Television

GLOW Is a Breath of Fresh Air in the Golden Age of Television

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GLOW Is a Breath of Fresh Air in the Golden Age of Television

In the Golden Age of TV, we have more critically acclaimed content than ever. With the increasing segmentation of audiences, showrunners no longer have to cater to the lowest common denominator and can write specific content for specific audiences. And with subscription based television, we’re treated to shows like Game of Thrones and The Handmaid’s Tale — two series that would never see the light of broadcast network in their current forms. And yet, with all this amazing TV surrounding us, Netflix’s season 2 of GLOW still shines as bright as its name.

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Video Games

I Got My Hands on Beat Saber and It’s Just As Cool As It Looks

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I Got My Hands on Beat Saber and It’s Just As Cool As It Looks

While this title has been out since early May, it took me two whole months to finally get a chance to try it out. An experience that sits somewhere between Guitar Hero, playing actual drums, and good ol’ Star Wars sfx, it didn’t disappoint.

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Video Games

Games Are Getting Easier to Play. Is This a Problem?

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Games Are Getting Easier to Play. Is This a Problem?

Early video games are known to be more difficult than games of today, even by young people like myself, who didn’t get a chance to play them when they came out. But it seems that most recently, there’s been an even greater influx of particularly “easy” games. A quick Google search of any recent title and “too easy” will provide an abundance of results. So then we might to ask ourselves, “Are video games too easy?”

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The Simpsons Address The Problem With Apu

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The Simpsons Address The Problem With Apu

Last night, The Simpsons aired an episode in which they briefly addressed the 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu. The documentary discusses the cultural impact the character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon has had on South Asian representation in other media, as well as the direct impact of the character on prominent South Asian and Indian actors’ lives.

Now, I won’t actually be speaking on whether the representation of Apu is fine or not in this post. I’m not Indian and I just don’t think I really have any say or insight into what is or isn’t offensive representation. However, I still think the way writers displayed their views on the subject was still ignorant.

Here’s why.

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NBC Page Program: How I Got to Panel and the (Likely) Reasons I Was Rejected

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Each year, thousands of new grads apply for the NBCUniversal Page Program with big dreams of starting a career in media. There’s arguably no better place to get your foot in the door. So like any TV obsessed comm major with at least two internships under her belt, I applied for the NY Spring 2018 cohort.

I made it all the way to panel before getting rejected. Here’s how it went down.

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