Contributor: Emily Tsiao

Emily studied film and writing when she was in college. And when she isn’t being way too competitive while playing board games, she enjoys food, sleep, and geeking out with her husband indulging in their “nerdoms,” which is the collective fan cultures of everything they love, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate and Lord of the Rings.

Why Has Supernatural Lasted So Long? One Word: Fans.

With Supernatural now into its 15th (and final) season, I find my social media timeline swarmed with memes, GIFs, and posts reflecting on the series, speculating on how the Winchester brothers will save the world from the apocalypse (again), and biddin …

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Culture Clips: We Say ‘You Say’ is Christian Music’s Biggest Hit Ever.

This past week, Lauren Daigle broke Christian music records as her song, “You Say,” became the longest running No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart. At 63 weeks in the top spot, it has beaten out Hillsong UNITED’s “Oceans (Where Feet May …

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Lucy in the Sky

This drama’s descent into pretty messy content will push it out of movie-viewing orbit for many viewers.

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Kanye West Goes to Church

For more than a year now, Kanye West fans have been eagerly awaiting his ninth studio album, Yandhi (a title that plays on the name of Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi). Tomorrow, the album will finally drop, but it’s no longer called Yandhi. According t …

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Culture Clips: A Growing Cloud of Concern About Vaping

The ongoing vaping health crisis has been a big story this week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported at least 400 serious lung illnesses and six deaths linked to vaping. And the victims at the forefront of this epide …

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Downton Abbey

Propriety has always been paramount at Downton. However, as the rules of propriety have changed, so has Downton Abbey.

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There’s a Better Way than Using Sex to Empower Women, Hollywood

Reclaiming your sexuality. It seems that ever since the #MeToo movement took flight on Twitter in 2017, we’ve been hearing this phrase everywhere. But what does it mean? For most, reclaiming sexuality is part of the recovery process for victims of sexu …

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Culture Clips: Just Another September, Just Another iPhone?

Yesterday, Apple fans around the world celebrated as the company released the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The greatest feature of the iconic brand’s latest iterations seems to be the cameras: Depending on which model you get, th …

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Overcomer

When you find your identity in the One who created you, it changes your perspective on everything.

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Angel Has Fallen

The filmmakers want us to see that violence isn’t the answer … the kind of violence this R-rated actioner unleashes from start to finish.

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Blinded by the Light

This dramedy focuses on a struggling teen’s dreams, and how the music he loves helps him overcome the obstacles he encounters.

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Cookies: Delicious Treat or Malicious Threat?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7ebyqBn_M   Ever since 2013, when Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the Nation Security Agency’s data mining practices, people have been concerned about online privacy violations. The fear that Snowden’s disclosu …

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Culture Clips: Are Video Games Linked to Mass Shootings?

Tragedy struck the communities of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, this weekend. A total of 31 lives were lost in separate mass shootings, with more injured. As the friends and families of these victims mourn the loss of their loved ones, it can be dif …

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Tech Tuesday: Why You Should Care About DDoS Attacks (and What You Can DDo About Them)

Player 1: “Everyone attack the boss NOW!” Player 2: “We’re almost there! He’s at 10%!” Player 3: “Healer, I need help! I’m almost out of health points!” Player 4: … Player 1: “Healer! We’re about to lose! What’s going on?” Player 4: … “Sorry friends, m …

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Descendants 3

So the good guy’s a bad guy and the bad guys are good guys? It certainly seems so. When Mal, the daughter of the Sleeping Beauty witch Maleficent, and her pals (fellow villains’ kids—VKs for short—Carlos, Jay, and Evie) left their home on the Isle of t …

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