Articles tagged: HALFTIME

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The Weekly List: The Local Artists of Landmark 2015

As some of you may know, Landmark Music Festival is occurring the weekend. The festival has a great lineup and an even better cause, the restoration of the National Mall.... Read more

By September 26, 2015

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Doctor Who: Doctor, Davros, and a Dalek

Series premieres have always been a strength for Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat. Moffat rises to the occasion to produce some of his strongest episodes, especially series five’s The Eleventh... Read more

By September 23, 2015

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Emmy Awards 2015: The Academy Gets it Right

After sitting through the Emmys on Sunday, I slowly came to a shocking realization: I was not angry with any of the voters’ choices. Usually, I find myself in meaningless... Read more

By September 22, 2015

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Halftime Reviews: Space Jam

At age seven, I was young and wide-eyed. I loved Pokemon, The Crocodile Hunter (R.I.P Steve), and, like many youths of my day, I had an affinity for Warner Brother’s... Read more

By September 19, 2015

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Halftime Brunch Bracket: Cafe Bonparte

As much as we all love the Georgetown experience, it’s sometimes nice to get off campus and explore other options – especially for brunch. But where do you go if... Read more

By September 17, 2015

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On the Fence: Struggling to Maintain My Disdain for NASCAR

I traveled to Richmond on Saturday night to watch a NASCAR race in person for the first time. The Federated Auto Parts 400, to be exact. Going in with no... Read more

By September 16, 2015

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Halftime Reviews: Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd

Abel Tesfaye, known to most as The Weeknd, has been taking the world by storm for the past year. He has collaborated with many artists, including Sia for her song... Read more

By September 15, 2015

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Twenty One Pilots Round 2

It seems I’ve started a tradition at Georgetown where my first article of the year, and my first concert of the year is Twenty One Pilots. Fresh off their sophomore... Read more

By September 11, 2015

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Halftime Brunch Bracket: Kafe Leopold

Although I am not a frequent brunch attendee, I found myself meandering down M street to join the hoards seeking to satisfy this Georgetown ritual. A short walk from the... Read more

By September 11, 2015

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Halftime Reviews: Too by FIDLAR

LA-based punk band FIDLAR takes their name from the skate mantra “f*ck it dog, life’s a risk,” and true to those words the band takes many risks on their sophomore... Read more

By September 10, 2015

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Halftime Brunch Bracket: Farmers Fishers Bakers

Farmers Fishers Bakers: White Girl Paradise Reputation precedes Farmers Fishers Bakers, located along the Georgetown Waterfront, among the brunch cachet. It attracts the instagramming, parents-paying-for, cappuccino-crazy set which is all... Read more

By September 9, 2015

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“I cannot live without books”: The 2015 National Book Festival

At first glance, the 15th annual National Book Festival looks like any other convention. It’s filled with confused attendees, stealing quick glances between their Walter E. Washington Convention Center maps... Read more

By September 7, 2015

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The Weekly List: Back to School

  Welcome back to the Hilltop, Hoyas! For our inaugural Weekly List, we’ve put together a playlist of some great end of summer/beginning of school tunes to get you acclimated... Read more

By August 31, 2015

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True Detective Season 2 Collapses Under Its Own Weight

Warning: Spoilers for Season 2 of True Detective ahead Season 2 of True Detective was already at a disadvantage by the end of the first season. It was so good that... Read more

By August 26, 2015

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Franchise: Impossible: the longevity of Cruise’s spy-action films

At 53, despite a torrid personal life and a questionable belief system, Tom Cruise has once again proven that he is one of the best leading men in Hollywood. Mission... Read more

By August 22, 2015

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Minimalism in the Modern World

The last few decades have witnessed the development of a profoundly influential philosophical movement that is tantamount to perceptions of the modern world, but was conceived over a hundred years... Read more

By February 24, 2015

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TV Review: Friends Watching  Friends

While at first poorly received by NBC, the portrayal of six young friends trying to make it in the big city managed to climb to the top of the ratings... Read more

By and February 17, 2015

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John Lennon to Left Shark: A History of Pop Music

Millions of people across the country watch the Super Bowl halftime show every year, and Katy Perry’s recent one was no exception. However, once you got past the robot lion,... Read more

By February 13, 2015

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Welcome to Halftime

From left to right, Daniel Varghese (Senior Leisure Editor), Chris Castano (Senior Sports Editor), Chris Almeida (Editor-in-Chief) Hey there, thanks for visiting. This wonderful section of the internet is Halftime,... Read more

By March 25, 2014