The television landscape has changed a lot since 2010. The early part of the decade saw the end of Gossip Girl, xoxo, and the start of HBO’s Game of Thrones, which may have been the last major series finale of…
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The Romanoffs Premiere Review: “The Violet Hour” and “The Royal We”
“Tell the [ambulance] to slow down. I want to see the Arc de Triomphe one last time.” So begins Matthew Weiner’s new mystery-shrouded anthology series for Amazon, The Romanoffs. We are taken instantly into a world of such privilege and…
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Movie Review: Mari Okada’s directorial debut is a touching fable about love and aging
The story the anime Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms tells isn’t exactly a unique one, but there’s real power in how it unfolds, even if many of its elements are familiar. There’s a timid girl who is accidentally ripped…
Movie Review: ‘Warcraft’
Under my name for this review I suppose I should write “not a gamer,” because that seems to make a big difference. My limited knowledge of the game “World of Warcraft” comes primarily from South Park, admittedly an unkind portrayal of…
The Young Folks’ Best Television Shows of 2015
The Young Folks team has come together to list the very best in entertainment and pop culture for the year 2015! Television has hit it’s peak status this year, with more series readily available than ever. Superheros have officially taken…
Book Review: “The Scorpion Rules” by Erin Bow
Two years ago, “The Scorpion Rules” would be a book I aspired to like. But now I’m not afraid to dislike a book with so much promise, a book that could have been a modern classic had it lived up…
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Midnight Masquerade Stavos Voronin was not as blind-eyed as many nobles and royals. Evony’s physical gestures—even the simplest movement of her hands—revealed that she had not always been destitute. The same was true of the children—of their polished manners and…