📚 Columbus Book Festival returns with 40,000 bibliophiles expected this July. The free two-day event will feature over 200 authors, including headliners Anna Todd, Gregg Hurwitz, Amal El-Mohtar, and Victoria Christopher Murray. Visitors can attend author panels, book signings, and browse a giant festival bookstore, while children can enjoy craft sessions with picture book authors. New this year are cold beverages including beer, complementing the food trucks that will feed hungry readers between literary activities at the Main Library and Topiary Park.
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🎸 Six Flags Guy unleashes raw emotions on new album. Columbus slowcore quartet's latest release, "You Look Terrible," marks a shift from the surrealist characters of their debut to deeply personal revelations about anxiety, depression, and isolation. Frontman Jonah Krueger describes the songwriting process as "therapeutic" and "cathartic," comparing performances to "an exorcism where you can visualize this black venom coming out." The album balances intimate confessions with caustic commentary on late-stage capitalism, featuring tracks like "The Children Yearn for the Mines." Six Flags Guy celebrates their album release on June 7 at Cafe Bourbon Street.
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🕎 OSU Hillel names dynamic duo as new co-presidents for fall semester. Ethan Dobres and Matt Levine, both rising seniors, will lead the student board at The Ohio State University's Hillel, continuing a legacy of Jewish campus leadership. Dobres, whose parents met at OSU Hillel in the 1980s, and Levine both express excitement about strengthening the Jewish community that has become their home away from home. The board is already planning initiatives for Hillel's upcoming 100th anniversary celebration in September, emphasizing their commitment to inclusivity and personal Jewish exploration. "Our doors are always open," says Dobres, highlighting Hillel's welcoming environment for all Jewish students.
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