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Gilmore Girls revival has opportunity to redeem itself
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Gilmore Girls first aired on TV in 2000 and was a fan favourite for seven years, wrapping up in 2007. Not only did this show provide a heart-warming, quirky narrative, but on the surface, the show is a bildungsroman — a coming of age story — for two characters: mother-daughter duo, Rory and Lorelai. Everyone…
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Nostalgia limits new film culture
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This summer, viewers saw the release of one of television’s unexpected sleeper hits in Stranger Things, a 1980s horror/science fiction throwback that has taken the Netflix binge-watching crowd by storm. What is best described as The Monster Squad (1987) drawn out over eight one-hour episodes, the series has been charming critics and audiences alike with…
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Fire causes building evacuation at St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market
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This afternoon, a fire caused a secondary building at St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market to be evacuated. Dale Martin, deputy fire chief of Woolwich Fire explained what happened when the fire department arrived on scene. “We got a call around 1:35 [p.m.], alarm ringing, possible fire on the roof,” he said. “As we were getting near,…
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Female comedic roles becoming more prominent in television
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Move over men, women might just be funnier than you. Female comedic leads in television are taking over and viewers seem to be pretty okay with it. Netflix and Hulu have recently been launching shows with hilarious women at the forefront. There seems to be a notion that guys can’t enjoy comedy performed by a…
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