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Do you remember that time? You know, that one time. It was like, less than a year ago. Some yahoo on the Internet decided to post every dang day about 30 songs. For a month. That was one crazy yahoo? Wasn’t it? Wasn’t it? Well it’s summer again (almost,) and I find myself with some time on my … Continue reading 30 Days, 30 Songs. (It’s Back.)
If you’re anything like me, you spent three hours of your weekend with your butt glued to a movie theatre seat, along with billions of other people across the globe. Was it to see Penguins? Maybe, but probably not. See, if you’re like most people who want to avoid spoilers, you went to see Avengers: Endgame this weekend so … Continue reading What Makes a Good Hero (And What Makes A Great One)
Lately, I’ve been on a bender. No, not that kind of bender. I do have some standards. I’ve had a little bit more free time than usual, and I’ve spent it catching up on my backlogged Netflix queue. Do you know what 90% of my Netflix queue consists of? That’s right! True crime documentaries. In the past week, I’ve … Continue reading The True Crime Obsession
Welcome back to Media Minute! Sorry it’s been a hot minute (hahahaha) since I’ve posted, but I’ve been busy outside of the realm of consuming media (in some cases, I’ve been producing media. Gasp.) But I am back with a little taste of what I’ve been digesting (somehow, that analogy doesn’t really land) for the past month-ish, … Continue reading Media Minute: March 19, 2019
I think it’s valid to say that sometimes a band or artist’s second album is more defining of them than their debut. “Sophomore” albums carry a lot of weight. Is this artist able to carry the same aesthetic, the same style to their second attempt? Will it “measure up” to the first? Or is the … Continue reading Sophomore Albums, and Why I Love Them
If you live in the Midwest, things have been bleak lately. It’s the doldrums of winter, punctuated by violent winter storms that bring states of emergency, weather advisories, and power outages. Kids get cabin fever from too many snow days and parents go crazy as a result. The rest of us wander around in a … Continue reading Media Minute: February 23, 2019
He paraded around like a petulant child. Objects – expensive objects – were thrown across the room in fits of tantrum-like rage. He’d whine when he didn’t get his way. He even went so far as to drop his laptop on the ground and shatter it. When this grown adult boss realized he had broken his assistant’s … Continue reading Why Are Iconic Bosses So Mean?
Ah, February. The month of love, where meet-cutes galore happen in coffee shops across the country, romantic proposals sweep the nation from shore to shore, and the perfect kiss happens almost every day of the month – Wait, does that actually happen in real life? In case you’ve been living under a rock, no. It doesn’t, not … Continue reading Media Minute – February 13, 2019
On most occasions, we do our best to avoid them. Our cursors hover eagerly over YouTube countdowns until we can skip the remainder of an ad. They interrupt our music flow. And they serve as only a bathroom or snack break on any other night we find ourselves watching network television. But then, on but … Continue reading Hot Take: Why do we care about Super Bowl ads?
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” No, it’s not Christmastime, and that’s not Andy Williams singing – but it is someone with the same initials! Me. It’s me. Right now. Because it’s Oscar season (pew pew-pew pew!) My favorite thing to do during Oscar season is pretend I know more about movies … Continue reading Oscar Predictions 2019
Audrey D. DeBoer 