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Broadcast: Boys’ Varsity Basketball vs Drake
By Riley Kuffner
January 16, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTeLwAzOzkM Full game broadcast: Varsity boys' basketball faced off against the Drake Pirates in a classic division rivalry. Drake pulled out the win with a dominating fourth quarter.
WRITING WRONGS: The 18 Percent
By Bella Levaggi
November 19, 2013
What do “The Avengers,” “Lincoln,” “Django Unchained” and “The Hobbit” all have in common? Yes, they were all successful feature films, garnering critical praise and monetary success. But they share another similarity: none of them pass the Bechdel Test. While the structure of a written colu...
Broadcast: Homecoming Varsity Football vs San Rafael
By TBN
November 7, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itbmUfNstaA Varsity football faced off against San Rafael for the Homecoming game on October 26. Watch TBN's full broadcast of the game here.
Do Our Childhood Cartoons Grow Up With Us?
By Meg Weisselberg
November 7, 2013
I can still vividly remember the moment I found out that Shaggy and Velma from “Scooby Doo,” one of my favorite childhood series, had become an item. Impossible! The characters weren’t supposed to change after I stopped watching. In fact, in my mind, it wasn’t even necessary for the show to continue...
The Modern Misconception
By Bella Levaggi
June 1, 2013
When ABC’s “Modern Family” came on the air in 2009, it was hailed by many, including myself, as both hilarious and a pioneer of sorts. Chronicling the “modern” American family, the program documents the lives of grumpy patriarch Jay Pritchett (Ed O’Neil) and his younger Columbian wife, Gloria...
EMBLIDGE INSIGHT: “House of Cards” and How Netflix is Changing the Television Model
By Wesley Emblidge
February 4, 2013
A few weeks ago I started watching Aaron Sorkin’s old TV show “The West Wing,” and loved it. I cycled through the first season within a week, and went straight into the next season, not having to wait around for months to find out what happened. Meanwhile, I’m desperately waiting for my fa...
“House of Cards” Season 1 Review: An Engrossing and Cynical Political Thriller
By Wesley Emblidge
February 4, 2013
Note: Netflix made the decision to release the entire first season of their new show all at once online, so although this is a review of that first season, it will only spoil plot points from the pilot. The political system, especially in America, is rarely portrayed in positive light in film and television. We use our free speech to criticize the government a lot, from the biting ...
NBC’s new show “Revolution” is about as new and interesting as its title
By Wesley Emblidge
September 15, 2012
There’s a lot of trash on TV right now, but it’s generally very diverse trash. You have the 20 identical cop/courtroom/medical shows spread across the major networks; you have the terrible reality television like “Jersey Shore” or “Toddlers in Tiaras.” Along with those of course, you h...
Hit FOX series “Bones” returns for a sucessful season 7
By Christopher Yip
November 3, 2011
Fox’s hit series, Bones, continued with its seventh season on November 3 in its signature fashion. The first scene opened with a group of armor-clad men rushing through the forest in an intense game of paintball. A lone player diverges from his squad in an attempt to flank his opponents. He charges up...
Fantasy football show “The League” returns for season 3
By William Choulos
October 6, 2011
“The League” is a comedy about six childhood friends who play in a fantasy football league: Taco (Jon Lajoie), Pete (Mark Duplass), Kevin (Stephen Rannazzisi), Andre (Paul Scheer), Jenny (Katie Aselton), and Ruxin (Nick Kroll). To the five guys and one wife, it’s not just a game. They will d...
Emmy-winning “Modern Family” begins a sucessful third season
By Aaron Newman
October 1, 2011
When I first saw an episode of ABC’s “Modern Family,” I was pleasantly surprised by the show’s candid and spot-on humor. It was gratifying to see a sitcom that could so accurately pick apart family relationships, especially with characters that on the surface seem like caricatures, but prove ...
