The Stony Brook Press
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The Legacy of Lisa Simpson
Lisa herself is an enigma. She is a spunky, smart, brash young girl who knows what she wants, and will not stop until she gets it. For the most part, television hadn’t seen a female character like that until Lisa Simpson made her debut. As a wide-eyed child, hell even now as an adult, Lisa Simpson is everything I want to be and more. She’s an eight-year-old swinging around a saxophone as big as she is, she’s running for class president — she’s the animated role model girls like me have looked up to for decades.
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'Fine Line' is so very fine
Harry is definitely the Beyoncé of One Direction.
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Kanye West, Matty Healy, egoism and Twitter
Both Healy and Kanye West have used their Twitter accounts to share personal beliefs, which, as celebrities, are always going to be in the limelight. Both musicians use their platforms personally and professionally, which can come back to haunt them. The God complexes that both stars have, coupled with public backlash, could very easily lead to their downfalls.
Written collaboratively with Sarah Beckford..
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Silver Springs
After my dad left, my mom couldn’t listen to love songs, especially sad ones. One that always got to her was “Silver Springs” by Fleetwood Mac, and for the longest time I couldn’t understand why. But I think I get it now.
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South Park's blame game
Once my parents had the green light that we wouldn’t mention South Park outside of the house, my dad rented the 1999 movie, South Park: Bigger, Louder and Uncut, to show us. At 11, I didn’t quite get most of the movie, but the songs were stuck in my head for weeks and stupid fart jokes a la Terrence and Philip became the norm between my brother and I. Recently, I rewatched the film — multiple times, to be exact — and realized what a satirical masterpiece it is. The movie is as old as me, but the core message underneath the various shits, assholes and uncle fuckers is one that still speaks to modern society: America places the blame for its problems on everyone but itself.