Album review: Sabrina Carpenter: Short n' Sweet

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Logo for Sabrina Carpenter's sixth studio Album Short n' Sweet

4 September 2024

Source: Sabrina Carpenter's official website

Author Sabrina Carpenter

By Stephen Kennedy

Sabrina Carpenter is currently one of the top pop artists out there. Her music is very

cheeky, fun and sweet – pun not intended. I admit I was not really a fan of music before

Short and Sweet (SNS), nor did I listen to her debut album. However, I did find her variations

of “Nonsense” to be very amusing.

Regarding the singles to SNS, I was not too impressed with “Espresso,” because it

felt like another pop song. But when Ms. Carpenter released “Please Please Please

,(PPP)” over the summer I decided to give the record a shot. And when SNS was released, I was impressed with how fun and witty it was. “Espresso” sounded a lot better within the context of the album.

All her songs felt honest and straightforward and personal. It’s safe to say that Ms.

Carpenter’s music is unique and does not completely sound like any of her contemporaries

like Olivia Rodrigo or Chappell Roan, two other artists that are currently the better pop

artists currently. I also like how Ms. Carpenter does not take herself seriously, which adds

spice to her songs.

After listening to “SNS” a few times, I was excited to hear more. Before Ms.

Carpenter came out with the Deluxe edition over the weekend, I was not expecting one. In

fact, I personally did not think it needed one, because they can be usually hit or miss. For

SNS Deluxe it did not disappoint.

First we have “15 Minutes”, a song that is a continuation of the base album, which

reflects on her personal growth and contemplates her adventure as an artist, and her self-

awareness of understanding that someone is only a top artist for so long. At the same time,

it is also a jab at all the people who believe that Ms. Carpenter will be another “one hit

wonder.”

Next, we have a remix of PPP, this time with Country icon Dolly Parton. This version

of PPP explores a country and bluegrass tune to it and the duo complement each other and

I can see the Dolly Parton inspiration. The next song, the beautiful and angelic “Couldn’t

Make It Any Harder,” suggests that she is worn out from previous relationships and does not

have time or energy for the next one.

My personal favorite on the DXE, “Busy Woman” was originally released as a bonus

track to SNS but did not include it in the original edition because it was made after it was

released. Nevertheless, it is a fun and sarcastic song. Ms. Carpenter explores feelings of

self-importance in romantic relationships and uses sarcasm to deal with rejection

Overall, I thought this was a fun and solid addition to the album, and none of the

songs felt out of place or overstayed its welcome. Since SNS was my formal introduction to

Ms. Carpenters music, I can say that I enjoyed what I heard and I am excited to hear more. protests, I [will] throw them out of the country…there are a lot of foreign students. As soon as they hear that, they will behave.” Trump told a group of Israeli doners.

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The Assault Against Free Speech on College Campuses

On Thursday, Columbia University expelled its president Student Workers of Columbia- United Auto Workers (UAW), Grant Minter a Ph.D student worker at the department of English and Literature. The expulsion was a day before the union bargaining was supposed to take place, one of many sessions as the current contracts expires in June. In a statement, a university spokesperson for the union called the firing unlawful and that “Columbia administration has violated labor law,” read the CUAD post.

According to the Columbia Spectator, this comes after the Columbia University Judicial board decided twenty-two cases from the encampments at Hamiton Hall last April where they were either suspended expelled or had their degrees revoked. Columbia recently revoked its sanctuary status which allows for agencies like ICE to arrest people on school grounds.

This happened to one recent graduate, Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil was arrested by ICE for such involvements of pro-Palestinian protests. Khalil is currently being detained in Louisiana and has the chance of being illegally deported, despite being a legal citizen. A judge recently halted the effort to deport Khalil.

The Trump administration has made it clear that he will throw any of these pro- Palestinians out of the country at the behest of the United States’ ally, Israel.

“Any student that protests, I [will] throw them out of the country…there are a lot of foreign students. As soon as they hear that, they will behave.” Trump told a group of Israeli doners.

The conditions for this type of environment have been here for a while now. Last year, Congress tried to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act, a bill that would allow for the censoring of political speech against Israel. While the bill failed to pass in the House, it would have allowed for police to arrest student protesters. “Instead of addressing antisemitism on campus, this misguided legislation would punish protected political speech,” said Jenna Leventoff of the ACLU. “The right to criticize government actions is the most fundamental protection provided by the First Amendment – and this includes the actions of foreign governments.”

The Assault Against Free Speech on College Campuses

On Thursday, Columbia University expelled its president Student Workers of Columbia- United Auto Workers (UAW), Grant Minter a Ph.D student worker at the department of English and Literature. The expulsion was a day before the union bargaining was supposed to take place, one of many sessions as the current contracts expires in June. In a statement, a university spokesperson for the union called the firing unlawful and that “Columbia administration has violated labor law,” read the CUAD post.

