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Revisiting “Friends” in 2020

The iconic, trendsetting ‘90s sitcom is both revered, criticized today  The NBC sitcom “Friends,” which first aired in 1994 and ran for 10 seasons, was...
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“Normal People” review: It’s not like this with other books

The universal appeal of “Normal People” is captured both on paper, on screen  What is it that is so fascinating and so engrossing about the...
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:o) Emoticons: a Conversation :o)

Like the characters, not emojis (＠_＠;) We are all familiar with emojis, the little pictures that communicate what words just can't. Emoticons, on the other...
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Three ways that “The Hunger Games” is actually a cornucopia of truth

A dystopian fiction: the mockingjay of reality The “Hunger Games” series gained immense popularity back in the 2010s — so much so that its...
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From movies to characters, here’s what Netflix has to offer the LGBT community

Exploring different television shows, movies that feature LGBT characters, storylines Television: “I Am Not Okay With This” Following the hype of “Stranger Things,” Netflix cast the popular...
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Experimental student musician “Nina Spheres” talks about debut album

Spheres discusses “Spherical” and the recording, editing process Experimental musician Nina Spheres, a fourth-year philosophy major, sat down with Arts and Culture Editor Liz Jacobson...
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“I didn’t want to change my name” — From spending six years in a refugee camp to coming out as a trans woman, how...

Former ASUCD senator shares what motivates her, future aspirations “People believe in you.”  Ko Ser Lu Htoo’s father told her this when she was elected to...
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Culture Corner with Josh Madrid

The Arts Desks' weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Television: “Hollywood” on Netflix Hollywood is a miniseries that fantasizes about the LGBTQ experience...
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How meditation calmed my mind and changed my mind

Focus your breath to focus your life “To think we are too stressed to train the mind, is like thinking that our head hurts too...
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How are students adjusting in the pandemic era?

Class, social networks during COVID-19 In-person classes and campus buildings have been closed for more than half of Spring Quarter. Some students stayed in Davis...
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Glee Cast version vs. original song

It must be said. Disclaimer: Before you disagree or get upset, I have, like, really incredible taste in music. Also, I took a class called...
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Hollywood’s “Lolita complex” still a problematic issue for young, female stars

Preservation of innocence of child actors while simultaneously hypersexualizing their every move creates vicious cycle Child actress Millie Bobby Brown sparked controversy at the 26th...
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Oh no, I’m with them: my quest to befriend a rapper

If I could charm the guys at my local In-N-Out to sneak some free fries in my order, how hard could it be to...
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Sexual recession heightened by social distancing

Staying six-feet apart in the streets and in the sheets Sex is a highly taboo subject in American culture. We would rather use euphemisms like...
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Culture Corner with Itzelth Gamboa

The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “The Half Of It” dir. Alice Wu  Wallflower Ellie Chu spends her high...
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