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The Multidimensional Potential of Asian American Rom-Coms

There’s a lot to be said about romantic comedies as a genre. You’ve got the formulaic plot with a fairytale meet-cute, the two unbelievably attractive (and usually straight and white) leads, and a grand gesture of love thrown in towards the end for good measure. However, there’s

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8 Best Movies To Watch on Streaming Services Right Now

Some days, there is nothing better than going into sloth mode and streaming films with snacks galore. Whether you’re after entertainment or thought-provoking cinema, here are 8 great to movies to watch on streaming services right now. Snuggle in, get cozy, and enjoy! 8 Best Movies To Watch

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On "Tiger King" and the Paradoxical Appeal of Reality TV

While reality television shows are highly produced, curated and at times scripted, they maintain loyal audiences by occupying a space between reality and fiction. The Rise of Netflix’s Tiger King Early in quarantine, the seven-part Netflix documentary “Tiger King’‘ took social media by storm and reached

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Netflix's “To All The Boys: Always and Forever” Bids Farewell to Lara Jean

Netflix wraps up its hit rom-com trilogy “To All the Boys” with “To All The Boys: Always and Forever,” which encapsulates all of the highs and lows of senior year of high school. From senior trip to graduation, the final film focuses on themes of self-discovery and change as the

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Why Netflix's "Emily in Paris" Doesn't Deserve Golden Globe Nominations

Have you ever watched a piece of television or film that was so bad that you couldn’t help but keep watching? If you combine cringy acting with timeworn plotlines, questionable outfit choices and a touch of sheer inauthenticity, then voilà— you’ve conceived a trainwreck (spectacle de

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Culture, Couture, and Catty Competition: “Bling Empire” Series Review

Imagine “Gossip Girl” meets “Crazy Rich Asians,” but set in Los Angeles and 100% real. This essentially describes Netflix’s hit series Bling Empire. The series follows a group of extremely wealthy Asian friends who throw extravagant parties and spend heaps of money on the daily. Bling Empire presents the

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India Moves Towards Regulation and Censorship of Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Other Streaming Platforms

According to Henry Louis Gates, “Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice.” The recent surge in first action reports (FIRs) against creators of web series in India has revived the age-old debate between censorship and artistic freedom. In January, FIRs were filed against the makers of the web-series

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How Netflix's "Grand Army" Portrays Diverse Languages and Cultures: The Good and the Bad

After watching countless TV shows about high school that don’t accurately represent what high school is really like, watching the Netflix series “Grand Army” was a breath of fresh air for me. For once, the freshmen actually look like freshmen, but, more importantly, the show unapologetically portrays the realities

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Netflix's Lupin Reimagines the Classic Gentleman Thief

Most people wouldn’t dare steal a necklace from the Louvre that once belonged to Marie Antoinette. But Assane Diop, the protagonist in Netflix’s new French series “Lupin”, is not like most people. Played by Omar Sy, Assane may blend in with a crowd when walking around the streets

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Sex, Diversity, and Melodrama: Netflix’s “Bridgerton” is a Mixed Bag

“Riverdale” meets “Little Women” meets “Game of Thrones.” There is hardly a better way of encapsulating the promise of Shonda Rhimes and Netflix’s new TV series, “Bridgerton,” which premiered Dec. 25. As Bridgerton invokes the cheesy drama, period setting, and gratuitous sex of these other well-known hits respectively, “Bridgerton”

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The Glimmer of Alma Wheatley: An Analysis of Netflix's "The Queen’s Gambit"

Netflix’s seven-episode miniseries about an orphaned chess prodigy in the 1960s, the Queen’s Gambit is the story of Beth Harmon, the chess genius who gradually ascends to be the greatest player of her era while battling childhood demons and substance abuse. While the show hardly spends any time

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The Big Cat Safety Act: How “Tiger King” Brought to Light America’s Big Cat Problem

Netflix’s Tiger King and America’s Big Cat Problem The completely bizarre but utterly fascinating Netflix series “Tiger King” came out at the beginning of a long and hard period of quarantine, isolation, and national change. The show brought Joe Exotic’s lifestyle at the forefront of

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Is Ron Howard's "Hillbilly Elegy" As Bad As They Say?

“It is the year of our Lord 1997, an age of prosperity. The magnificence of God’s creation, the bounty of this Earth, the miracle of modern life have never been so resplendent to our eyes. Yet for some of us, the American dream, the singular hope of our people

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Bong Joon Ho Is Watching Us

Bong Joon Ho’s work can thrill us as it pushes us to do better. Hopefully we will come out on the other side a kinder, more compassionate race. Regardless, Bong Joon Ho will be watching us, holding us to account.

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Quarantine and Chill: A Review of Netflix’s On My Block

Season 3 of On My Block maintains the fresh, funny and relatedness of diversity in the 21st century. The writing is great, storylines are dynamic, and do an excellent job of showing diversity through race, culture, and age.

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Queen Sono Review: Netflix’s First South African Drama Series is Full of Color and Commentary

If revolutionaries are only committed to relieving their discomfort “we not only remain attached to the status quo but act in complicity with it, nurturing and maintaining those very systems of domination.”

Epic New Growth at MJBizCon 2019

By Ronit Pinto Additional reporting Jaime Lubin This year, Marijuana Business Daily’s Marijuana Business Conference (MJBizCon) in Las Vegas is at an epic peak. The world’s largest cannabis industry trade show, MJBizCon is celebrating its eighth iteration with exponential growth – 35,000 attendees, up from 27,000 last

Berserk : The Antithesis to Binge Culture

Welcome to the new Honeysuckle Column: Raised by the Internet. This bi-weekly section will be covering the weird, niche, and nerdy from places around the world and the internet. It is all run by yours truly, a man who claims to have been raised by the internet— for better or

Which Films Are Likely Oscar Contenders?

By Geoff Williams The date has been picked for the 2020 Oscars, and people are already starting to talk about who has a likely chance of consistently making appearances in multiple categories or who may be a contender for Best Picture. February of 2020 may seem far away, but most

Aziz Ansari’s Right Now is Cautious of Extreme Wokeness

“The old Aziz is dead,” the 36-year old comedian remarks in his brand-new Netflix special. He is, of course, referring to the January 2018 babe.net article in which a young woman going by the pseudonym “Grace” accused him of committing sexual misconduct. It has been a year and a

An Introvert's Guide to Pride

By Mark Jason Williams “Am I a bad gay?” I ask myself that a lot, especially during LGBTQ Pride Month, when I feel guilty about not participating in the NYC Pride March or related festivities. This year, I feel particularly conflicted. It’s a big milestone, the 50th anniversary of

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Happy Death Day to Her: Russian Doll

Nadia cynical exterior is not just a New York characteristic, but a coping mechanism much like her caustic wit—a way of keeping people at a distance.