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Don’t be a stranger to foreign films

February 3, 2020

Just read the subtitles “We don’t make films for continents or countries — filmmakers create films for their personal dreams and obsessions,” said “Parasite” director...

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Public transportation is exactly what you need during vacation

January 29, 2020

Enrich your next urban adventure by leaving the car at home and deleting the Uber app I have spent my entire life in the San...

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California is leading the way in the fight for privacy

January 28, 2020

CCPA the first step in race to take back our data privacy In 1890, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called privacy “the right to...

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We shouldn’t be afraid of horror films

January 27, 2020

Scary movies have more to offer than cheap thrills Out of all the films nominated for best picture in Oscars history, only six have belonged...

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Shifting to public transit will help shape our society, culture and economy for the better

January 21, 2020

Transportation is significant for more than just movement I am not a fan of cars or driving. With very few and notable exceptions, long drives...

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Cats: why the film medium doesn’t work for every story

January 20, 2020

Some things should be left on stage When a bad movie is released during the year, I always feel the urge to tell my friends...

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Environmental costs of the holiday season

January 15, 2020

Following “green holiday tips” won’t save the planet In the 2018 movie “Leave No Trace,” an Iraq War veteran with PTSD lives with his daughter...

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The future of the NFL looks dystopian

January 13, 2020

The NFL will never be safe enough We’re a century into the NFL, and I’m not entirely sure if the league is the best or...

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Sarah Dessen’s Twitter meltdown sheds light on a larger issue

January 10, 2020

Art should invite response, both positive and negative I’m not an avid reader of young adult literature anymore, but reading YA was a rite...

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Eli Manning is no hall of famer

December 11, 2019

Who qualifies as a hall of famer is becoming increasingly complex in a rapidly changing NFL The NFL Hall of Fame is a tricky business....

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Is environmental justice actually possible?

December 9, 2019

And how should we define it? One of my environmental policy professors concluded a recent lecture about environmental justice (EJ) by asking the class whether...

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Women of all ages and backgrounds deserve to have their stories shared

December 6, 2019

Telling the stories of women means telling stories about a variety of women In anticipation of season three of “The Crown,” which was released on...

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Activism in the NFL

December 4, 2019

Jay-Z is no sell-out This August, Jay-Z’s entertainment company, Roc Nation, entered into a multi-year deal with the NFL to “enhance the NFL’s live game...

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Coca-Cola’s confusing crusade for environmental cred

December 2, 2019

A case study in the confounding contradictions of corporate environmental stewardship A few weeks ago, in one of my environmental policy classes, we had a...

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Young Adults literature gets a lot of undue criticism

November 30, 2019

YA novels are unique and important for the way they allow readers to connect to stories For better or worse, I credit the development of...

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