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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Has Won 2018 PEN Pinter Prize — and Rightfully So

Allison Kestler, Augustana College

Her writing has drawn a number of comparisons to Tolstoy.…

June 25, 2018

4 Short Stories That We Guarantee Will Make You Cry

Thomas Turner, University of Rhode Island

If you're not bawling 6,000 words in, you're inhuman.…

June 25, 2018

How Does The Newest ‘Smash Bros.’ Stack Up?

Yoni Yardeni, Pierce College

This is cool and all, but where's Waluigi?…

June 25, 2018

Let’s Face It: If You’re Going to Music Festivals, You’re Pretty Privileged

Melissa Lee, State University of New York at Oswego

Either that or you're impressively fiscally responsible.…

June 25, 2018

18 Upcoming Disney Films to Look Forward To

Alexis Rogers, Temple University

Marvel and Pixar Films are on here too, so keep reading.…

June 24, 2018

5 Lessons We Can All Learn from Lindsay Lohan’s Remarkable Recovery

Michelle Dreyer, Southern New Hampshire University

Because being yourself is so fetch.…

June 24, 2018

Why the Advent of Interactive Games to Netflix Should Excite You

Christian Nelson, Eastern Michigan University

The possibilities will only make your ex-girlfriend's brother's Netflix password even more valuable.…

June 24, 2018

It’s Always Controversial in Philadelphia

Monica Petrucci, Emerson College

How one of the longest-running cable comedies has also managed, coyly, to be the most political.…

June 24, 2018

3 Teen Shows Whose Characters Actually Dressed Like Real People

Myah Clinton, University of Alabama at Birmingham

No self-respecting show would send a teenage character to school in a necktie skirt, right?…

June 24, 2018

7 Foreign-Language Netflix Shows for the Culture-Loving Binge Watcher

Jen Tombs, University of Warwick

Here's your chance to binge TV and claim it's for 'cultural exploration.'…

June 24, 2018

The New Season of ‘Beat Shazam’ Is a Reminder That Originality Is Overrated

Joey Cunningham, University of Arizona

Add popular music, a celebrity and an element of competition, and what do you get? Primetime television, apparently.…

June 24, 2018

The 4 Best Sci-Fi Stories on Futurism

Christian Cannon, Rice University

Look elsewhere for light reads.…

June 24, 2018

Making the Switch: Why TV Shows Are Changing Hands Like Hot Potatoes

Katie Sheets, University of Vermont

Doesn’t everyone just stream nowadays anyway?…

June 23, 2018

Controversial Changes to ‘Fallout 76’ Have Fans Wary and Developers Finger-Crossing

Ashlyn Leigh Willis, University of North Alabama

Users call it betrayal, while Bethesda prefers the term growing pains.…

June 23, 2018

5 Ways Baby Boomers Are More Millennial Than Millennials

Study Breaks Staff

Those darn millennials, they’ve been around for decades!…

June 23, 2018

Anotherly Newsletter Offers a Daily Counterbalance to the Negativity of Modern News

Maria Basileo, Central Connecticut State University

Its mission statement: To curate a daily dose of happy sh*t. Plain and simple.…

June 23, 2018

Cameron Esposito’s New Special Proves That Rape Jokes Can Be Hilarious

Kylie Harrington, University of Southern California

Her side-splitting special, 'Rape Jokes,' explores her experience as a survivor of sexual assault and her response to the #MeToo movement.…

June 23, 2018

Tierra Whack Wants to Invite You to Her Surreal World

Jonathan Christian, Northwest Vista College

The Philadelphia rapper’s eccentric debut album, 'Whack World,' is a fresh and amusing trip into the mind of its subversive creator.…

June 23, 2018

Itching to Solve a Cold Case? Try Subscribing to a Mystery Experience

Erika Skorstad, Champlain College

The delivered packages give you clues, documents, artifacts and even audio clips so real you might forget it's all a game.…

June 23, 2018

4 Things That Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Would Be a Flop Without

Ryan Secard, College of Wooster

If Amazon is smart, they'll read this article and avoid producing another 'Hobbit'-like disaster.…

June 22, 2018

‘Queen,’ the Long-Awaited Album from Nicki Minaj, Has Hype at All-Time Highs

Ayanna Totten, East Stroudsburg University

After a four-year hiatus, Minaj hopes to reclaim her title as Queen of rap.  …

June 22, 2018

5 Movies That Will Inspire You to Get You off Your Bed/Couch This Summer

Katie Sheets, University of Vermont

Now that the warmer weather is here, it’s time to let Netflix down easy.…

June 22, 2018

15 Years After His Death, What Can We Still Learn From Mister Rogers?

Candace Baker, University of Texas at Austin

A closer look at the quiet man with a loud message.…

June 22, 2018

5 Bits from ‘The Opposition’ We’re Going to Miss

Karena Landler, Georgetown University

Who will fight back in the war on men?…

June 22, 2018

How to Keep Suicide Awareness from Turning into Suicide Proliferation

Raina Sciocchetti, Unity College

Empty rhetoric can do far more harm than good.…

June 22, 2018

Why Demi Lovato’s Newest Revelation Could Help Relapsed Addicts

Kate Maxwell, NC State University

The actress and singer recently revealed that she had broken her six years of sobriety.…

June 22, 2018

‘Camp Rock’ Just Turned 10. Feel Old Yet?

Maya Ramani, University of Virginia

Here's what the stars of the movie are up to now.…

June 22, 2018

Is Trump Borrowing His Immigration Policies From ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’?

Cameron Andersen, New York University

A recent episode resembles the situation at the border a little too closely.…

June 22, 2018

What to Expect from the New Animated ‘Addams Family’ Movie

Haley Newlin, Southern New Hampshire University

Dun na na na. *snap* *snap* Dun na na na. *snap* *snap* Dun na na na, dun na na na, dun na na na. *snap* *snap*…

June 22, 2018

Will Hint’s New Scented Sunscreens Spell the End for Skin Cancer?

Karena Landler, Georgetown University

No lol, but they open up a world of possibilities for other products that should be superfluously scented.…

June 22, 2018