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Angela Mathew | Monday, March 8, 2021
“Moxie,” a recently released Netflix original movie, tells the story of girls at a high school in Oregon standing up to sexist norms. The film, directed by Amy Poehler, is based on the young adult novel by Jennifer Mathieu. “Moxie” brings up a lot of the issues which have plagued high school girls for years:
Nia Sylva | Friday, October 9, 2020
The state of bipartisan political relations in this country is dire, to say the very least. Anyone who had the pleasure of witnessing last week’s mudslinging presidential debate knows that to be true. The disrespect that tends to abound in the public sphere — between the men and women who are supposed to be working
Maggie Walsh | Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Four and three and two and one. Cue the psychedelic, catchy title sequence because “Broad City” is funnier, smarter and more relevant than ever. With the fourth season’s finale approaching, it’s time to take a look at what makes “Broad City” especially important this year. “Broad City” started in 2009 as a YouTube web series
Miko Malabute, Kelly McGarry, Adam Ramos, Matthew Munhall and Matt McMahon | Monday, September 21, 2015
Adam Ramos Jon Stewart ended his iconic tenure on “The Daily Show” this past month, after a memorable 16 years, which is why it came as no surprise last night when “The Daily Show” took home the Emmy in all three of its nominations. While I have the upmost respect for “The Daily Show” and
Matthew Munhall | Monday, February 16, 2015
“Saturday Night Live” celebrated its 40th anniversary this weekend with a star-studded, three-and-a-half hour special that aired, ironically, on Sunday night. SNL has always been hit-or-miss, varying wildly in quality from sketch-to-sketch. It’s just that in its four decades as a sketch comedy show, the show has racked up such a collection of highs —
Allie Tollaksen | Wednesday, January 14, 2015
George Clooney is known as a prankster, the Sexiest Man Alive and, of course, an award-winning actor, but he’s also notorious in Hollywood for growing into his role as an activist. From speaking out for gender equality in the documentary “Half the Sky” to getting arrested for protesting in Sudan, Clooney has certainly established himself
Caelin Miltko | Monday, November 3, 2014
I’ve read a number of celebrity autobiographies in the last six months. I devoured Lena Dunham’s “Not That Kind of Girl,” suffered through Jenny Mollen’s “i like you just the way i am,” found myself astounded at Ann Patchett’s “The Getaway Car” and finally got around to starting Tina Fey’s “Bossypants.” Every one of