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Amy Schumer and the emergence of the “fake celebrity”

By Emma Graig | September 29, 2015

With Amy Schumer, you never know what you are going to get. But whatever it is, it will be a hit.

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Miss America entertains, but doesn’t reach full potential

By Malory Smith | September 16, 2015

The Miss America Organization celebrated its 95th anniversary Saturday night with a pageant which delivered a healthy dose of big hair, big earrings and big goals.

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Sequels sell

By Kyle Canady | September 13, 2015

The video game industry focuses heavily on the production of sequels and franchises. The reason for this, like -- most things in any industry -- is the issue of profit-making ventures.

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Want to save money? Stream it!

By Christian Hecht | September 10, 2015

In recent years, the rise of music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music has given consumers an alternative to directly buying music.

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Top five most misrepresented jobs in romantic comedies

By Anne Duessel | September 10, 2015

One of the best reasons to watch a romantic comedy is to experience its total escapism. In a romantic comedy, men are dapper, women are quirky and neither possess a flaw more egregious than “clumsy.” It’s not just the characters who are ideal.

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Superhero Movies: The safest return on investment

By Jack Nugent | September 9, 2015

Big-budget movies have artistic potential, but first and foremost, each and every movie produced by major production companies is made for a profit. 

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Marvel Mondays: heroes ranked

By Charles Hancock | May 26, 2015

The release of “Avengers: Age of Ultron” provides a great opportunity to take stock of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far, despite the fact Phase Two technically concludes with July’s release of “Ant-Man.”

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Fourth-year comedian brings together students and locals

By Candace Carter | January 21, 2015

Fourth-year Commerce student Campbell Ross will take the stage at The Southern this Thursday to represent the University during the venue’s Laugh Your Ass Off stand-up comedy night. The LYAO series is part of a local initiative to fill what Lindsay Dorrier, marketing manager for The Southern and The Jefferson, calls “a glaring hole in the local entertainment scene.” Dorrier created the LYAO comedy showcase, using the scheduled performance of comedians Noah Gardenswartz and Kenny Wingle to forge a connection with the University and draw students Downtown in support of Ross. “I’m interested in club level comics that don’t hold back,” he said in an email — and it seems Ross fits the bill. Upon being asked to recommend a successful student comedian, Christopher Hutson, fourth-year College student and president and co-founder of the Student Stand Up Club, said he immediately thought of Campbell. Ross began performing in high school, when he presented a mixture of stand-up comedy and improv for a senior project. Now Ross tackles a variety of topics onstage, and said his time at U.Va.

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The 87th Academy Awards: Snubs and surprises

By Charles Hancock | January 20, 2015

Each year, critics and movie buffs decry the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ list of nominees for the Academy Awards, chastising the Academy for missing obvious choices, overlooking powerful performances, or focusing on too narrow a set of films.