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Paddleton
As a child of the 90’s, seeing Ray Romano’s name headlining a movie in my Netflix cue filled my mind with expectations of the laugh-out-loud, “oh my word, at least…
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Beauty, the Beast, and the Boycott
Full confession: I was not really that excited about the Beauty and the Beast remake. Like most children of the 90’s, I grew up watching the Disney animated original. I…
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Hidden Figures
When I was a child the science museum in my hometown hosted a traveling exhibit featuring all kinds of information about the moon, the U.S. space program, and even some…
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The True Cost
It was the only day of the year my eyes ever saw 4am when I was in high school: Black Friday. My cousin, visiting from out of town, and I…
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B+
Suffragette
Winston Churchill said “History is written by the victors” and while this is true, I will add “especially if the victors are white, educated, land-owning men.” Rarely are the mainstream…
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The Armor of Light
Weekdays as I exit the freeway on my way home from work, I frequently find myself at the stoplight behind a car that boasts a bumper sticker reading: “God, Guns…
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Musicals and the Soundtrack of Faith
It was Christmas Day 2014 and my daughter, Cadence, and I were settling into our seats in the theater. Just shy of three years old, her feet dangled above from…
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Selma
I first went to see Selma on the weekend prior to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this past year. The theater was packed – sold out in fact – and…
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