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Songs to fall in love with this Valentine’s Day | Liv Listens

Olivia Stapleton February 13, 2025
Valentine’s Day can be a fun holiday no matter your relationship status, and what better way to celebrate than by listening to some great love songs? I’ve picked out a few for whatever relationship stage or Valentine’s Day mood you might be in because I believe there’s a perfect love song for everyone. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Heartwarming book recommendations for Valentine’s Day

Obioma Eke February 9, 2024
There is no shortage of romance novels in bookstores, but finding the right one can prove difficult — especially when you have specific taste. Whether you’re a hopeless romantic or a heartbreaker, let me offer some romance novel recommendations to warm your heart during this chilly Valentine’s Day season.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Yes, Jo and Friedrich did get together in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ | The Revival House

Katie Harmon March 20, 2023
While maybe Jo and Friedrich did not get together in the traditional rom-com way portrayed in the movie as potential fiction — they still did end up together in my eyes. The movie is absolutely incredible no matter how one views the ending. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Understanding the comfort show

Ariadna Sandoval March 3, 2023
Everybody has a comfort show, the show you always go back to  — even though you’ve watched it more times than you could count. It can be a means for relaxation or happiness, a catalyst to a flow of childhood memories or merely a way to maintain stability in a busy lifestyle.
Lila Baltaxe | Graphic Artist

How ‘Normal People’ teaches us what it means to be human | Picture This

Ariadna Sandoval February 16, 2023
I finally understood why the series had been such a big hit: it was an authentic and raw display of what it means to be human, all through the exploration of a complicated love story. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

A case for Valentine’s Day | On The Record

Addison Schmidt February 10, 2023
We have been deluded into believing that romance lies solely along linear planes, a one-dimensional existence between characters we are nothing like, and worlds we will never live in— but love does not have to be exactly like it is in the movies. And that’s a good thing. 
"I Want You Back" review

Cinephilia: Amazon’s ‘I Want You Back’ is a distinctive rom-com surprise

Andrew Harwood February 15, 2022
Amazon's newest feature “I Want You Back” succeeds on many levels.
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Movies that feel like spring

Grace Donahue April 28, 2021
These movies and shows will never fail to re-create those good spring feelings from the screen.
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I’m a hopeless romantic

Maya Frankel March 22, 2021
I feel like my vision of romance is greatly disconnected from reality.
Politics Philosophized: The importance of trust in families

Politics Philosophized: The importance of trust in families

Max Ferrandino December 2, 2020
Trust is essential for healthy parent-child relationships. The depiction of a dysfunctional household in the Netflix original show "Dash and Lily" only serves to promote unhealthy communication between families.
“Holidate,” a romantic comedy starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, debuted on Netflix on Wednesday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Holidate’ is an unfunny, miserable time-waster

David Simon October 29, 2020

“Holidate” is a clunky romantic comedy that tries to be self-aware but mainly comes across like a mean-spirited Hallmark movie. The movie, which was released on Netflix on Wednesday, centers...

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