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Remembering Alan Rickman
EIC January 18, 2016For me, Alan Rickman will always be the perfect movie villain. The first film I ever saw him in was Die Hard as Hans Gruber, and while his immense talent did not stand out to me at the age of eight, it would two years later, in 2001. While 10-year-old me was marveling over the casting choices of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson as Harry, Ron, and Hermione in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone — for looking exactly as how I pictured them in them from the book — the casting choice that always amazed me most…
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How David Bowie soundtracked my adolescence
EIC January 18, 2016I never met David Bowie. I’ve probably never even breathed the same air as him. But when I heard he had died, my chest felt tight. The celebrity obituaries have been pooling in for the past week with no signs…
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