According to the Columbia Spectator, this comes after the Columbia University Judicial board decided twenty-two cases from the encampments at Hamiton Hall last April where they were either suspended expelled or had their degrees revoked. Columbia recently revoked its sanctuary status which allows for agencies like ICE to arrest people on school grounds.

This happened to one recent graduate, Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil was arrested by ICE for such involvements of pro-Palestinian protests. Khalil is currently being detained in Louisiana and has the chance of being illegally deported, despite being a legal citizen. A judge recently halted the effort to deport Khalil.

The Trump administration has made it clear that he will throw any of these pro- Palestinians out of the country at the behest of the United States’ ally, Israel.

“Any student that protests, I [will] throw them out of the country…there are a lot of foreign students. As soon as they hear that, they will behave.” Trump told a group of Israeli doners.

The conditions for this type of environment have been here for a while now. Last year, Congress tried to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act, a bill that would allow for the censoring of political speech against Israel. While the bill failed to pass in the House, it would have allowed for police to arrest student protesters. “Instead of addressing antisemitism on campus, this misguided legislation would punish protected political speech,” said Jenna Leventoff of the ACLU. “The right to criticize government actions is the most fundamental protection provided by the First Amendment – and this includes the actions of foreign governments.The Assault Against Free Speech on College Campuses

On Thursday, Columbia University expelled its president Student Workers of Columbia- United Auto Workers (UAW), Grant Minter a Ph.D student worker at the department of English and Literature. The expulsion was a day before the union bargaining was supposed to take place, one of many sessions as the current contracts expires in June. In a statement, a university spokesperson for the union called the firing unlawful and that “Columbia administration has violated labor law,” read the CUAD post.

According to the Columbia Spectator, this comes after the Columbia University Judicial board decided twenty-two cases from the encampments at Hamiton Hall last April where they were either suspended expelled or had their degrees revoked. Columbia recently revoked its sanctuary status which allows for agencies like ICE to arrest people on school grounds.

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The Assault Against Free Speech on College Campuses

On Thursday, Columbia University expelled its president Student Workers of Columbia- United Auto Workers (UAW), Grant Minter a Ph.D student worker at the department of English and Literature. The expulsion was a day before the union bargaining was supposed to take place, one of many sessions as the current contracts expires in June. In a statement, a university spokesperson for the union called the firing unlawful and that “Columbia administration has violated labor law,” read the CUAD post.

According to the Columbia Spectator, this comes after the Columbia University Judicial board decided twenty-two cases from the encampments at Hamiton Hall last April where they were either suspended expelled or had their degrees revoked. Columbia recently revoked its sanctuary status which allows for agencies like ICE to arrest people on school grounds.

This happened to one recent graduate, Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil was arrested by ICE for such involvements of pro-Palestinian protests. Khalil is currently being detained in Louisiana and has the chance of being illegally deported, despite being a legal citizen. A judge recently halted the effort to deport Khalil.

The Trump administration has made it clear that he will throw any of these pro- Palestinians out of the country at the behest of the United States’ ally, Israel.

“Any student that protests, I [will] throw them out of the country…there are a lot of foreign students. As soon as they hear that, they will behave.” Trump told a group of Israeli doners.

The conditions for this type of environment have been here for a while now. Last year, Congress tried to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act, a bill that would allow for the censoring of political speech against Israel. While the bill failed to pass in the House, it would have allowed for police to arrest student protesters. “Instead of addressing antisemitism on campus, this misguided legislation would punish protected political speech,” said Jenna Leventoff of the ACLU. “The right to criticize government actions is the most fundamental protection provided by the First Amendment – and this includes the actions of foreign governments. graduate, Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil was arrested by ICE for such involvements of pro-Palestinian protests. Khalil is currently being detained in Louisiana and has the chance of being illegally deported, despite being a legal citizen. A judge recently halted the effort to deport Khalil.

The Trump administration has made it clear that he will throw any of these pro- Palestinians out of the country at the behest of the United States’ ally, Israel.

“Any student that protests, I [will] throw them out of the country…there are a lot of foreign students. As soon as they hear that, they will behave.” Trump told a group of Israeli doners.

The conditions for this type of environment have been here for a while now. Last year, Congress tried to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act, a bill that would allow for the censoring of political speech against Israel. While the bill failed to pass in the House, it would have allowed for police to arrest student protesters. “Instead of addressing antisemitism on campus, this misguided legislation would punish protected political speech,” said Jenna Leventoff of the ACLU. “The right to criticize government actions is the most fundamental protection provided by the First Amendment – and this includes the actions of foreign governments.