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Subscription wars: The chaos that comes with Disney+

Stuart Lombard November 21, 2019

As empires once carved up the world, so too now are companies carving up the pool of streaming content. Media giants are throwing around billions of dollars to claim swaths of territory and new conglomerates...

Augie questions guilty pleasures

Brady Johnson January 28, 2019

There are a lot of pleasures in life: walking through a forest, receiving a promotion and celebrating an anniversary. Yet some pleasures are met with confusion and disdain. The phrase “guilty pleasures”...

Netflix rec: "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"

December 16, 2016

Don’t let the name deceive you: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” is one the most clever shows to come out in years and is available to stream on Netflix.  I know what you’re thinking: that title sounds awful. ...

Letter to the editor: Stop watching TV

December 8, 2016

A simple request: stop watching TV news. This is the simplified argument of Neil Postman, the quasi-famous cultural critic of the 1980s. Postman looked at television and saw a medium of great potential....

Shoppers to blame for holiday rush

November 29, 2013

Every year November rolls around and buckets of Thanksgiving joy are rained down on Americans everywhere. All over America, people give thanks for their families, loved ones, life successes and many other...

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