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Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Are ‘Oscar movies’ easier to watch for younger generations? | Is It Just Me Or?

Grace Donahue March 6, 2024
As the idea of what films are considered "Oscar-worthy" shifts, younger viewers are finding more relatability and enjoyment in the "Best Pictures" of today.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: The Oscars aren’t just white — they’re on their way out

Editors February 3, 2023
Despite repeated pledges made on behalf of the Academy to diversify their nominees and move into modernity, recent failures continue to prove that the Oscars is unwilling to grow — possibly dooming themselves to obscurity in the process. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Should ‘The Slap’ spell the end of our celebrity addiction?

Editors April 1, 2022
When we, as a society, decide to celebrate and revere a group of individuals based solely on the fact that they’re good on television or in movies, we inevitably run into situations where their god-like statuses are exposed as false.
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