Archive | 2013
One Big Happy Family

Book Review: Lisa Rogak’s “One Big Happy Family”

Sometimes, the most incredible family bonds are not the ones we were born into, but the ones we find for ourselves. In “One Big Happy Family“, Lisa Rogak shares heartwarming stories of interspecies parenting and guardianship among animals you wouldn’t expect to see living together, much less supporting and caring for one another. In these […]

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The Hudsucker Presents NFL Weekly: Week 14 – Scoring in a Winter Wonderland

This year our writers are teaming up to bring you weekly football coverage! Each week, a few of our writers will be sharing their thoughts and highlights from games they’ve watched. Who were the winners this week? Who remains undefeated? Which team will come out victorious at the end of the 2013-2014 season?  This past […]

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Where Have All the Westleys Gone? The Search for Chivalry

Because I grew up on Disney movies and fairy tales, the first thing that usually pops into my mind when I hear the word chivalry is a handsome knight in shiny metallic armor riding a white horse on his way to rescue a damsel in distress or save a helpless princess from the clutches of […]

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Feminism’s Image Problem

In November of this year the website Jezebel posted an article entitled “The Many Misguided Reasons Famous Ladies Say ‘I’m Not a Feminist”. In the article they broke down into the aforementioned “misguided” reasons statements from celebrities and public figures like Lady Gaga, Bjork, Sandra Day O’Connor, and others. The article was intended to subtly […]

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The Sound of Music Live

Why NBC’s The Sound of Music Live Matters

On December 5th, NBC aired the biggest television event of the holiday season – The Sound of Music Live! This tribute to the beloved stage musical, The Sound of Music, starred Grammy Award-winning recording-artist Carrie Underwood as the iconic Maria and True Blood‘s Stephen Moyer as Captain Von Trapp in the two lead roles, and […]

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Remembering Madiba: What Nelson Mandela Taught Me

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” — Nelson Mandela In life, character doesn’t develop in ease and quiet. It is only through the experiences of hard […]

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How to Enjoy Christmas on a Budget

The holidays are supposed to be a joyous time of year—one for spending with family, friends and loved ones, for giving and bringing smiles to peoples’ faces. Many people go all out and indulge in the parties, the celebration, and the gifts. And that’s great! But once January rolls around, their bank accounts are empty. […]

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The Hudsucker Presents NFL Weekly: Week 13 – Super Bowl Contenders in the NFC?

This year our writers are teaming up to bring you weekly football coverage! Each week, a few of our writers will be sharing their thoughts and highlights from games they’ve watched. Who were the winners this week? Who remains undefeated? Which team will come out victorious at the end of the 2013-2014 season?  Last week’s […]

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The New Slideshow: Flipagram and Stayfilm Review

We live in a photo-documented world.  Our phones are pretty universally equipped with cameras of always-improving quality (a recent advertisement for a Nokia Lumia Windows phone focused entirely on the features of the camera) and Apple claimed back in April of this year that the iPhone was the world’s most popular camera.  Massive amounts of […]

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Happy Holidays! Blu-ray #MovieMagic Contest

Happy Holidays! We are proud to announce a giveaway just in time for Christmas in partnership with PartnersHub, in conjunction with the Blu-ray Disc Association to win a randomly selected copy of one of their hottest titles. Read on to find out more!

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The Hudsucker Presents NFL Weekly: Week 12 – Five Weeks Remain

This year our writers are teaming up to bring you weekly football coverage! Each week, a few of our writers will be sharing their thoughts and highlights from games they’ve watched. Who were the winners this week? Who remains undefeated? Which team will come out victorious at the end of the 2013-2014 season?  There are […]

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Fabulous Fall Fashion Basics

Cold temperatures?  Check.  Shorter days?  Check.  Leaves changing colors or snow (depending upon where you live)? Check.  You know what  this means?  FALL FASHION WEATHER!  It’s time to bust out the sweaters and the boots and the layers!  Fall is pretty much my favorite time of year for fashion and style.  I find it to […]

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White Ranger vs. Scorpion: Universes clash in ‘Super Power Beat Down’

Attention fellow fanboys and true believers alike… Have you ever wondered who would win in a battle between Batman and Deadpool? Or what would happen if Wolverine encountered the Predator in the jungles of South America? Or even which Batmobile would cross the finish line first?

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