Archive | 2015

“I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar”: A Playlist for International Women’s Day

March 8th is International Women’s Day, an event committed to celebrating the amazing achievements of incredible women and raising awareness of the important issue of women’s equality. Annually, organizations from communities worldwide host special events and run campaigns for the purpose of bringing women together to connect with and inspire one another.

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Letter from the Editor: Spring Fever

As the weeks grow milder and longer days arrive, we will start to see the beautiful blossoms of nature and the warmth of summer’s approach. The early days of spring give me such an incredible feeling of merriment and joy, especially on long and welcomed walks in the woods that reveal not just the beautiful signs of the season, but everything that is to follow in the next months—warmer weather, bright sunshine, and an array of colors to brighten our days.

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Credit Check: Building and Maintaining Good Credit

Once upon a time all you needed was your word to get you by. In the not horribly distant past you could pop into your local grocery store, pick up the necessities and have them charge it to your account with the clerk knowing that you’d be by in the future to settle your check. […]

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6 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues

Even though we’ll be through with this month in a couple of days, with a good portion of the Northeast still under a blanket of snow and dealing with freeze temps that just will not let up, many of us are finding ourselves stuck inside. I’m a pretty big fan of winter but even I […]

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American Idol XIV: Top 12 Girls

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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American Idol XIV: Top 12 Guys

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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Before SHIELD: “Marvel’s Agent Carter”- Episode 8 “Valediction”

We’ve arrived at the final episode for the inaugural season of Marvel’s Agent Carter. We’ve followed Peggy Carter as she’s reassembled her life after the loss of her love, Captain America, and her struggle for respect in a male–dominated 1940’s America.

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Heart to Heart: Chatting with Mena Massoud of ‘Open Heart’

Hospitals have been the setting for many television series. One of the latest is the family mystery series Open Heart on Nickelodeon and YTV. The Hudsucker recently had an opportunity to catch up with one of the hot new show’s stars, Mena Massoud, and have a chat.

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Volunteering to Make a Life Long Impact

What do you do in your life that helps create value? Every individual has different passions (be it something like music, writing or the Seahawks) and these passions can help shape your career choices. For some, myself included, my passions have motivated  me to utilize different volunteer services in order to make a difference in […]

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American Idol XIV: Showcase #2

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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The Hudsucker Takes on the 87th Annual Academy Awards: Predictions, Hopes and Snubs

The 87th Academy Awards take place this Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and as awards season winds down, The Hudsucker once again tries its hand at predicting the winners in each category. For the third year in a row, a few of our resident cinephiles – Alex Keobke, Andrew Rogers, Bo Dietrick, Nicole […]

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American Idol XIV: Showcase #1

This year the producers decided to do things a bit differently with the Top 24 reveal. The Top 48 would perform on the House of Blues stage in LA and then, one by one, we’d see a little snippet of that performance, maybe some stuff from the rest of their Hollywood Week journey and then hear their fate. I’m going to talk a bit about everyone we saw make it through tonight, as well as who didn’t so here we go…

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Before SHIELD: “Marvel’s Agent Carter”- Episode 7 “Snafu”

Inspired by the films “Captain America: The First Avenger” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”, “Marvel’s Agent Carter” is a series created for ABC based on beloved Agent Peggy Carter. Our writer, DeShawn Blankenship recaps the mini-series each week, updating you with the very latest in his series, Before SHIELD.

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