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Movie Review: Fifty Shades Darker *small spoilers* First Impression

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Fifty Shades Darker Starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Marcia Gay Harden, Kim Basinger, Eric Johnson, Rita Ora In the sequel, we find Anastasia is newly single having broke things off with Grey. Realizing that Anastasia is the one for him, Christian pursues her to win her back. He starts off by purchasing her friend's six art pieces featuring Anastasia because he doesn't like others "gawking" at her. How romantic and debonair of him. He obviously wins her back but with little effort. In the art gallery during Jose's show, Christian convinces her to have dinner with him to "talk." Let's make this clear though, she is only having dinner with him because she's hungry and they're just talking. You go girl! Put your foot down! I think I have just witnessed how this story is empowering to women. Oh wait, no I stand corrected. They don't make it too far from the gallery before they jump into a mini makeout session. My first thought was

Television Review: 13 Reasons Why

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13 Reasons Why Starring Katherine Langford, Dylan Minnette, Kate Walsh, Steven Weber, and many more Premise:  Hannah Baker takes her own life but before she does, she reveals what lead her to that point of self demise  as well as telling the secrets of her classmates/friends who affected her decision. My Thoughts: This is without a doubt the most realistic show I've seen that depicts what an individual goes through before they hit that point of wanting to take their own life. I've seen many people who ignorantly talk about how suicide is a selfish act; why would anyone do that; they are quitters on life; there is so much to look forward to; it's a disorder. Here is the truth, and yes I've taken into account that people will disagree with me. Depression is not a disorder or chemical imbalance. There are things that contribute to that depression to bring it to the point of depression. For some it's their financial situation, others have experienced something

The One and Only Colin Jost!

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Who is Colin Jost? Why he's on SNL! You know, Weekend Update? What's SNL? I don't know you. This is Colin Jost. He is by far one of my favorite Weekend Update anchors on SNL since Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey. I was ecstatic, as well as my fellow SNL fans, that Colin came to our campus to perform! Bravo to Millersville's NBS Chapter for getting such a great performer along with his opening act, Mike Recine! I am an alumni of Millersville and I was an NBS member when I was a student. This takes the cake. The event began around 7:30pm (doors opened at 7pm). Mike Recine came out and got the crowd going. Now one thing I've got to tell you about Mike Recine. First, he is very funny and second, if you don't take him seriously. His humor, as a student behind me put it, is much more crude than other comics I've heard but that's the thing. If you don't keep in mind that this is a comedy act, you're going to be offended. I can tell you that n

Movie Review: Dr. Strange

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Dr. Strange Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, and Chiwetel Ejiofor The Doctor is in! Marvel has struck gold once again with the introduction of Dr. Strange! I must confess that I don't know the backstory of this magnificent doctor but I was surprised to see what arrogance he has. Surprisingly enough, Strange's arrogance is his doom and saving grace. In the beginning of the film he has the attitude of "no one can touch me, I'm that good," persona which leads to his downfall. After his near fatal car crash, he is left with the shakes which forces him to step back from his beloved profession. You would think an experience like that would awaken the less arrogant more "live in the moment" Strange but instead he chooses the bitter, gotta get better fast road. When he meets the Ancient One (portrayed by the brilliant Tilda Swinton), he sees life in a whole new light. Though he is a very intelligent man, for the first time he us

Heppner Photography: Pictures of a Lifetime

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 Capturing those special moments in your life is important so that years from now, you can look back on those memories with a fondness that will trail through your family for years to come. There are times that you want someone else to capture the moment because a selfie just won't do. Furthermore, you want to make sure you're part of that moment. After all, isn't that the point; to remember where you came from, where you're at, and where you're going. They say a picture is worth a thousand words but there is no price to the value of a memory. Whether it is your engagement, wedding, child's baptism, Holy Communion, or special holiday, you want to trust someone who can exhibit how special that moment is in the frozen image of a photograph. Heppner Photography does more than capture the moment; they make you feel the moment. Tiffany McCartney started Heppner Photography after photographing my wedding to my first husband. Needless to say, I was very happy wi