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Renewing the Media: Beyonce's "Run the World (Girls)" - True Girl Power?
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Thoughts, reviews and sharing of art, movies, music, and more, through the eyes of a person of faith. Saturday, June 18, 2011. Beyonce's "Run the World (Girls)" - True Girl Power? Beyonce’s new song, “Run the World (Girls)” feels like the modern version attempt to say “girl power! Does it really empower women? Is being a sex icon, an object of ogling and sensuality "power"? And is putting men down empowering? Real, womanly empowerment is acceptance of our femininity. Sure, being a tomboy and doing bo...
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Renewing the Media: 10/01/2013 - 11/01/2013
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Thoughts, reviews and sharing of art, movies, music, and more, through the eyes of a person of faith. Friday, October 25, 2013. The Pardox of "Royals": A push for anti-consumerism in a mainstream music industry. 8220; Blood stains. Ball gowns. Trashin’ the hotel room. We don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams. Without worrying about keeping up with the latest, not only are we free to enjoy the simple pleasures of life, but we can rest in that it’s okay to be normal. And while Lorde specificall...
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Renewing the Media: 06/01/2013 - 07/01/2013
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Thoughts, reviews and sharing of art, movies, music, and more, through the eyes of a person of faith. Sunday, June 23, 2013. Man of Steel" Review. Henry Cavill in Man of Steel. If you spent your days since The Dark Knight Rises. Weeping because Christopher Nolan’s genius might never be found in another superhero again, fear not. While Christopher Nolan only produces and co-writes Man of Steel. The latest superhero reboot, traces of his grittier hero formula are found…to a point. Before I get into what...
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Renewing the Media: 06/01/2012 - 07/01/2012
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Thoughts, reviews and sharing of art, movies, music, and more, through the eyes of a person of faith. Friday, June 22, 2012. Pixar films have seldom sold audiences short — from Finding Nemo. Pixar has never failed to bring wholesome laughs with surprisingly deep messages, often stressing the importance of family. While Brave. Introduces Pixar’s first heroine and first period setting, it most certainly stays to true to those traits. Well, the spell did change her. Into a bear. The only way to chan...Secon...
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Renewing the Media: 02/01/2012 - 03/01/2012
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Thoughts, reviews and sharing of art, movies, music, and more, through the eyes of a person of faith. Tuesday, February 28, 2012. The Vow": Classic Ephesians 5. In a country where the divorce rate is a whopping fifty percent, it seems we have lost our sense of faithfulness to one another, and most of the time, films reflect that - which is why The. Vow is so refreshing to see. Starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, The Vow. Although the Christian aspect of the true story isn’t in the film, Leo...
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Renewing the Media: 01/01/2012 - 02/01/2012
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Thoughts, reviews and sharing of art, movies, music, and more, through the eyes of a person of faith. Tuesday, January 10, 2012. How "The Help" Isn't So Different Today. Those who forget history are destined to repeat it.". In World War II, Adolf Hitler claimed Jews were not human beings. He brutally massacred them in The Holocaust. He sent them to concentration camps and committed horrendous crimes against them – unspeakable things. He tore their families apart. In the recent book-turned-movie, The Help.
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Renewing the Media: 01/01/2013 - 02/01/2013
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Thoughts, reviews and sharing of art, movies, music, and more, through the eyes of a person of faith. Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Cosette (Amanda Seyfried) and Marius (Eddie Redmayne) in Les Miserables. Do you hear the people sing? Singing the praises of Les Mis. Seriously, I can't stop singing. This soundtrack will be stuck in your head forever — and most people I know are okay with that. I walked into the movie theatre with little to no knowledge of the beloved musical, Les Miserables. We all encounte...
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Renewing the Media: 11/01/2013 - 12/01/2013
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Thoughts, reviews and sharing of art, movies, music, and more, through the eyes of a person of faith. Sunday, November 17, 2013. The Problem of Dating. Girls, you see a cute guy. Instantly, you hope you have the chance to get to know him better. You make yourself available, you introduce yourself, you make small talk with him. Eventually, you get to know him a bit and he seems like a swell guy. But then nothing happens. Over and over. Maybe he wasn’t interested after all? 8220;In the secular world, it...
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Renewing the Media: 09/01/2011 - 10/01/2011
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Thoughts, reviews and sharing of art, movies, music, and more, through the eyes of a person of faith. Thursday, September 29, 2011. Balancing R.A. Life. What a smile. Certainly not a placid one – it’s the smile of a ready, willing servant. One sincerely interested in others. The smile belongs to Grace Ruedi, sophomore Resident Advisor in St. Scholastica Hall. She steps into the R.A. office, ready to face whatever challenges the night brings. That’s Ruedi’s favorite part. 8220;I have a schedule and I stic...
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