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A Year of COVID, Culture Shot

Thursday, March 11, 2021
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2020: The gay Y2K

In a seemingly impossible stroke of gay, fashion-forward creativity, Gen Z found a way to pair the Joan Jett mullet with the Paris Hilton mini skirt.
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A Year of COVID, Culture Shot

Thursday, March 11, 2021
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Why everyone seeks ‘Freaks and Geeks’ during pandemic

The long overdue “Freaks and Geeks” renaissance of 2021 has perhaps made the show even more relevant than it ever was, connecting disparate generations in ways that have helped to briefly distract from the pressure and distress of COVID-19. 
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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
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Media’s the real womanizer: ‘Framing Britney Spears’ opens deeper conversations

The media is able to create an image for a person that takes on a life of its own: There’s Britney Spears and there’s “Britney Spears.”
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
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Who will, should win at the 78th Golden Globe Awards

Here are our predictions for which nominees will go home (or, in this case, stay home) with a golden statue.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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Tunesday: For looking out a rainy window, thinking about the meaning of life

You are the star of the movie that is your life. So earbuds in, assume the gaze position and reflect. 
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
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The Good, the GLAAD, the Ugly: GLAAD Award Nominees for 2021 

Unlike most award show nominations, the GLAAD award nominees provide a unique introspection into the media that queer people can most easily see themselves reflected in.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
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Should we take the Golden Globes seriously?

Save the righteous fury for the nominations that actually lay the terrain for awards season, and watch the Globes with a hefty glass of wine in hand.
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Monday, February 15, 2021
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The Golden Globes’ foreign language category isn’t working

In a country with no official language, how can any be called “foreign?” When a person speaks a “foreign” language, does this then also make their stories foreign, other? 
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Monday, February 15, 2021
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The Riverdale Revision: a cautionary tale of spiraling teenage angst

In rebuking the buoyancy of its source material, “Riverdale” has spiraled into half-baked plotlines, absurdly high stakes and ham-fisted dialogue.
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Friday, February 12, 2021
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So, why is James Corden nominated for a Golden Globe?

It isn’t Corden’s identity that’s at fault for his inauthentic portrayal: It’s his thoughtless performance.
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