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A Quiet Place and Maternal Identity

I’m surely not the only person who noticed that the creatures in A Quiet Place look like those pesky Demogorgon. Correct? Whether it’s the slimy, mucus-like texture of their muscular […]

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Why Lady Bird is Every Girl and Her Mother

When I walked into the movie theater with my mother, I was surprised by how many mother-daughter pairs were simultaneously inching both away and towards one another. We were all seeing Lady Bird, […]

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6 Fake Movie Bands That Should Release An Album

Every once in a while, screenwriters incorporate fake bands into […]

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A “Dunkirk” Matinee

Last weekend, I went to see Dunkirk at my local cinema. The weather was bad, so a 4:15 pm showing seemed apropos— rather than wasting away indoors, we decided to […]

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Man, I Feel Like a (Wonder) Woman!

I went to see Wonder Woman the other night. It was, as I’d expected, given the massive amounts of press, excellent. Here are two reasons why I liked it, and how […]

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Imagine this: You’re in your apartment. It’s nighttime and the weather is mild– the typical early spring-late winter deal. You smile at yourself in the mirror. #tooblessedtobestressed is right. You can’t […]

Can we get back to politics, please?

“Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine”

In light of yesterday, National Coming Out Day, I thought […]

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A Sexualized Shirley Temple

I have always adored Shirley Temple. I remember watching “Heidi” with my friend Madison, and falling in love with her pep, spunk and verve. She’s undeniably cute–there’s absolutely no question […]

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Miss Peregrine

I have always loved reading books written for the age that I am currently not. I find that taking myself out of the mind of a 20-something is loads more […]