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No More Burgers: A Five Guys Obituary

Did you hear the Five Guys on Wisconsin is closing? The news hit me like a bolt from the blue. There I was, sitting in Leavey Center, thinking of something... Read more

By January 27, 2016

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The 250: The Departed

Welcome to another edition of the 250! A weekly podcast in which Voice Staffers view a film selected from the IMDb Top 250 and discuss their thoughts on the work. This week,... Read more

By January 26, 2016

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The Weekly List: Black Ice

At 4:41 PM, you received an email from Georgetown, Monday’s classes were cancelled. You got so excited. You grabbed a few of your friends and ran out of Lau, no need... Read more

By January 25, 2016

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The Halftime Report: Week of 1/25

We made it to our second edition! Check out this week’s Halftime Report for the best in entertainment over the next seven days. Album Releases: Adore Life – Savages, Release... Read more

By January 25, 2016

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A Case for The Classics: Planet of the Apes

Many films display the danger and threat of nuclear annihilation, yet few present it with such style as 1968’s Planet of the Apes. With the recent release of Rise of... Read more

By January 22, 2016

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Les Revenants Highlights Excellence in Foreign TV

The US is an exporter of pop culture but seldom imports it, a shame because many a marvelous foreign show has passed US dwellers by. The Returned is one such... Read more

By January 22, 2016

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Halftime Reviews: Not to Disappear by Daughter

Daughter’s second full-length album, Not To Disappear, takes a sharp turn from lead singer Elena Tonra’s somber musings about broken relationships heard in the band’s first album, If You Leave.... Read more

By January 21, 2016

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“Before They Are Gone” by Leslie Johnston, Touchstone Gallery

As someone who is not a frequent advocate of abstract art, I, surprisingly, thoroughly enjoyed Leslie Johnston’s work. She is first and foremost an environmental scientist by profession, so it comes... Read more

By January 21, 2016

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The 250: Fight Club

Welcome to another edition of the 250! A weekly podcast in which Voice Staffers view a film selected from the IMDb Top 250 and discuss their thoughts on the work. This week,... Read more

By and January 20, 2016

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Halftime Reviews: Awake Remixes by Tycho

Composer and producer of Tycho, Scott Hansen, has once again impressed listeners with his 2016 release Awake Remixes. Tycho’s sound in the original Awake is organic, ambient, electronic. The San... Read more

By January 19, 2016

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Cloudy in Philadelphia: Always Sunny Premiere Fails to Shine

After the mildly entertaining, somewhat waning 10th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, fans like me were left questioning if the show’s dark comedy formula had finally reached its... Read more

By January 19, 2016

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The Halftime Report: Week of 1/18

Welcome to the first ever edition of the Halftime Report! Every week we’re going to bring you the best of the best in entertainment for the week to come, from... Read more

By January 18, 2016

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The Weekly List: Middle School Dance Edition

Ah, middle school. That strange time of budding maturity, where you weren’t quite trusted with responsibility but could choose whether to take art or drama class. Essential to those formative... Read more

By January 18, 2016

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Halftime’s Top 10 Movies of 2015

2015 was the year of the franchise. Audiences experienced a new Avengers movie, a new Bond film, and the return of Mad Max, Jurassic Park, and Terminator. Although these films... Read more

By January 6, 2016

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The Weekly List: A Sufjan Stevens Christmas

Every year on December 1, like clockwork, the world collectively decides to bust out the Michael Bublé and the Mariah Carey and play the same ten songs on a loop.... Read more

By December 21, 2015

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Countdown to Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Of all of the Star Wars films, Return of the Jedi is probably the most difficult to judge objectively. It is not really a complete film. The first forty minutes... Read more

By December 20, 2015

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Countdown to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back is, without a doubt, one of the greatest sequels of all time. It does everything a good sequel should: it raises the stakes, introduces new elements... Read more

By December 20, 2015

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Countdown to Star Wars: A New Hope

Released in 1977, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was originally simply titled Star Wars. At this point, Lucas did not have any notion of a trilogy or expanded... Read more

By December 20, 2015

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Countdown to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

The climax of the prequel trilogy, Revenge of the Sith just barely makes the whole thing worth it. The film feels like the only real Star Wars prequel. Lucas manages... Read more

By December 20, 2015

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Mac Miller Delivers Surprising Energy at the Fillmore

Given the number of drug references, not to mention the overall psychedelic tone, in Mac Miller’s music, one might expect his live show to be a little more, shall we... Read more

By December 15, 2015