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A Perfect Rivalry: Federer v. Nadal
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You don’t have to be a tennis fan to appreciate how beautiful it is that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are facing each other in a Grand Slam final in 2017. I honestly can’t wrap my head around it. Sure, I’m a huge tennis fan and Federer has held my heart for 15 years.…
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Post-Election Sentiment: This Isn’t ‘Whining’
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I’ll be the first to admit—I was naïve enough to think Trump didn’t have a chance in this election. Hell, I was buying running shoes and then testing them out at the gym on election night because I had no interest in watching cable news networks treat our democracy like the Indy 500. But…
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How to Solve the Organ Donating Disaster
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Exchanging goods and services has been a staple of every functioning society, proving its effectiveness. And yet we’ve failed to implement this economic concept in the organ donor market, which currently lies in a dire state. Although we buy and sell almost everything these days, the idea of selling organs for a monetary value…
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Why I Think These Shows Got Canceled
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There have been some shows in the past decade that were canceled prematurely, despite the quality and decent following. I went back and watched entire series of some of the most raved about television shows so I could determine the validity of the hype, considering they were eventually canceled, and partly so I could…
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Movie Review: Young Adult
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Stars: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson and Patton Oswalt Writer: Diablo Cody Director: Jason Reitman A tale of a grown woman stuck in the past, Young Adult snatches a go-to romantic comedy plot and twists it into a dark cultural commentary on society’s arrogance blocking its ability to mature. Mavis Gray (Charlize Theron) is a 37-year-old semi-successful…
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Why The Avengers is a Nerd’s Dream
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Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, and Scarlett Johansson Writers: Joss Whedon (screenplay), Zak Penn (story), Stan Lee (comic book) and Jack Kirby (comic book) Director: Joss Whedon The first of many comic book adaptations of this summer, The Avengers sets the nerdy bar even higher than the hype. The movie has been out for a mere week and I’ve managed to thoroughly enjoy it…
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Movie Review: MI4 – Ghost Protocol
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Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg Writers: Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec Director: Brad Bird If you think age has slowed down Tom Cruise, wait till you see him fearlessly climb the tallest building in the world in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. OK, maybe that scene involved a couple special effects, but…
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Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes 2
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Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Jared Harris Writers: Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney Director: Guy Ritchie The second installment of Guy Ritchie’s adaptation of the astute fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is an action-packed and essentially plot-less screenplay. Not only does this not live up to the first one, but…
