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Does Netflix’s The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann Mark a Turning Point in the True Crime Genre?

This March, Netflix released The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, an 8-part documentary chronicling McCann’s disappearance from a Portuguese resort and the subsequent investigation. This is merely the latest entry in... Read more

By April 8, 2019

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Halftime’s Game of Thrones Recap: Season 3

Halftime continues with our Game of Thrones recaps in preparation for the release of season eight on Sunday, April 14. Here is our recap of season three. Warning: This post... Read more

By April 6, 2019

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Halftime’s Favorite Halftimes: Wild Ones

It is The Georgetown Voice’s 50th anniversary week. To celebrate, the Halftime Leisure team got together to review our favorite Halftime posts. Halftime Leisure covers just about anything, and it... Read more

By , , and April 5, 2019

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Halftime’s Favorite Halftimes: Food

It is The Georgetown Voice’s 50th anniversary week. To celebrate, the Halftime Leisure team got together to review our favorite Halftime posts. For Thursday, we’ve decided to pick from one... Read more

By , , and April 4, 2019

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Halftime’s Game of Thrones Recap: Season 2

Halftime continues with our daily Game of Thrones recaps in preparation for the release of season eight on Sunday, April 14. Here is our recap of season two. Warning: This... Read more

By , and April 4, 2019

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Trailer Takes: The Perfect Date, The Silence, and The Angry Birds Movie 2

The Perfect Date: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hld-7oBn3Rk Aaron: “Do you even need to see the movie now?” It may be a complaint I see in the comments under pretty much every trailer I’ve... Read more

By , and April 3, 2019

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Halftime’s Favorite Halftimes: Trailer Takes

It is The Georgetown Voice’s 50th anniversary week. To celebrate, the Halftime Leisure team got together to review our favorite Halftime posts. For our Wednesday Trailer Takes, we have some... Read more

By , , and April 3, 2019

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Halftime’s Favorite Halftimes: Weekly List

It is the Georgetown Voice’s 50th anniversary week. To celebrate, the Halftime Leisure team got together to review our favorite Halftime posts. For our Tuesday Weekly List, we bring you... Read more

By , , and April 2, 2019

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Halftime’s Game of Thrones Recap: Season 1

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the first ten episodes of Game of Thrones. In the lead up to the release of its final season, we at Halftime thought it... Read more

By April 1, 2019

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Halftime’s Favorite Halftimes: Television

It is the Georgetown Voice’s 50th anniversary week. To celebrate, the Halftime Leisure editorial team got together to review our favorite Halftime posts. To start things off, we selected from... Read more

By , , and April 1, 2019

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Trailer Takes: Unicorn Store, Toy Story Four, and Dora the Explorer: The Lost City of Gold.

Unicorn Store: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwx3gxdxsxg Katie: Hmmmm ok, I am more than a little confused by this trailer. The thing that first jumped out of me was the Captain Marvel (2019) dream... Read more

By , and March 27, 2019

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The Weekly List: Best Friends’ Night In

As much as a fun night out is needed every once in a while, so is a night in with your best friend. Whether one of you is having relationship... Read more

By March 26, 2019

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First Trip to Hogwarts: Reading Harry Potter in College

Back in elementary and middle school, most of what I read was thanks to my brother. I borrowed The Lightning Thief after he finished reading it. He gave me The... Read more

By March 21, 2019

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Trailer Takes: Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Godzilla: King of Monsters, and Good Boys

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knPrLVBn93w Sky: Oh man, if this movie had come out when I was 10 years old I know I would have been all over... Read more

By , and March 20, 2019

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Corridor is Georgetown’s Coziest Coffee Shop

Take the shop’s name literally: Corridor Coffee fits in a tiny converted townhouse on Wisconsin Avenue, with a claustrophobia-inducing walkway on the side for patrons to sneak back to the... Read more

By March 19, 2019

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The Weekly List: Sonic Dissonance

One of my favorite types of music to listen to is a happy-sounding song that actually tackles a much sadder subject matter. These versatile songs are the type of music... Read more

By March 19, 2019

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With a Powerful Lead, Russian Doll is an Intricate Vision of Heart

The drugs, dildoes, and death jump out immediately in this series, but eventually come to barely figure in the background of this innovative story about finding a path in life... Read more

By March 15, 2019

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Trailer Takes: Someone Great, Game of Thrones Season 8, and Ma

Someone Great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBd9gcrj2Wk   John S: Let me start by saying the best part of this trailer was definitely the song “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo playing in the background. This... Read more

By , and March 14, 2019

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The Weekly List: Music Perfect for the Movies

I don’t know if it’s just me, but there are songs that I listen to and immediately think would be perfect in a film. Whether it’s a coming-of-age comedy or... Read more

By March 13, 2019

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I Might Be Obsessed with You

“Well, hello there.” “Who are you? Based on your vibe,” a romance. Your title is brief but insistent. You. Your preview picture is a girl on top of a guy.... Read more

By March 11, 2019