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“Uglies” is a call for change in the YA dystopian genre [opinion]

Catherine Guo • October 20, 2024

Just over fifteen years ago, the young adult (YA) dystopian genre hit what many consider to be its “golden age” with the publication of the first novel of Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games”...

Entertainment Briefs March 2016

entertainment • March 18, 2016

Entertainment Briefs: February

Contributor • February 20, 2015

My Movie Pet Peeves

blogs • April 28, 2014

So finals and AP tests are just around the corner, which basically means my mom will take an axe to my head if I try watching movies instead of studying. Thus, this week’s post will be a bit different...

Gender Equality. Directors should give women more protagonist character roles in the film industry.

entertainment • April 24, 2014

We’ve all grown up watching Disney films, and we’re all accustomed to the storylines as well. The princess is typically an attractive young woman whom the conflict is set around. Being the “damsel...

“Divergent” refuses to escape predictable young adult movie formula

blogs • April 11, 2014

“Divergent,” the newest dystopian adventure to hit the box office, strictly follows the predictable young adult (YA) movie formula that we have all come to expect. Throw in a rebellious heroine, a...

Second ‘Hunger Games’ movie to hit theaters Nov. 22

entertainment • November 15, 2013

“May the odds be ever in your favor” are the now world-famous words representing the beginning of the Hunger Games, first featured in the trilogy by Suzanne Collins and then in the 2012 film adaptation...