Why ‘Heathers’ remains the best film of all time
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… for all the saccharine teen romances that end with a diamond earring or musical number, there are just as many that end, well, explosively.
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Tour de force
As much as I wanted to end this tour with some advice or wisdom, I have yet to process my impending graduation. Maybe it’s because I can’t fit four years into 900 words, as hard as I try.
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Bay Area Book Festival prepares to blow out 5 birthday candles
The festival will celebrate its fifth year on May 4 and 5 in Downtown Berkeley, its home since the beginning.
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How to score free gear on Cal Day
My absolute weakness is free Cal gear. Call it an occupational hazard, given that I have to be decked out in blue and gold for my campus job, but my roots reach back to far earlier than when I was hired.
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1st queer Oscars acknowledge best in LGBTQ+ film
And while this does include a couple of films that prioritize queer representation, here is what some of the Oscars lineup would look like if the entire awards ceremony prioritized queer representation.
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‘Isn’t It Romantic’ models true romance by needing Viagra after midway point
The comedic momentum of “Isn’t It Romantic” experiences its honeymoon phase as Natalie enters the rom-com, and then it abruptly dies once she’s embraced the ridiculousness of her situation.
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‘Paradise Square’ repurposes racist songs to depict one neighborhood’s racial harmony in pre-Civil War America
For all the controversy depicted in Foster’s subplot, the official plot description of “Paradise Square” lacks any mention of Foster; his photo is but one of 12 faces depicted on the official poster. It’s in the other residents of Five Points that the musical finds its rhythm, vibrancy and voice.
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A.C.T’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ provides standard ode to holiday season
He’s been represented as a duck, a muppet, a Flintstone and Bill Murray — Ebenezer Scrooge of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella “A Christmas Carol” is as constant a figure of Christmastime as the man in the red velvet suit himself. Though countless adaptations have attempted to bring Scrooge to life for
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18 gayest moments of #20GAYTEEN
From beloved TV characters coming out, to critically acclaimed queer cinema, to explicitly queer music releases, here are the 18 gayest moments of #20GAYTEEN.
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My lord and savior, Stevie Nicks
I was wearing my own Sunday best for the Fleetwood Mac concert at Oracle Arena: my lucky jean jacket, a white cropped sweater from my dear friend, a shiny pair of loafers and the delicate feather necklace my mom gave me when I left for college. I was dressed for my lord and savior, Stevie Nicks.
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