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March 21, 2019By Victorya Strong
If you don’t watch Stranger Things, are you really a teen? Considering its rise to fame and massive popularity, the show is definitely a cultural staple for American teenagers. The trailer for the third season was released on March 20th, and most of the comments were raving. Everyone’s excited to witness the chilling adventures that
March 20, 2019By Jilleen Barrett
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers from Volume Two Episode 5 of “Patriot Act”. Hasan Minhaj takes the focus of his show to Southeast Asia this week, discussing the upcoming Indian elections. However, he opens the episode with snippets of conversations he has with older Indians, who strongly advised him not to discuss the topic
March 13, 2019By Jilleen Barrett
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers from Volume 2 Episode 5 of “Patriot Act.” This week on Patriot Act, Hasan Minhaj discussed a topic a little lighter than those in the past couple of episodes: hip hop music. Hip hop music originated in the Bronx and grew into a worldwide music sensation. “This small thing that
March 7, 2019By Jilleen Barrett
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers from Volume Two Episode 4 of Patriot Act. This week’s episode of Patriot Act focused on a topic that always has sparked debate: civil rights. The topic of civil rights has changed slightly throughout the last decade or so, adding the voices of and opinions about the LGBTQ+ community to
March 6, 2019By Anna Robinson
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers from How To Get Away With Murder’s Season 5. HTGAWM‘s season 5 finale just aired, and it did not disappoint! While I went into it cautiously, the episode was crafted amazingly and was filled with shocking twists. They also set up a phenomenal plot line for next season and
February 26, 2019By Anna Robinson
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers from Season 5 of “How To Get Away With Murder”. With only one episode left before the season ends, HTGAWM is definitely bringing up the heat! This week’s episode was a tense, high stakes one that left me at the edge of my seat. A promising change of pace
February 26, 2019By Jilleen Barrett
The always hilarious Hasan Minhaj is making young audiences laugh, cry (from laughing so hard), and become more informed once again in this week’s episode of Patriot Act. This week, he breaks down the complicated world of student loans in the United States. Most students in the U.S. have to take out loans to afford college. “Congratulations
February 20, 2019By Lily Waywell
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers from Season 1 of “The Umbrella Academy”. Quirky, weird, yet thoroughly enjoyable. First off, a little background is needed. This new Netflix series has been based on Gerard Way‘s and Gabriel Bá‘s superhero comic book, The Umbrella Academy. For all of you My Chemical Romance fans (myself included), I
February 20, 2019By Anjali Aralikar
Editor’s note: this article contains spoilers for NBC’s T.V show “Brooklyn 99.” When I first saw Stephanie Beatriz (Rosa) promoting this episode, I thought it would be a light-hearted episode. I thought it would follow the tone of last week and feature many, many wigs. While it did feature Beatriz herself in several incredible wigs, the
February 19, 2019By Nadia Bey
It’s easy to become attached to a television show — television and other forms of media are meant to reflect our experiences, and no matter how far-fetched or fantastic the circumstances, we can relate to them because there is something human about them. This is why it can be so crushing when a show is
February 19, 2019By Anna Robinson
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers from How To Get Away With Murder’s Season 5 Episode 13. In this week’s episode of HTGAWM, loyalties were tested and broken as the suspense mounts. After this week’s episode turned the case to everyone’s favor, I’m left wondering if this is simply the calm before the storm or
February 16, 2019By Ally De Leon
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for One Day at a Time‘s third season. After more than a year of its second season’s release, One Day at a Time returns with a season that’s more heartwarming and relevant than ever. How does one even begin to discuss the Netflix Original’s newest season? There is quite