Archive | 2015

American Idol XIV – Top 5: Judges’ Hometowns and Your Soul

Our writer and Idol expert, Andrew Rogers is back this season covering the popular FOX reality show, “American Idol“. The pressure is on and the stakes are high as the musical competition searches for a real superstar in its fourteenth year. With weekly recaps discussing the contestants’ performances and choices, Rogers looks ahead at what’s in-store each week […]

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Closing The Gap: Technology’s Role In A Long Distance Relationship

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. For many individuals this phrase becomes apparent once they have engaged in a long distance relationship. An estimated 75% of college students will engage in a long distance relationship at some point in their lives. While for many this may be due to pursuing career aspirations, there is […]

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The FlashBack: ‘The Flash’ – Episode 20 ‘The Trap’

This episode, aptly titled “The Trap,” picks up exactly where we left off last week: in the closet of the future with Gideon, Dr. Creepy’s AI. I, for one, am comforted briefly by Gideon because of the helpful future “Iris West-Allen” byline that gives me hope that Iris grows a brain sometime soon. Gideon just continues to help us all out by telling us lots of good things about the future, specifically that Barry gets a big promotion to director of the Central City Forensics Department.

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The Pretty Files: Acne and Breakouts

When I sat down to plan this month’s Pretty Files, my plan was to write about self tanners. As a vampire-pale human summer is my nemesis and the idea that a self tanner might keep me from blinding the planet was very inviting. I lined up what I wanted to try and some techniques to […]

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Kindness in Crisis: Charitable Giving in Times of Disaster

On Saturday April 25th, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Nepal. The earthquake, centered just northwest of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, resulted in avalanches on Mt. Everest, the destruction of entire villages, widespread destruction, loss of numerous historical structures, and the loss of more than 2,500 lives. The death toll includes people from all walks of […]

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Black Is Back: “Orphan Black” – Episode 2 “Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis”

Orphan Black is a critically acclaimed sci-fi series from BBC America featuring human clones. Its first two seasons garnered rave reviews, and its third season airs Saturday nights at 9/8c on BBC America and SPACE. Our writer, Janna Jeffrey, recaps every episode of the third season here on The Hudsucker. Orphan Black is back! 

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A Star is Born: An Interview with Eva Bourne

Eva Bourne’s talent was born out of the loving encouragement of her eccentric parents, along with her own knack for creativity and her driven nature. To turn her dreams of becoming an actress into a reality, she made the bold move of dropping out of college in Cranbrook, B.C. and moving to Vancouver to pursue acting. Bourne booked her first role […]

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American Idol XIV – Top 6: Arena Anthems

On Wednesday night’s Idol show the theme wasn’t the only thing misleading as a grand total of two of the performances seemed to actually fit within its confines. But worse yet was the distinct lack of viable feedback from the judges, save a few comments from JLo and the heavy-handedness with which the Quentin “this whole thing is whack” debacle was handled throughout.

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The FlashBack: ‘The Flash’ – Episode 19 ‘Who Is Harrison Wells?’

The Flash is DC’s television adaptation of the comic book of the same name. It airs Tuesday nights at 8/7 Central on The CW. Our writer, Nicole Drum recaps the series each week updating you on the latest episode here in The FlashBack.

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Calling All Writers! Add A Little Spring In Your Step

This season, we are looking for four Staff Writers who must be committed to writing a minimum of two articles a month. If you are a dedicated, passionate writer, send your application to us. Our team of Editors is looking for friendly individuals who can be team players, are sociable and enthusiastic personalities with a sense of humor and are extremely pop culture savvy. Most of all, we are interested in bright minds who are able to create their own fingerprint with their writing.

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The Hudsucker Reviews the 2015 ACM Awards

The rich history of the esteemed Academy of Country Music Awards and the enormity and grandeur of Texas were prevailing themes of last night’s 50th anniversary ACM Awards. Hosted at the AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, the star-studded evening clocked in at over three hours but didn’t run short in run-time or performances. […]

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Black is Back: “Orphan Black” – Episode 1 “The Weight of This Combination”

Orphan Black is a critically acclaimed sci-fi series from BBC America featuring human clones. Its first two seasons garnered rave reviews, and its third season airs Saturday nights at 9/8c on BBC America and SPACE. Our writer, Janna Jeffrey, recaps every episode of the third season here on The Hudsucker. Orphan Black is back!

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Moving On: The Signs To End Your Relationship

Breaking up with someone is hard to do. No matter what your reasons may be, the end of any relationship signifies the start of a new chapter in your life. My parents would always stress to me that just because you found a partner that you could not become complacent. To be the right partner takes […]

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