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Drama, political corruption and backstabbing. All are qualities of “House of Cards,” the critically-acclaimed Netflix original series, and a depiction of what many of us seem to believe politics to be. “House of Cards” follows a power-hungry and ambitious Democratic congressman Francis “Frank” Underwood (Kevin Spacey) who manipulates and destroys anyone in his way to…
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By Nicholas Allison Look away dear readers, I would advise you all to look away, for this story you are about to hear is, in its relationship with happiness, most volatile. A word which here means liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. For any who loves the books (who could ever…
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By Kristen Wohlers Say it like this: “Shut- lun,” with emphasis on the “Shut,” and you can’t annunciate the “t” too much. This BBC murder mystery series, available on Netflix, is set in the picturesque Shetland isles of Scotland, and half the fun of watching it is hearing the Scottish accents. On that note, it…
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By Ian Van Orden “It’s been a long road to get back home. And that’s what Rand is to me. Home.” “Iron Fist,” released on March 17 as the most recent addition in the Netflix and Marvel partnership, spends much of its season exploring the title character’s struggle between two worlds. Danny Rand, the “Iron…
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By Victoria Tinker Dear White People, Meet Samantha, Lionel, Troy, Coco and Reggie, the stars of this show and revolutionists of Winchester. Netflix aired a new series on April 28 titled “Dear White People” based on the 2014 film “Dear White People.” The series picks up where the film left off. Each person has at…
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By Elizabeth Kessel Another original series has appeared thanks to Netflix. One of the newest shows is “Girl Boss,” an easy-to-binge show that also gives viewers an inside look on Sophia Amoruso’s (Britt Robertson) life in San Francisco from 2006 to 2008. This show doesn’t have the luxury of modern technology, but it does have…
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By Alexis Wagar One of Netflix’s newest originals, based off of the 2007 young adult novel by Jay Asher, 13 Reasons Why, deals with the aftermath of Hannah Baker’s (Katherine Langford’s) suicide and follows her fellow classmates as they try to uncover the reasons she took her own life. The 13-part series was released worldwide…
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