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Fashion Issue 2017

She Runs the World: Deb Sivigny on Fashion

In this Fashion Week episode of She Runs the World, Resident Faculty Artist Deb Sivigny joins Kaei Li and Emily Jaster to discuss costume design on campus and fashion around the... Read more

By and October 13, 2017

Fashion Issue 2017

The 250: Fashion Issue! The Devil Wears Prada

In the first fashion episode of The 250, Danielle and Kayla Hewitt discuss The Devil Wears Prada, starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. In the episode, they reference an article from Cosmopolitan,... Read more

By and October 12, 2017

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Into the Great Wide Open: Remembering Tom Petty

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played the last stop on their 40th Anniversary tour at the Hollywood Bowl on September 25. A week later he passed away following cardiac arrest.... Read more

By October 11, 2017

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The Weekly List: Voice Fashion Week

For this year’s fashion issue, themed The Theater of it All, we have a broad range of tracks looking at some of the most iconic characters and fashionable songs out... Read more

By October 11, 2017

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Trailer Takes: Annihilation, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and A Wrinkle in Time

Annihilation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAjdPKwoY7g Anna: First off, I love Oscar Isaac, although I guess the premise of this film is that he dies which is sad. It was directed by the... Read more

By October 5, 2017

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Channel Chasers Episode 3: BoJack Horseman and Rick & Morty

On the third episode of Channel Chasers, Jon Block and Graham Piro convene to discuss BoJack Horseman, and are joined again by Alex Boyd to discuss the season finale of Rick &... Read more

By , and October 4, 2017

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Lessons from Literature: Norwegian Wood

“In that moment I understood what that tremor of the heart had been. It was a kind of childhood longing that had always remained – and would forever remain –... Read more

By October 3, 2017

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The Weekly List: Freshman Feels

Fellow freshmen, we have made it through the first month. At this point, the constant social interaction, the aggressively average food, and the work we put off every weekend is... Read more

By October 2, 2017

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Brand New Leo’s, Same Old Mistakes

Last year, we hated Leo’s in a semi-endearing way. Then Georgetown told us they were making it better. Instead, Leo’s has found new and improved ways to fail at dining.... Read more

By and September 28, 2017

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The Channel Chasers Pod Debut!

On the debut episode of Channel Chasers, Jon Block and Graham Piro discuss BoJack Horseman, and are joined by Alex Boyd to talk about Rick and Morty.

By , and September 27, 2017

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Trailer Takes: The Maze Runner: Death Cure, Isle of Dogs, and The Disaster Artist

The Maze Runner: Death Cure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_9OSktlm6s Juliana: This trailer is just…wow. I watched the last two Maze Runner movies back in 2014 and in 2015, but I have to admit... Read more

By September 27, 2017

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Unpacking Hollywood’s Summer from Hell

Pennywise isn’t a superhero—but after It broke box office records over its opening weekend, he might want to consider a career change. A clown that spends his time in the... Read more

By September 26, 2017

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Hoyas’ Jessie Govan breaks into the rap game as Finesse Jess

Georgetown’s men’s basketball team has more than just a new coach; Jessie Govan, the Hoyas’ junior center, is trying his hand at rap under the name Finesse Jess. Jess has... Read more

By September 26, 2017

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What the Emmys Are Telling Us About Modern Media

The world of streaming versus traditional broadcast When the Emmys began, there was no alternative to shows produced by traditional television brands, but this domination is no longer the case.... Read more

By September 25, 2017

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The Weekly List: How to Feel Like a Badass

It’s Friday night and you’re done with classes for the week. I’ve just done you the favor of creating a playlist that combines how great you’re feeling with how great... Read more

By September 25, 2017

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The 250: Prisoners

In this week’s episode, Danielle Hewitt and Kayla Hewitt discuss Prisoners (2014) starring Hugh Jackman. Intro and outdo borrows from the movie’s theme music, “The Lord’s Prayer” by Jóhann Jóhannsson.

By and September 22, 2017

Podcasts

The Reel Pulpit: It

Welcome to the Reel Pulpit, the Voice‘s brand-new podcast within the Untitled Leisure Project focusing on timely movie reviews. In this episode, host Graham Piro discusses the movie It with Emily... Read more

By , and September 20, 2017

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Trailer Takes: Murder on the Orient Express, Kingsman, and Flatliners

Murder on the Orient Express: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq4m3yAoW8E Gustav: There are some fairly well-known actors in this; I’m excited to see how it goes. It looks very stylish and expensive, which usually... Read more

By September 20, 2017

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Fox loves Taco, and I do too.

I thought the perfect chai latte didn’t exist. I thought I’d be searching my entire life for the right balance of sweet and spicy, for a not-too-hot concoction, for something... Read more

By September 19, 2017

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The Weekly List: International Acts

If you find yourself falling into a musical slump, how about looking abroad for the next little something to spice up your playlist? 1. Man With a Mission: “Dead End... Read more

By September 18, 2017