The Oscars: Bad Ratings Despite Good Intentions

By Sarah Rovinsky The Hollywood award system and the Academy have become hopelessly detached from movie goers. In the midst of the disappointment, awards dispersed in unpopular directions. This time last year, the Oscars received roughly 43 million views. Unfortunately, last weekend the Oscar broadcast on ABC drew about 36.6 million viewers, down 14.9 percent from the previous year, making it the lowest-rated Oscars since … Continue reading The Oscars: Bad Ratings Despite Good Intentions

Pixar is Passionate for Romance

  by Sarah Rovinsky Pixar president, Jim Morris, hinted at a new story line for the next Toy Story. The director of the first two films, John Lasseter, will be returning for the fourth movie in the series set to be released in 2017. “It will be a romantic comedy,” Morris said, according to reports from Disney Latino. He also added that the film will … Continue reading Pixar is Passionate for Romance

Author Terry Pratchett Dies at 66

By Kate Barton Terry Pratchett, a famous fantasy writer, died on March 12, 2015. Pratchett was diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2007. The announcement of his death was released on his Twitter account. Sir Terry Pratchett, knighted in 2009, wrote over 70 books throughout his life, the arguably most popular being his series Discworld. Pratchett became very famous selling over eighty-seven million … Continue reading Author Terry Pratchett Dies at 66

Actor Harrison Ford Hospitalized After Plane Crash

by Emily Engle On Thursday, March 5, at 2:25 PM PT, 72-year-old actor Harrison Ford (well-known star of the Indiana Jones and Star Wars series) radioed to nearby air towers that the vintage plane he was flying had experienced engine failure and he needed to make “an immediate return.”  He was given permission to land on a nearby runway but his plane was in such … Continue reading Actor Harrison Ford Hospitalized After Plane Crash

Leonard Nimoy dies

By Kate Barton Leonard Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931, in Boston Massachusetts. He began in Hollywood by teaching acting classes in his twenties. He later went on to star in many movies, the most popular being “Star Trek” as Spock, alongside William Shatner as Captain Kirk. Leonard Nimoy won eight awards and was nominated for fourteen throughout his acting career, among them are … Continue reading Leonard Nimoy dies

Opinion- Short Stories need a 2015 Comeback

by Bridget Richard Media, as a whole, is condensing. Vine, the newest large social media platform, plays looping videos that only last six and a half seconds. Most of the syntax and niche humor on the site is based on the facts that jokes on Vine do not require a set-up, as seen in sketch comedy, simply because the platform does not allot for it. … Continue reading Opinion- Short Stories need a 2015 Comeback

On Board with Fresh Off the Boat

By Henry Wong It seems ABC has become the home of shows following the lives of unconventional families with shows like “The Middle” and the award-winning “Modern Family” that have been receiving praise since their debuts in 2009. But in February of this year, a new show was added to this category. “Fresh Off the Boat” is based on the book Fresh Off the Boat: … Continue reading On Board with Fresh Off the Boat

87th Academy Awards Labelled “Feminist Oscars” with Viral #AskHerMore

by Emily Engle Last Sunday, February 22, the Academy hosted its 87th Oscars but this one immediately stood out from the previous 86: it was quickly branded as the “Feminist Oscars” due to a viral hashtag #AskHerMore. The campaign launched from The Representation Project, an organization dedicated to ending gender stereotypes.  But it quickly became popular after celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon, Patricia Arquette, Shonda … Continue reading 87th Academy Awards Labelled “Feminist Oscars” with Viral #AskHerMore

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Features “Plus-Sized” Models

by Bridget Richard The 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was released Tuesday, February 11, and turned heads, and not just in the conventional way that the annual publication usually does. This year, the magazine featured two plus size models. Ashley Graham, who is featured in a Swimsuits For All advertisement, and Robyn Lawley, who is published in the magazine as an “SI Rookie,” are the … Continue reading Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Features “Plus-Sized” Models

Opinion: Media’s Cissexism Becoming Increasingly Pronounced

by Emily Engle If you google “Bruce Jenner’s transition,” over 2.65 million hits generate. But googling “Belinda Jenner’s transition” yields only a few hundred thousand references. From The New York Times to People magazine, lengthy articles detail how everyone in Jenner’s life is reacting to her newly-announced decision to become a female – yet the articles’ writers overwhelmingly use male pronouns to describe her. According … Continue reading Opinion: Media’s Cissexism Becoming Increasingly Pronounced