Ridhi Dondeti

A&E 4/8/25 11:28pm

Review: "The Crux" Should Redefine Djo

By Ridhi Dondeti

Joe Keery’s work has been boiled down to Steve Harrington from “Stranger Things,” but this label shouldn’t define his 10 years in the entertainment industry. Keery, under his stage name “Djo", is the voice behind the TikTok hit “End of Beginning,” which was released with his album “DECIDE” in 2022 and climbed the charts for the first time in 2024.  With “The Crux”, Keery’s third album, he tries to separate his work as Djo and an actor, evidenced by the album’s visual of Keery escaping a building. 

A&E 2/4/25 11:02pm

Oscar snubs and surprises

By Ridhi Dondeti , Jennifer Liu , Jay Collura and Arman Saxena

On Jan. 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for their annual much-anticipated Academy Awards. Like every year, this slate of nominees was full of snubs and surprises; here are some that the Thresher believed were especially notable.