Category: Entertainment
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The Best Music of 2014
Music is strange. That something so indescribable exists– something that can make you laugh or cry, remind you with a single note of that late summer evening or that early winter morning– is really quite strange. The task of judging music then, ranking it for its vocals or its acoustics, seems equally as odd, but…
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The Child Beauty Pageant Debate
Dressing up like a princess seems like such harmless fun — or at least this is what Michel le Parmentier, director of France’s “Mini-Miss” pageants, would have you believe. His annual competition for preteens has come under fire in recent years, blurring the line between what is seen as “cute” and “sexual,” leaving French citizens…
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A young adult love story
By Ella Hartsoe Young love. It’s a terrifying thought. All that hugging, kissing, googly eyes and make-out sessions in the rain. Long walks on the beach with drab dialogue about the existential realizations of 16-year-olds. It would make anyone want to throw up, frankly. But young adult fiction – specifically romance – is raking in…
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Burch vs. Burch
It began as a small storefront in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood, featuring cardigans and tunics in vibrant hues of tangerine, turquoise, and nautical patterns inspired by summers spent on the northern beaches of Nantucket and Southampton. Tory Burch is now one of the most popular and recognizable designer brands in the high-fashion world. In an op-ed…
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The Tempest at Stone Ridge
As opening night approached, the Stone Ridge cast of the Tempest could feel butterflies fluttering in their stomachs. For the fall play, Ms. Blakeslee chose the renowned Shakespearean comedy, filled with challenges for both the actors and the designers. The Tempest centers on a shipwreck that leaves a handful of complex characters stranded on a…
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The “prank” video that defined a young man’s career
Sam Pepper, a twenty-five year old YouTuber famous for public pranks and social experiments, recently uploaded a video in which he brazenly violates and harasses innocent women on the streets of Los Angeles. His careless and disrespectful public gestures tested the entire YouTube community and led them to reconsider what they choose to watch, celebrate,…