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

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Critical Voices: NEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the Wasteland

Following the release of four albums and extensive touring, the alternative rock band, NEEDTOBREATHE experienced a crisis of identity under the pressure of their past success. The trio decided it... Read more

By April 10, 2014

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Just the Right Mix

Annie are you OK? Will you tell us, that you’re OK? You start nodding your head as you mouth the words to the 1987 hit, Smooth Criminal. But imagine that... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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The Pop Art Conundrum

I have always associated Pop Art with the critique of our consumer culture. Using bright colors and an impersonal, flat form to draw the audience in, the artists of this... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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Swords, Debts, and Dragons, Game of Thrones returns

After a yearlong hiatus, Game of Thrones finally returned with their season four premiere on Sunday night. The show started off with a bang showing many fan favorites including the... Read more

By April 8, 2014

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The Life and Times of Two Face

Writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Patrick Gleason’s Batman and Two-Face #28 issue is not only an absolutely fantastic comic in itself, but it is also a stellar conclusion to... Read more

By April 8, 2014

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Pure X, Cloud Nothings, Jamie XX

Welcome, once again, to The Weekly List(en), a brief selection of some of Halftime’s favorite new tracks. This week on The List we have an eclectic mix of exciting new... Read more

By April 7, 2014

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b/c  is pure magic

“Because I want, if nothing else, for you to understand how much we love.” We all have ambition that drives us. We make the choices that end up shaping our... Read more

By April 6, 2014

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Are remakes really that bad?

Every couple of years, there seems to be a rush of articles written about Hollywood’s remake culture, most recently brought on by the upcoming (and totally baffling) Teenage Mutant Ninja... Read more

By April 5, 2014

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New Captain America is a mild improvement

Captain America is back! The World War II hero who helped save the world in Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers has returned, once again fighting to save the world. Chris Evans,... Read more

By April 4, 2014

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Critical Voices: Christina Perri, Head or Heart

In 2010, the world fell in love with Perri’s voice when her debut single, “Jar of Hearts” was featured in an episode of popular TV show, So You Think You... Read more

By April 3, 2014

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Critical Voices: Tokyo Police Club, Forcefield

For Tokyo Police Club, the release of their third studio album, Forcefield, seems to mark their arrival as a truly established indie rock band. Though, by “truly established,” I mean,... Read more

By April 3, 2014

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Another Modern Family

Modern technology aids and amplifies our relationship to music. We can store, categorize, purchase, and exchange music. We can digitize our instruments and synthesize our voices. This new musical world... Read more

By April 2, 2014

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Impressions of Spring

Despite last week’s snow and temperatures in the twenties, spring is finally arriving. What better way to celebrate than traveling to France? At the National Gallery, Jean Renoir and Vincent... Read more

By April 2, 2014

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"Flamingos."

Years and years of flamingos, there were no other things. And then, suddenly, all at once, for no discernible reason, during mid-afternoon (of all time for God’s sake), they stayed... Read more

By April 1, 2014

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The World’s Weirdest

Writer Paul Levitz’ and artist Diogenes Neves’s World’s Finest: Huntress and Power Girl Annual #1 is a weird comic. Not only is the basic premise hard for even the most... Read more

By April 1, 2014

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The Weekly List(en): Mellow Electro Hip Hop

Welcome to The Weekly List(en), a curation of the latest and greatest tracks to hit the interwebs in the past week. Didn’t get a chance to peruse the blogosphere this... Read more

By March 31, 2014

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The Art of the Sentence

How much weight can a single sentence have? Is there a formula or method for writing powerful sentences? Sentence (n.): A set of words that is complete in itself…conveying a... Read more

By March 30, 2014

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The novel thing about movies

For about as long as there have been movies, people have been making books into movies. The urge makes sense, as many of humanity’s greatest stories had already been written... Read more

By March 29, 2014

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ABCFamily’s Finales leaves fans wanting more

Last Monday ABCFamily shocked and surprised fans with the spring finales of Switched at Birth and The Fosters. Beware the spoilers! First, many Switched at Birth fans finally got what... Read more

By March 28, 2014

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Satbotage will bore you to death

Featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of the most prominent action movie stars of all time, Sabotage follows the time-honored plot of money being stolen and people being killed. But, with a... Read more

By March 28, 2014