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

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In 2024, Hollywood and haute couture demand drama and spectacle

Pop culture sits at the confluence of film, TV, and haute couture: the realms take influence from and inspire each other.

By April 4, 2024

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Hazbin Hotel delivers the vibrance adult animation has-been missing

Hazbin Hotel strikes the perfect balance between the two while also developing complex characters and an easy-to-follow storyline

By April 2, 2024

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Drive to Survive: Season Six veers off track, trading documentary for drama

Despite ultimately falling flat in its content and filming style, the show will likely continue to pull new fans into the world of F1.

By March 26, 2024

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The Voice predicts the 2024 Oscars

The Halftime Leisure staff predict the likely winners and declare who the most deserving should be of the 2024 Oscars.

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From house to hoedown: Beyoncé takes on country in surprise new singles

Beyoncé’s two new singles, “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” and “16 CARRIAGES,” embody the superstar’s experimental spirit.

By and March 1, 2024

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Shygirl’s Club Shy finds pleasure on the dance floor

The sounds of Club Shy harken back to the early 2000s, a nod to the golden years of quirky, carefree dance music.

By February 28, 2024

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A broken record: Will the Grammys ever “get it right”?

Ascribing the Grammys’s failures to institutional issues fails to recognize the collective Academy's role in excluding of artists of color.

By and February 18, 2024

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For years, Georgetown’s resident busker has been trying to cut through the noise

Will Spruill has played the same street corner every day for between eight and 13 hours since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

By February 17, 2024

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The Weekly List: The 10 Best Places in Georgetown to Pop the Question

We—the Georgetown community’s foremost experts on all things love and romance—compiled a list of the most special proposal spots.

By and February 14, 2024

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Ariana Grande’s “yes, and?” is a joyous and defiant invitation to dance

With an addictive beat and uplifting lyrics, “yes, and?” is an exciting introduction to Grande's much anticipated seventh studio album.

By February 4, 2024

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From childhood friends to musical powerhouses, Faye Webster and Lil Yachty reunite on “Lego Ring”

Webster and Yachty complement each other in novel ways—Yachty’s carefree demeanor brings out an energetic side of Webster we rarely hear.

By February 4, 2024

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Ding dong! The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is dead

From the blonde bombshell to the femme fatale, women in film have often accessorized the plot, and the MPDG is no exception.

By February 4, 2024

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The Voice predicts the 2024 Grammys

Ahead of the 2024 Grammys, the Halftime Leisure Staff predict who will take home the awards, along with declaring who should.

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Percy Jackson returns to screen, this time handled with care

What is the piece of magic that ties this adaptation together, immersing the audience in the story just as the book did? Care.

By January 20, 2024

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PERSONALITY QUIZ: Who is your Olympian parent?

I’m sure many of you have wondered where you would fit in the Percy Jackson universe: use this quiz to determine who your Olympian parent is!

By January 17, 2024

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Best of 2023: Albums

With 2023 coming to a close, The Voice has compiled a list of our picks for the best albums of the year. Read ahead to find out more

By , , , , , , , , , and December 29, 2023

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Why Critics Are Wrong About Saltburn

Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature, Saltburn (2023), has been called “profoundly anti-upward mobility,” and a film with nothing to say beyond shock value. Wesley Morris, critic-at-large for the New York Times,... Read more

By December 29, 2023

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The Killer is a comedy hiding in a hitman disguise

The Killer (2023) is a technical masterwork with hawkeye definition.

By December 7, 2023

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This Christmas season, ring in the holidays with Laufey

With three new releases, it seems that Laufey might just be on her way to being crowned the jazzy new “Queen of Christmas.”

By December 3, 2023

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Forgive my (Northern) Attitude, Noah Kahan’s collaboration with Hozier is not his best

While this project was a bit lackluster, Kahan has not lost his magic, and will hopefully find his footing in future duets

By November 20, 2023