Halftime

Halftime is the Voice’s sports and leisure blog.

Halftime Leisure

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

Halftime Sports

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

Halftime

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

Halftime

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

Halftime

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

Halftime

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

Halftime Leisure

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

Halftime

The Weekly List: The Tea Edition

Warning: This is for the drink tea rather than “the tea”; please refer to almost every other part of the Voice for that kind of tea According to Wikipedia, the... Read more

By November 27, 2019

Halftime

Quiz: What Obscure Trader Joe’s Hummus Flavor Are You?

When you arrived on the Hilltop for the Fall 2019 semester, you may have realized that the Holy Land had picked itself up and moved to Glover Park, in the... Read more

By November 27, 2019

Halftime

Trailer Takes: Sonic the Hedgehog, Seberg, Bad Boys For Life

Trailer 1 — Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Anna: I am always here for movies that mix animated characters with real actors and actresses (Detective Pikachu (2019))! That being said, I... Read more

By , and November 26, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Holly Jolly Bake-Off

As the holiday season approaches, we are blessed with many a festive Netflix special, my favorite of which is undeniably the Great British Baking Show: Holidays. It has all the... Read more

By November 25, 2019

Halftime

The Concealed Colors behind “Everything I Wanted”

Last November, Vanity Fair published this video comparing two interviews with Billie Eilish conducted one year apart from each other, before and after fame had taken her life by storm.... Read more

By November 25, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Crop Tops and Butt Slit Jeans: The Best and Worst Women’s Fashion Trends of the 2010s

Alright folks. We’ve done it. We’ve reached the end of the 2010s—well, more or less, but to be fair, everything after Halloween is objectively December. In the spirit of celebrating... Read more

By November 22, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Not That Fly for a White Guy: an investigation into Georgetown’s hottest new brand

Red Carpet. The SFS Centennial Gala. Members of the crowd are milling about, making connections, taking pictures. Then, he walks in. Bill Clinton does a double-take. Yo-Yo Ma looks out... Read more

By and November 22, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Fundamentally Off-Putting: Prime Video’s Modern Love Fails to Resonate with Viewers

Last month, Amazon Prime Video released its new anthology Modern Love. An adaptation of The New York Times weekly column of the same name, each episode presents one essay about... Read more

By November 20, 2019

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Songs for a MyAccess Crash

Imagine this—it’s 11 o’clock on a Friday, and freshmen across Georgetown are rushing to register for classes. They’re in one of the very last spots for registration and are therefore... Read more

By November 20, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Quiz: Build a Pizza and We’ll Tell You What 19th-Century German Philosopher You Are

I just declared my philosophy major this past Friday—yes, I’m well aware I will be unemployed after graduation, no need to tell me. As a celebration of this momentous occasion,... Read more

By November 19, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Let It Snow: A Christmas Twist On Classic Romantic Comedy Tropes

Let it Snow (2019) is the perfect movie to watch on a cozy Friday night after a long, stressful week—or a cozy, drunken Tuesday night after a long, stressful beginning... Read more

By November 18, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Can The Witcher Claim HBO’s Old Throne?

The Witcher is being advocated as Netflix’s attempt at a Game of Thrones show and we now have the latest trailer to see how their attempts have panned out. The... Read more

By November 16, 2019

Halftime Leisure

A Bake-tacular GBBO Ending

Warning: spoilers for season 10 of the Great British Bake Off ahead! There is arguably no show filled with more ups and downs, dramatics, and crying than the Great British Bake... Read more

By November 15, 2019