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Safety Not Free: Abolish the Body Weight Rule

This year’s football season has been full of questions, such as: What’s wrong with the Steelers? How do the Browns have a better record than the Patriots? Why didn’t Patrick... Read more

By October 10, 2018

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How A24 Breaks All the Rules of Hollywood

Nobody used to watch a film at the cinema and wonder how it got there. Apart from Miramax and Fox Spotlight, film distribution and production was always a bit of... Read more

By October 9, 2018

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Dining in DC: The Best Restaurants on Caviar

My roommate and I recently made a life-changing discovery: We tried Caviar. Nope, we did not discover the fish roe delicacy, but rather a new food-delivering platform. Similar to Postmates... Read more

By October 8, 2018

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The Weekly List: Fresh Fall Five

Leaves are falling, temperatures are dropping and midterm stress is drowning Georgetown students by the thousands. As you update your wardrobe from summer to fall and your G-cal from busy... Read more

By October 8, 2018

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Grey’s Anatomy Promises New Stories and New Beginnings—Even After 15 Seasons

Thank God For Thursday! The arrival of Thursdays means Friday is coming and therefore, finally, the weekend. Fall is equally great. Leaves will begin to change and orange-colored things will... Read more

By October 7, 2018

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Champions League Reactions: Matchday 2

As the groups begin to take shape, about half of my Matchday 1 reactions seem very foolish now. I’ll still try again for Matchday 2, which at first glance seems... Read more

By October 7, 2018

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Butler to the Big Apple?

As the start of the 2018-2019 NBA season draws closer, the question arises as to what will happen to Minnesota Timberwolves all-star Jimmy Butler. Butler recently expressed his desire to... Read more

By October 6, 2018

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Are the Bears Back?

2012. That’s the last year the Chicago Bears had a winning record. Now I know you may be reading this saying “So what, the Browns have only had one winning... Read more

By October 5, 2018

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Trailer Takes: Galveston, Dark Phoenix, and The New Romantic

Galveston — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfdxq5eLrxM Anna:  Talk about confusing trailers! Galveston had me confused from the beginning to the end. It was really hard to follow this trailer because it seemed like... Read more

By October 4, 2018

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Dystopia’s Daughters: What Westworld and The Handmaid’s Tale Have In Common

In the final episode of season one of Westworld, Maeve (Thandie Newton) breaks free of the technological theme park that created her and gets on a train to enter the... Read more

By October 3, 2018

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Unshelved: Orientalism and Sexualization in The Sympathizer

This article mentions the novel’s portrayal of sexual assault. After I finished reading Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer, it felt like my world had been rocked. It was similar to... Read more

By October 3, 2018

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A Case for the Classics: Jerry Maguire

“Show me the money!” “Help me help you.” “You complete me.” “You had me at hello.” Do you know these quotes? Of course you do. They’re classics. But do you... Read more

By October 2, 2018

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The Weekly List: Midterm Season

Even though it feels like classes only started two weeks ago, it’s somehow that magical time of the first semester known as ~Midterm Season~. Whether you’re cramming for Calc, spending... Read more

By October 1, 2018

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The Type of Trade Unfit for Dry Land

One of the reasons the hockey offseason is fascinating is because, perhaps more than in any of the other three major American sports, bona fide superstars are constantly on the... Read more

By September 28, 2018

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BoJack Horseman‘s Season Five Proves to be More Man than Horse

What happens to celebrities after they win the award? What happens to them after the lights go off and the press turn off their cameras? What happens after they remove... Read more

By September 26, 2018

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Trailer Takes: Captain Marvel, Beautiful Boy, and If Beale Street Could Talk

Captain Marvel — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1BCujX3pw8 Zain: “Who on earth is Captain Marvel?” you might ask. At first glance, this new addition to the MCU might seem like Marvel is just reaching... Read more

By September 26, 2018

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Maybe the Bills aren’t that bad? And other thoughts from Week 3 of the NFL

It is Week 3, and the list of division leaders includes Miami, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, and Chicago. The season is still young, but nobody could’ve foreseen this outcome with three... Read more

By September 25, 2018

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“Your Venice Bitch”: Lana Del Rey’s New Single Defiantly Continues Her Narrative

On September 12th, with little fanfare, Lana Del Rey released her new single “Mariners Apartment Complex”. The song is the first piece she’s released since her album Lust For Life... Read more

By September 25, 2018

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Following a Streak of Successful Rom-Coms, Netflix Gets Cocky and Falls Flat with Sierra Burgess is a Loser

WARNING: contains spoilers, sorry!! I’m going to be honest with you, I watched Sierra Burgess is a Loser (2018) purely to see my one true love, Noah Centineo. His performance... Read more

By September 25, 2018

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Champions League Reactions: Matchday 1

It’s finally back. After all of this summer’s drama in Russia (and Liverpool fans slandering Sergio Ramos’ name), the UEFA Champions League has returned to the public eye. I guess... Read more

By September 24, 2018