Keaton Hoffman

Former Editor-in-Chief of the Voice and "Paper View" Columnist

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Paper View: In praise of bad men

A glass of Scotch, a pressed designer suit, oodles of witticisms oozing with creative confidence. Don Draper, the anti-hero of AMC’s Mad Men, is the symbol of masculine perfection. Hairy chest? Check. Commanding presence? Check. Insanely rich? Marry me.

By April 11, 2013

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Critical Voices: Wavves, Afraid of Heights

We each cope with depression in our own way. For Wavves frontman Nathan Williams on the band’s fourth full-length release Afraid of Heights, it’s copious self-medication, followed by suicidal meditation. Using ‘90s-era skate punk as a vehicle for self-loathing, Afraid of Heights is a well-constructed dirge of an album, even if Williams hasn’t moved on thematically from where he was five years ago.

By April 4, 2013

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Paper View: Bitch, don’t kill my vibe

Take a shot every time someone says bitch, a punch is thrown, a nipple or vagina is blurred, the girls take a shot, or a weave falls on the floor. So go the rules of the Bad Girls Club drinking game, Oxygen’s genius idea to put a bunch of misbehaving girls (coke whores, sex addicts, alcoholics, etc.) together and hope they can rehabilitate themselves into better citizens.

By March 21, 2013

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Paper View: La Revolución de Univisión

February was a bad month for NBC. Two of NBC’s fall favorites, The Voice and Revolution were still on hiatus. Smash debuted poorly in its second season premiere alongside comedic flop 1600 Penn and dreadful dramas Do No Harm and Deception. Pile that on to a weak slate of major sporting event contracts and Ted Turner’s National Broadcasting Company was bound to take a tumble. But no one expected this. NBC fell from first in November to fifth in the February “sweeps” race, a key period for advertisers assessing the impact of their dollars and negotiating new contracts.

By February 28, 2013

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Paper View: Families torn apart, literally

The world is chock-full of competing theories. Is evolution or intelligent design behind the origin of mankind? Was ‘N Sync or the Backstreet Boys the superior boy band of the ‘90s? Does the Leo’s smell come from cleaning detergent or divine intervention? But no theories are more hotly debated than the meaning behind hit dramas—Lost, anyone?—and AMC’s comic book adaptation The Walking Dead is no exception.

By February 14, 2013

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Paper View: Hardly a trivial pursuit

As a young child, I can fondly remember rushing to finish my dinner and guzzle down my glass of milk to get in front of the TV. “Finish your veggies, Keaton,” my mom would say as I shied away from the mound of asparagus, “and then you can go watch television.” But unlike other seven-year-olds eager to catch the latest episode of Even Stevens or Hey Arnold!, I was stoked about my half-hour daily trivia session with Alex Trebek on Jeopardy!.

By January 31, 2013

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Paper View: “Who run the world?” Girls.

Many have lauded the comedic bravery of Lena Dunham’s breakout HBO creation Girls. From the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which awarded Dunham’s debut TV series with a Golden Globe for Best Television Series—Comedy or Musical, to that hipster texting gun-to-panda emojis in reference to Sunday’s second season premiere, the consensus seems to be that Girls hits the urban 20-something female experience square on the head.

By January 17, 2013

Sports

Volleyball breaks through against DePaul

On Sunday Oct. 21 the Georgetown women’s volleyball team (7-15, 1-8 Big East) was able to heave a huge sigh of relief, as it finally ending a 14-game losing streak,... Read more

By October 25, 2012

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Volleyball losing streak mounts to 11

On Saturday the Georgetown women’s volleyball team (6-11, 0-5 Big East) extended its losing streak to 11 in a four-set loss at home to Villanova (8-10, 3-2 Big East). Georgetown... Read more

By October 11, 2012

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Volleyball keeps losing

The Georgetown women’s volleyball team (6-11, 0-4 Big East) had a rough Homecoming weekend in more ways than one, dropping two home matches in four sets against Seton Hall (15-2,... Read more

By October 3, 2012