Halftime Leisure

The Voice’s takes on all things media and culture.

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Halftime’s Dream Journal: A Trip to Vittles

There isn’t a known explanation for why we dream, but there are many theories. Maybe it’s our subconscious desires and wishes being voiced through hazy, strangely vivid scenarios. Maybe we’re... Read more

By February 21, 2020

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The Crown‘s Future

Netflix recently announced that their critically acclaimed historical drama The Crown will end after season five, one season earlier than expected. First premiering in 2016, this ambitious project had English... Read more

By February 20, 2020

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QUIZ: Dress Pop Culture Icon Carly Rae Jepsen and I’ll Tell You What Carly Rae Jepsen Song to Listen To

Since 2011’s “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen has proved time and time again she isn’t like the other girls. We have seen the evidence in all her artistic endeavors,... Read more

By February 20, 2020

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Halftime’s History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show

It’s hard to believe, but the Super Bowl Halftime show has not always featured pop star performers—in fact, this has only been the case since the ’90s. Occasionally, major stars... Read more

By February 19, 2020

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To All the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Movies, I Still Love You; but I Know You Can Do Better

Like most sequels, the biggest hurdle To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) faces is measuring up to the hype of its predecessor, the extremely successful To... Read more

By February 18, 2020

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Sufjan Stevens Collaborates with Lowell Brams on New Single “The Unlimited”

Sufjan Stevens released a colorful new single, “The Unlimited” on Feb. 5, continuing his streak of branching into experimental music. Moving away from the stripped back, acoustic style of his... Read more

By February 18, 2020

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Trailer Takes: Hunters, Fast & Furious 9, Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back

Trailer 1 — Hunters (2020) Chetan: At first, I thought I clicked on the wrong link when I opened this trailer because it didn’t even seem like a TV trailer—it... Read more

By , and February 17, 2020

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QUIZ: What Building At Georgetown Are You?

You see them everyday as you travel around campus. Some are viewed as beloved additions to the campus, causing many students to spend most of their weeks within their walls.... Read more

By February 13, 2020

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A Fourteen Hour Journey Inside O’Donovan’s

Follow the spiritual journey (and gradual mental decline) of Caroline O’Daly as she narrates her journey remaining inside Leo J. O’Donovan Hall for fourteen hours straight. This tale is not... Read more

By February 13, 2020

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Why Isn’t Eminem Interesting Anymore?

On January 17th, Eminem released his 11th studio album, Music to be Murdered By. The album was met with very mixed reviews from critics, who praised Eminem’s technical command, but... Read more

By February 12, 2020

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Grateful For The Good Place

NBC’s beloved philosophical comedy The Good Place ended its fourth and final season on January 30. The last episode of the series had an extended air time of 65 minutes,... Read more

By February 11, 2020

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The Weekly List: Songs For Mardi Gras Season

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is not simply a day, nor just a weekend of crazy parades. Mardi Gras is a season, perhaps even a lifestyle, that officially begins on... Read more

By February 11, 2020

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Bojack Horseman‘s Finale Gets It Right

Content Warning: references to suicide, depression, and subtance abuse. Contains spoilers for the final season of Bojack Horseman. *** Bojack Horseman is over, and everything is worse now.  I first... Read more

By February 10, 2020

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Shameless Delivers a Surprisingly Good End to a Frustratingly Bad Season

(CW: brief mentions of sexual assault) Relentlessly boring, season 10 of Shameless—a sometimes dark, sometimes absurd dramedy about a family from Chicago’s South Side—set a new low for the long-running... Read more

By February 5, 2020

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We’re Finally Getting a Seventh Season of The Clone Wars!

Back when I first really got into film and TV, a couple of my friends suggested that I watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars. I initially scoffed, having seen the... Read more

By February 5, 2020

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The Weekly List: Pretty Songs to Warm a Cold Heart

While the weather has remained surprisingly temperate this winter (thanks global warming), I still believe that the ~winter vibe~ is strong. So despite the lack of snow, here is a... Read more

By February 5, 2020

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QUIZ: Which Type of Frog Are You?

Frogs are great. They are weird, squishy, little lads. In their small, amphibious bodies they harbor great power for both good and evil. To this day, the most moving cinematic... Read more

By February 4, 2020

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Aaron Hernandez And The Plague Of The NFL

Like many people who aren’t big into sports, I had no idea who Aaron Hernandez was before watching the new Netflix docuseries, The Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez,... Read more

By February 4, 2020

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Weathering with You: The Rise of Shinkai and the Anime Wave

When I attended middle school in a small, Canadian town, openly liking anime got you labeled as either a weirdo or pervert—most likely both. It was ostracizing. Recently, I attended... Read more

By February 3, 2020

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Neftlix’s Don’t F*ck With Cats: Not Your Average True Crime Story

Shockingly, Cats (2019) was not the most egregious feline-related content the world has seen in the past few months. Netflix’s Don’t F*ck With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer, a three... Read more

By February 3, 2020