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New “Percy Jackson” novel sparks nostalgia
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Throughout a vast portion of my childhood, I was knee-deep in a Greek Mythology phase. I read books, watched movies and listened to podcasts. This ancient world of magic fascinated me, and “Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians” only exacerbated this interest. Much of my elementary and middle school years were spent obsessing…
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“Jurassic Park” remains monstrously good after 30 years
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“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should,” is the central thesis of 1993’s “Jurassic Park,” as said by the character of Dr. Ian Malcolm, portrayed by Jeff Goldblum. After 30 years between the film’s release and today, this idea has only become…
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Mayfair Witches moderately mystifies audiences
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Mayfair Witches is a wickedly engaging, yet partially flawed AMC television show based on Anne Rice’s hit book series of the same name. The television consists of eight episodes airing on streaming service AMC+. It first aired on Jan. 8 and concluded on Feb. 23 of 2023. The series is an adaptation of book…
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“The Summer I Turned Pretty reboots for season two
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Jenny Han’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” released its first season in 2022 and quickly became a phenomenon. It has created a strong fan base composed of both people who have read the books and those that had never even heard of them before. The show does a great job of bringing the books…
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“Justified: City Primeval” continues classic saga
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“Justified” was a crime drama that ran on FX between 2010 and 2015. It centered around the adventures of U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, as he tried to bring law and order to the rough hills of his native state of Kentucky. His home there is the site of conflict between mobsters from all over…
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Food Review
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From the outside, Mai Thai Kitchen, located on Michael Road doesn’t look like much but customers will quickly learn not to judge a book by its cover. I decided to order dinner to pick up and quickly forgot about the underwhelming exterior as the customer service was quick and the employees were friendly. My…
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“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” bewildered me
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The most recent entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” was made with huge ambition and held very high hopes. However, the movie was met with predominantly mixed reviews and a severe box office underperformance in its first two weeks of release. As a lifelong comic book fan who…
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“Cocaine Bear” will crack you up
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“Cocaine Bear,” released on Feb. 24, tells the story of drugrunners dropping cocaine into a Georgia forest when, unfortunately, a bear beats them to picking up the drug load. The bear ingests more and more cocaine as the movie goes on, along with meeting and interacting with an assortment of unique groups. The curious…
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Natasha Lyonne brings unmatchable comedy to “Poker Face”
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“Poker Face,” a new show on Peacock, is a wildly inventive and refreshing take on the standard murder mystery formula. The show is directed and written by known appreciator and reinventor of the genre mystery, Rian Johnson, who also directed the critically acclaimed murder mystery “Knives Out.” Johnson brings new life to the genre…
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Paramore’s “This is Why” is a stellar comeback album
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After a five year hiatus, Paramore released their 10th studio album “This is Why” on Feb. 10. The three members of Paramore have been making music for almost two decades, and this album proves that they are building and improving upon their alternative rock sound. However, this album differs from their past projects as…