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May 1, 2017By Evelyn Atieno
Describe who you are, and what you do? My name is Darrel Kennedy. Growing up with an androgynous name always haunted me as a child, but now that I’m a kick-ass woman in multiple male dominated industries,It’s become my secret weapon. I’m a contestant on TLC’s newest competition series, Girl Starter. The show follows eight
April 29, 2017By Nyah Hardmon
After a long wait filled with anticipation, excitement, and the occasional hate letter, the Netflix original series Dear White People was finally dropped. Before even stumbling into the first episode of the series, one cannot ignore the slew of one-starred and even zero-starred reviews of the television show. As expected, most if not all of the critiques
April 29, 2017By Jalen M. Brown
On April 28, 2017, Dear White People began streaming on Netflix. This series, based off of the 2014 film with the same name, is about the blatant racism and microaggressions that black students at a predominately white institute are forced to face. This struggle comes to a boil when a group of white students host
April 28, 2017By Alyssa Thomas
In 2007, members of the Writers Guild of America, a labor union of writers for various industries including film and television, began a one hundred day strike in protest of low writers’ funding compared to studios’ copious profits. The strike resulted in the American film industry losing an estimated $380 million and cost the writers nearly $285 million
April 25, 2017By Christopher Immanuel
Last night, everybody was shocked with the elimination of Heather Morris in DWTS Season 24, when she’s literally got a perfect score from the judges. On Monday night’s boy bands vs. girl groups-themed episode, Heather Morris and his partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy performed a rumba dance with TLC’s song ‘Waterfall’. This performance really amazed the judges
April 23, 2017By River Flores
Whether you want more or less of it, everyone knows that there’s a lack of LGBTQ+ representation in TV shows. If you turn on the TV there will most likely be a straight couple in whatever is being shown. However, there’s a very small chance you’ll find a queer couple and if you do, they
April 23, 2017By Federico Bongiorno
It doesn’t really matter who you are, if you are from the United States you have probably heard the name Bill Nye (also known as The Science Guy) a couple times, and it is also very likely that you have seen at least one episode of his 5-season-long iconic PBS show. After his time as
April 19, 2017By Paola Fernandez
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Mr. Robot engages its viewers with a realistic thriller of drugs, mental illness and a cynical view of our virtual reality. Centered in New York 2015, the series shadows Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) and his team of Fsociety. Their goal is to knock down corporate America one hack
April 16, 2017By Martina Rexrode
*This article may contain spoilers from Thirteen Reasons Why* What is the first word that comes to mind when you hear the name Bryce Walker? If your answer was rapist then consider yourself correct. Bryce is a character from the novel, and now Netflix series, Thirteen Reasons Why. Besides a handful of blinded “fans”, everyone who
April 12, 2017By Federico Bongiorno
On March 31, Netflix released their latest hit show, 13 Reasons Why. It only took hours for the show to get tons of acclaim and thousands of viewers that joined the obsession and finished the whole season in less than a week. This comes as no surprise, taking into account the successful productions the platform
April 12, 2017By Haneesa Begum
The new heartthrob who’s taking over all of our screens from now on, Ross Butler, stars on CW’s remake of Archie Comics, “Riverdale” and Netflix’s adaptation of Jay Asher’s “13 Reasons Why”. The 26-year-old born in Singapore is slowly rising to stardom and no one’s complaining. Butler started acting only in 2010 but has quickly become
April 9, 2017By Erika Liberati
If you’ve been on social media at all in the last week, you’ve most likely heard of the internet’s new obsession: 13 Reasons Why. Executive produced by Selena Gomez, the Netflix series follows Clay Jensen as he listens to tapes left by his former classmate, Hannah Baker, as she reveals to her classmates why she