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Breaking Free: Joshua Bassett’s Journey Back from the Brink of Death

Lauren WilliamsApril 2, 2022November 28, 2024

“I realized that when you don’t have love for yourself then when other people hate you, it reconfirms the hate you already have for yourself. So you believe them – or when you have shame – you think you are unworthy of love,” Bassett said.

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Artwork courtesy of the author Saenah Boch.

Where Two Worlds Collide: The Visionary Music of Mild High Club and Little Simz

Saenah BochNovember 2, 2021November 28, 2024

Both Little Simz’s “SIMBI” and Mild High Club’s “Going Going Gone” diverge from the artists’ previous projects, experimenting with eclectic sounds and building upon the work of important artists from older generations.

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Virus Economics: A Conversation with Austan Goolsbee

Bryson WieseMay 14, 2021May 14, 2021

Right now everyone is moving to rural and small urban areas. But urbanization is a fundamental, monotonic trend economic force –– we’re more productive when we’re near each other. People move to cities because they can share ideas and collaborate directly.

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Hollywood Taboo: A Review of Bombshell

Spencer HagamanMarch 12, 2020November 28, 2024

Though the movie is centered around Roger Ailes, Bombshell tackles more than that, attacking not just one sick animal but the entire ecosystem.

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“Everyone is Awful”: A Review of “Joker”

Ignacio Diaz PascualFebruary 10, 2020November 28, 2024

Joker is a hyper-realistic and dark journey through the lens of a mentally unstable protagonist who is left behind by a Reaganite government, drawing chilling comparisons to the modern day.

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Downton Abbey: A Film for the Fans

Nishi FeltonNovember 19, 2019November 19, 2019

Downton Abbey is soul food. We should watch it to forget our cynicism.

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Review: Stranger Things, Season 3

Thomas C. MartinJuly 16, 2019November 28, 2024

“Like most of us, the creators of Stranger Things seem unable or unwilling to imagine a storyline in which men can realize themselves as emotional beings without attaching that realization to the trauma of women. To be sure, the show’s female characters are resilient—but should they have to be?”

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Gotta Get Up, Gotta Get Out: Russian Doll Review

Adrianne OwingsJuly 14, 2019November 28, 2024

“Underneath its raunchy humor, Russian Doll makes the case for how important it is to help each other get through the most difficult parts of life.”

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