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The Weekly List: There’s No Place Like Home

Ask anyone and they will tell you that being from Texas and being from San Francisco are the most dominant traits of our personalities. Katie says yee-haw unironically. Roman insists... Read more

By and January 10, 2020

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Quiz: What Awful Present That I Will Return The Day After Christmas Are You?

If your break was anything like mine, you spent the day after Christmas returning a half a dozen presents from relatives who had absolutely no idea what to get you.... Read more

By January 7, 2020

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There’s Always Next Year: MLB Playoff Droughts and A New Decade

While some MLB franchises seem to be annual contenders every October, others are in the midst of playoff droughts, some even old enough to vote in elections. Spring training starts... Read more

By January 6, 2020

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Awards Season 2020: Golden Globes Preview

The Golden Globes kick off the 2019-2020 awards season this Sunday with a show that promises to be as problematic as usual. Netflix dominates with a whopping 17 noms this... Read more

By December 31, 2019

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Apple TV+ Badly Strikes out with Dickinson

A little over a month ago, I decided to start watching Apple TV+ ‘s buzzy new TV show Dickinson. I thought that with ten, thirty-minute long episodes it would take... Read more

By December 31, 2019

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Halftime’s Favorite Holiday Albums

Timmy: Like a Gift From God or Whatever (2014) by Chris Farren Chris Farren’s Like a Gift From God or Whatever is unlike any other collection of Christmas songs you’ve... Read more

By , , and December 23, 2019

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Halftime’s Favorite Holiday Films

Abby: Carol (2015) What makes a Christmas movie? Carol has everything the classics do—romance, snowy New York City streets, a capitalism-themed inciting incident—with an added lesbian period drama twist. Draped... Read more

By , and December 22, 2019

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A Brief List of Things Michael Bay Clearly Didn’t Understand While Making 6 Underground

Imagine you’re talking to a 12-year-old boy working on his science fair project and he, having binged an age-inappropriate diet of Red Bull, pixie sticks, and action movies, decided to... Read more

By December 20, 2019

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The World XI 2010-2019

The last decade has seen no shortage of spectacular moments in world football.  Andres Iniesta’s goal for Spain in the 2010 World Cup Final kicked off the decade with one... Read more

By December 14, 2019

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Trailer Takes: No Time to Die, Black Widow, Mulan

Trailer 1 — No Time to Die (2020) Dajour: I must admit, I’ve never seen a Bond movie—and I’m not just talking the Daniel Craig ones, I mean in general.... Read more

By , and December 13, 2019

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Beauty and Hope in the Waste Land

Waste Land, a 2010 art documentary, played at the Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Art Gallery during a screening on Dec. 4. Directed by Lucy Walker, the documentary follows... Read more

By December 12, 2019

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The Weekly List: Hot Girl Bummer

Hot Girl Bummer Whether it be the cold weather or finals season, Georgetown is currently in the surviving not thriving stage of the semester. Maybe you want some sympathetic bops... Read more

By December 10, 2019

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Quiz: Which Holiday Song Are You Based On Your Finals Schedule?

Are you procrastinating by taking this quiz right now? What does that say about you? Answer these five questions to find out what kind of studier you are and what... Read more

By December 9, 2019

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Harry Styles Finds Himself In “Adore You” Music Video

Harry Styles refuses to promote his upcoming album like a normal human being would. Rather than run a typical advertising campaign, Styles instead opted to create a fake tourism website... Read more

By December 9, 2019

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First Time Fantasy Football

The start of December marks many upcoming events, including the end of the fall semester, the hope of a snow day, and the final month of the regular season for... Read more

By December 7, 2019

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Best of the Decade: TV Shows

As the decade comes to a close, Halftime is celebrating by taking a look back at the best that the 2010s had to offer. Below you’ll find some of our... Read more

By December 6, 2019

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Best of the Decade: Films

As the decade comes to a close, Halftime is celebrating by taking a look back at the best that the 2010s had to offer. Below you’ll find some of our... Read more

By and December 6, 2019

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Best of the Decade: Albums

As the decade comes to a close, Halftime is celebrating by taking a look back at the best that the 2010s had to offer. Below you’ll find some of our... Read more

By , and December 6, 2019

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Trailer Takes: Antebellum, A Christmas Prince, Call of the Wild

Trailer 1 — Antebellum (2020) Emma: At first glance, the movie is gorgeous. The trailer opens to a beautiful estate, but it soon turns horrifying when the screen shows someone... Read more

By , and December 3, 2019

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Please Watch The Crown

701 days. That’s how long I’ve been waiting for season three of Netflix’s The Crown to premiere. Exploring the life of Queen Elizabeth II, Great Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, The Crown... Read more

By November 28, 2019