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Blackface in fashion starts boycotts

In the fashion industry, there appears to be a common theme of ignorance. Gucci appears to join the ranks of notable brands finding themselves in hot water, after releasing a sweater for retail sale that resembled blackface.  The sweater was...

‘Black Panther’ soars as nominee

Marvel has built one of the most financially successful and narratively ambitious cinematic universes through 20 films over the span of 10 years. We can all agree that when we first saw “Iron Man” in 2008, no one would...

Lack of Oscars host poses potential challenge for ratings

For the first time in thirty years, the Oscars will not have a host. This follows the backlash over old tweets from comedian Kevin Hart that were deemed offensive and homophobic.          The tweet that resurfaced including...

Women shine at the Grammys

Like many awards shows nowadays, The Grammys appeared to be on a path to self-destruction.  Previous years of the coveted award ceremony had failed to recognize popular and successful hip-hop and rap artists nominated for major awards like Album of...

Double standards in pop music examined

Ariana Grande’s new album “thank u, next” dropped on Friday. Not even six months since she dropped “Sweetener,” no review is necessary (and no, this is not a review). This album rocks, but it does present some questions about...

Disney remakes and sequels to come

This upcoming year there are multiple Disney sequels and reboots coming to theaters including “Toy Story 4,” “The Lion King,” “Aladdin,” “Dumbo” and “Frozen 2.”  I am most anticipating the release of “The Lion King” live action movie. Disney first...

Grande empowers women on album

What can Ariana Grande not do? After the year that she has had in her personal life, her fans thought they had seen the last of her for a while. Nope, they were wrong.  Grande dropped her latest album, “thank...

Adam McKay’s ‘Vice’ polarizes critics

As someone who was born in 2000, I knew next to nothing about politics at that time and especially knew nothing about Dick Cheney. “Vice” tells the story of how Dick Cheney went from two DWI’s in Wyoming, to an...

A period piece with some serious bite

In 2017, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos shocked audiences with “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” a horror movie that centered around kidnapping, infidelity and demonic curses. It would only make sense that his next film would be a period...

Sexy on-screen killers invite criticsm

People have become morbidly obsessed with both real and fictional serial killers in recent months. The amount of crime documentaries, shows and movies have become more popular while portraying killers with a rather “perfect” image. Specifically shows like “You”...
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