabusa | June 20, 2014

Struggling Wii U may get a new lease on life in 2015

Nintendo shows off impressive first-party games at E3.

| June 18, 2014

Harmonix jilted by removal of Xbox One Kinect

With Kinect now being an option, Microsoft has killed the lifeline to Kinect-based video games.

| June 17, 2014

'Orange Is the New Black' continues to captivate in second season

While a show set in a women's prison is unavoidably a drama, "Orange Is the New Black" revels in the absurdity of tragedy.

By Zachary Heltzel | June 12, 2014

First Aid Kit’s “Stay Gold” is nostalgic, irresistible

This summer, First Aid Kit is releasing its third highly anticipated album, “Stay Gold,” a dazzling, folksy fever dream of sweeping music and the sisters’ signature harmonies.

By Stephanie Habib | June 10, 2014

'The Fault in Our Stars' lights up the sky

The tearjerker adaptation stays true to John Green's successful novel.

| June 10, 2014

Rash of video game delays hit before E3

Good late games are better than bad early games.

| June 6, 2014

'Transistor' blends sound and visuals into emotional experience

Supergiant Games avoids the sophomore slump with "Transistor."

| June 4, 2014

Robert Jones and his daughter Jessica Jones look at Andy Warhol’s Queen Beatrix screenprint at the ASU Art Museum on June 3, 2014. The museum received six Warhol prints as a short-term donation from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. (Photo by Sean Logan)

Six Andy Warhol works donated to ASU Art Museum

Andy Warhol prints will be displayed throughout summer in the ASU ART Museum. Entry is free.

By Logan Newman | June 4, 2014

'Maleficent' takes flight in the modern age

Overall, "Maleficent" was visually stunning, despite the predictable storyline.

| June 3, 2014

Cher Lloyd is all grown up on 'Sorry I’m Late'

While old Cher Lloyd sounded like she might leap straight out of her music to punch listeners in the face just to prove a point, new Cher Lloyd sounds like she may have reigned in that teenage exuberance a bit and comes out a tighter, more poised artist.

| May 28, 2014

Lana Del Rey's "Ultraviolence" is as gratuitous as the name implies

“X” marks the spot on Sheeran’s newest – well, nearly

Sam Smith joins the ranks of modern British Invasion artists

Struggling Wii U may get a new lease on life in 2015

Harmonix jilted by removal of Xbox One Kinect

'Orange Is the New Black' continues to captivate in second season

First Aid Kit’s “Stay Gold” is nostalgic, irresistible

'The Fault in Our Stars' lights up the sky

Rash of video game delays hit before E3

'Transistor' blends sound and visuals into emotional experience

Six Andy Warhol works donated to ASU Art Museum

'Maleficent' takes flight in the modern age

Cher Lloyd is all grown up on 'Sorry I’m Late'

Ubisoft invites racial controversy with ‘Far Cry 4’ box art

Art trumps commerce in 2014 Cannes Film Festival winners

'Super Time Force' goes back to the future

Summer tours that can't be missed

'Grey's Anatomy' finale bids fan favorite 'auf wiedersehen'

"Watermark" a visually stunning documentary

Summer, kind of wonderful for new album releases

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