What's That Thing Called Again? An Interview With My Parents On Their Favorite Pop Culture MomentsFavor
I’ve been home for over a month now and you all know what that means––it’s time to exploit my family for content. As I reflected on my year...
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Celebrity #Moments of 2020
Oh, 2020, what a year. There was coronavirus, an election, Tiger King . All this to say it was a big year. Many of us took this year to...
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Cinderella Got Her Redemption, so Where Is Snow White's?
The trailer for Disney’s newest princess film Raya and the Last Dragon dropped last week. Raya and the Last Dragon will continue the trend...
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13 Things You Can Do Over the Next Couple Weeks to Feel a Little Better
Let’s not sugar coat it. These are scary times. As I write this, it’s November 3rd. I voted early a couple weeks ago and voting for the...
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Things that are (Hopefully) Ending with the Election
It’s Monday evening as I write this and, like most of America, I am a ball of nerves. For months, this election has been held up as “the...
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The Romanticization of Brokenness: A Broken Girl’s Synopsis
When I was scrolling through Reels one night (my pride still hasn’t let me download TikTok), I came across a video of a guy discussing the...
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Movies that are Legitimately Disturbing
If you’re like me, you’re probably mourning the death of Halloween as we once knew it. Falling on a Saturday AND a full moon, this year’s...
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COVID-19 Proves the Importance of the Streaming-Cinema Working Relationship
Earlier this month Regal Cinemas announced it will officially shut all its doors in the United States for the second time during the global...
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Can We Be Conscious Consumers Under Capitalism?
Last week, the Swedish oat milk company, Oatly, came under fire for claiming to be a sustainable company yet accepting an investment from...
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Anaïs Mitchell is a Genius & "Hadestown" is Proof
At the beginning of quarantine, as I scrolled through Twitter I came across a thread of someone’s favorite musicals. I of course looked...
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The Lost Art of Movie Trailers
Why are movie previews called trailers? After all, the intention of a movie trailer is to preview an upcoming movie. The answer lies in...
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Sobetirome as a Therapy for Remyelination In Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and demyelinating disease in which the myelin sheaths that insulate the nerves in the...
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The Kids Aren't Alright--and That's Okay
“How are you doing?” I know the social script we all began to follow before we understood what it meant. I know I am supposed to say, “I’m...
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Is Casual Dating Ever Really Casual?
As I walked down the street with a brand new pair of Jimmy Choos on my feet and a man’s number stuffed in my back pocket I wondered: in a...
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When Corporate and Creatives Clash: The Messy World of Hollywood Adaptations
Due to COVID-19, the entertainment industry has stalled from producing any new content in 2020. Marvel fans to Grey’s Anatomy fans and...
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Menstruation is NOT a Taboo
Menstruation is a natural and biological process in women. Every month our body sheds its uterine lining, discarding blood and discharge...
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Big Brother is Watching: How Tech Companies Manipulate Us All
”There are only two industries that call their customers 'users': illegal drugs and software.” --Edward Tufte, The Social Dilemma Recently...
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How Do We Responsibly Love the Story While Condemning the Author?
Since I started college, I’ve been asked to read the works of some… questionable authors. Some, like Bret Easton Ellis, didn’t get a...
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The Rape Scene
Trigger Warning: This article contains brief descriptions of sexual assault. In July of 2019, actress Natalie Morales tweeted: “I'd be very...
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Pandering, Publicity, or Power? The Oscars’ New Inclusion Rules: A Breakdown of the New Best Picture Eligibly Part 2
In a previous article , I explained the circumstances leading up to the announcement of the new Best Picture eligibility standards...
