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American Vandal and the Art of the Mockumentary

A couple of weeks ago, a video began circulating on my Facebook news feed. It featured students in a high school all involuntarily defecating on themselves, with the caption stating... Read more

By October 12, 2018

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Crazy Rich Asians Star Awkwafina Hosts a Tame SNL Episode

Saturday Night Live had its first-ever Asian American woman host, Lucy Liu, twenty-five long years after its initial premiere in 1975. After another (ridiculously lengthy) stretch of time, SNL finally... Read more

By October 11, 2018

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Unshelved: Call Me a Classic

Ever since I saw Call Me By Your Name (2017), I’ve wanted to read the book. The film was so beautiful: the dreamlike Italian setting, the connection between the two... Read more

By October 11, 2018

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Trailer Takes: House of Cards: Season 6, Speed Kills, and Here and Now

House of Cards: Season 6 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OdjW2WSfp8 Dajour:  Let’s just get this out of the way now: I’m not going to watch this. I watched the first season of House... Read more

By October 10, 2018

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How A24 Breaks All the Rules of Hollywood

Nobody used to watch a film at the cinema and wonder how it got there. Apart from Miramax and Fox Spotlight, film distribution and production was always a bit of... Read more

By October 9, 2018

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Dining in DC: The Best Restaurants on Caviar

My roommate and I recently made a life-changing discovery: We tried Caviar. Nope, we did not discover the fish roe delicacy, but rather a new food-delivering platform. Similar to Postmates... Read more

By October 8, 2018

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The Weekly List: Fresh Fall Five

Leaves are falling, temperatures are dropping and midterm stress is drowning Georgetown students by the thousands. As you update your wardrobe from summer to fall and your G-cal from busy... Read more

By October 8, 2018

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Grey’s Anatomy Promises New Stories and New Beginnings—Even After 15 Seasons

Thank God For Thursday! The arrival of Thursdays means Friday is coming and therefore, finally, the weekend. Fall is equally great. Leaves will begin to change and orange-colored things will... Read more

By October 7, 2018

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Trailer Takes: Galveston, Dark Phoenix, and The New Romantic

Galveston — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfdxq5eLrxM Anna:  Talk about confusing trailers! Galveston had me confused from the beginning to the end. It was really hard to follow this trailer because it seemed like... Read more

By October 4, 2018

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Dystopia’s Daughters: What Westworld and The Handmaid’s Tale Have In Common

In the final episode of season one of Westworld, Maeve (Thandie Newton) breaks free of the technological theme park that created her and gets on a train to enter the... Read more

By October 3, 2018

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Unshelved: Orientalism and Sexualization in The Sympathizer

This article mentions the novel’s portrayal of sexual assault. After I finished reading Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer, it felt like my world had been rocked. It was similar to... Read more

By October 3, 2018

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A Case for the Classics: Jerry Maguire

“Show me the money!” “Help me help you.” “You complete me.” “You had me at hello.” Do you know these quotes? Of course you do. They’re classics. But do you... Read more

By October 2, 2018

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The Weekly List: Midterm Season

Even though it feels like classes only started two weeks ago, it’s somehow that magical time of the first semester known as ~Midterm Season~. Whether you’re cramming for Calc, spending... Read more

By October 1, 2018

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BoJack Horseman‘s Season Five Proves to be More Man than Horse

What happens to celebrities after they win the award? What happens to them after the lights go off and the press turn off their cameras? What happens after they remove... Read more

By September 26, 2018

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Trailer Takes: Captain Marvel, Beautiful Boy, and If Beale Street Could Talk

Captain Marvel — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1BCujX3pw8 Zain: “Who on earth is Captain Marvel?” you might ask. At first glance, this new addition to the MCU might seem like Marvel is just reaching... Read more

By September 26, 2018

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“Your Venice Bitch”: Lana Del Rey’s New Single Defiantly Continues Her Narrative

On September 12th, with little fanfare, Lana Del Rey released her new single “Mariners Apartment Complex”. The song is the first piece she’s released since her album Lust For Life... Read more

By September 25, 2018

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Following a Streak of Successful Rom-Coms, Netflix Gets Cocky and Falls Flat with Sierra Burgess is a Loser

WARNING: contains spoilers, sorry!! I’m going to be honest with you, I watched Sierra Burgess is a Loser (2018) purely to see my one true love, Noah Centineo. His performance... Read more

By September 25, 2018

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The Weekly List: For When You Can’t Help But Feel A Little Lovesick

Whether you’re infatuated with that cutie you keep on seeing on Lau 3 or feel yourself falling for the international student in your gov discussion section: we’ve all been there.... Read more

By September 24, 2018

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Trailer Takes: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Wildlife, and Aquaman

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab_rXrgk5R4 Leina: First off, why does every horror movie trailer have to feature an eerie version of a children’s song? Can’t we preserve the naivety... Read more

By September 19, 2018

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Dining in DC: A Look at Michelin’s 2019 Restaurant Guide

On Sept. 13, the Michelin Group announced its 2019 D.C. restaurant guide in a ceremony held at the French Ambassador’s residence. This year, 16 restaurants were awarded with stars: 12... Read more

By September 19, 2018