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The Daily Free Press

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Kiernan Shipka in Netflix’s “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.” COURTESY OF DIYAH PERA/ NETFLIX

REVIEW: Netflix’s ‘Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’ reboot revitalizes story with dark plot

Mary Katherine Moore October 28, 2018
In the spirit of Halloween, Netflix unveiled its new series, “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Friday. Equal parts eerie and thrilling, the show takes on a much darker tone than its ‘90s sitcom predecessor, “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.”
Art Attack: Judging fictional characters

Art Attack: Judging fictional characters

Patrick Reid October 25, 2017

Most people I know do not have nice things to say about Holden Caulfield. Even the ones who admit to liking “The Catcher in the Rye,” as a book, are just as quick to assert that they hate Holden, as...

Elisabeth Moss and Alexis Bledel star in "The Handmaid's Tale.” PHOTO COURTESY HULU

REVIEW: “The Handmaid’s Tale” is terrifying adaptation of relevant novel

AnnMarie Barenchi April 30, 2017

Red shapeless dresses. Life under surveillance. A taxing duty to fulfill. These are the realities for Offred (Elisabeth Moss) and the other handmaids in Hulu’s newest must-watch show, “The Handmaid’s...

EDITORIAL: The "American Dream" is an antiquated ideal

EDITORIAL: The “American Dream” is an antiquated ideal

Editors December 9, 2016

When walking down America’s streets, no one individual is representative of that city. Stereotypes are still rampant and one could spitball, perhaps, but it is impossible to point to a single individual...

EDITORIAL: Cursing in a professional setting indicates change, not regression

EDITORIAL: Cursing in a professional setting indicates change, not regression

Editors October 10, 2016

The term ‘millennial’ is broad and vague. It brings to mind overly social, tech-hungry and self-absorbed individuals. As defined by the Pew Research Center, millennials would be “those born after...

Throughout the month of November, The Atlantic is compiling a list of the "#ActualWorst" characters on television from reader submissions. PHOTO COURTESY THE ATLANTIC

The Atlantic’s pursuit to find worst character on TV encourages cultural interaction

Sonia Rao November 16, 2015

There’s an episode in the seventh season of “The Office” in which Mindy Kaling’s character Kelly Kapoor and the rest of the Dunder Mifflin staff attend a viewing party of “Glee.” Kelly constantly...

EDITORIAL: Bloomingdale's ad fails in attempt to be provocative

EDITORIAL: Bloomingdale’s ad fails in attempt to be provocative

Editors November 13, 2015

A new Bloomingdales ad in their holiday catalog featured a photo of a woman laughing and a man looking at her from a distance. The type between them said “spike your best friend’s eggnog when they’re...

FREEBAIRN: Jackie, Marilyn and Occupying the Space In Between Them

FREEBAIRN: Jackie, Marilyn and Occupying the Space In Between Them

Mandy Freebairn March 20, 2015

In Season 2 of AMC’s “Mad Men,” Paul Kinsey remarks that all women want to be “either a Jackie or a Marilyn.” At the time of the scandal surrounding former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, these...

FREEBAIRN: The New Good Old Days

FREEBAIRN: The New Good Old Days

Mandy Freebairn February 20, 2015

The first time I watched the movie “Grease,” I was very confused. Granted, I was 10, so this was understandable. Most of the jokes and references went over my head, but the music and poodle skirts...

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