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5 Best Guilty Pleasure Shows

As much as I love to watch shows and films that are considered truly artful and thought-provoking, I love just as much to sit down and mindlessly watch what might be considered “bad” television. Of course, the term “bad” is completely subjective, so I should really be saying that some shows are perhaps not of the best quality in terms of content, continuity, and let’s just throw it out there, acting. There’s something incredibly relaxing about not having to focus too much on the details of a show, though, which make these “guilty pleasure” shows so great. Here are five…

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5 Best Binge-worthy Netflix Originals

Anbody who has Netflix knows that there are a ton of – perhaps too many – options when it comes to Netflix Originals. This behemoth of a company pumps out a new show or film seemingly every month, so it can be tough to figure out which ones are worth watching. And hey, maybe they’re all worth watching; Netflix does, after all, generally dedicate quality production and content. However, if you just need a place to start and don’t know where to, here’s a list of five amazing original series that truly give Netflix a good rep. Since some of…

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5 Best Series: Understanding Other Cultures

As a child, I never really noticed the lack of cultural diversity in the shows or films I watched. Since I was growing up in a fairly diverse city, race wasn’t something I was very conscious of – until I started to get older. That’s the thing about systemic racism; you don’t necessarily notice it until you actively start analyzing and questioning the societal “norms” we were taught. People may not have been calling me names or making fun of my culture in obvious ways, but racist ideologies and cultural ignorance were (and are) embedded into institutions and every day…

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5 Best Shows To Put You In A Good Mood

One of the beauties of television and film is that there are so many genres to choose from – comedy, drama, horror, thriller, romance, the list goes on. And while we love a good intense, dark show, there are also times when all you need is to have your spirits lifted. Here’s a list of five T.V. shows that are great to either binge watch, or just catch an episode of, whenever you feel the need to escape to a happier place. Brooklyn 99 Fans of the show know that there was a recent cancellation hoopla surrounding it, but thankfully…

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5 Best Environmental Disaster Movies

Spring is finally here and it has been pouring down with rain recently, some days with apocalyptic tenacity. I am one of those very bizarre people who absolutely loves it when it rains. I like being inside seeing it coming down so hard I can hear it on the roof, getting cosy with a book or a movie. I like being outside in it too, smelling the freshly soaked grass, and the little pinpricks of cold as the rain lands on your head and hands. But I must admit that it starts to get a little worrisome when the rain…

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5 Best Science Fiction Shows to Watch on a Sick Day

This time of the year is notorious for bringing in the worst kinds of germs. While we’re desperately waiting for spring to arrive and don our lighter jackets in the hopes that we can will warmer weather our way, we prime ourselves for catching that final bug of the season. You cannot get through a single bus ride without hearing incessant sniffling or muffled coughs. And just when you think you have evaded the misery of a cold or flu, someone sneezes on you while you’re riding the subway and you know, with an impending sense of doom, that there…

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