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Should The Bear Season 3 Ditch the Cameos & Get Back to Basics?
The Bear is one of those rare stories that comes along once in a blue moon. It doesn't get by on flashy CG, explosions, or modded-out race cars flying down the streets. Witty dialogue, high stress,...
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Sugar Season 1 Episode 6 Review: Go Home
No, life isn’t always like a movie, but if you watch enough of them, you can find a film that often ties into your life. For John on Sugar Season 1 Episode 6, it was Night of the Hunter, starring...
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Essential Viewing: 11 Josh Charles Movies and TV Shows You Must See
Some celebrities have a big name that fans immediately recognize. Others have less of a reputation but just as much talent.Josh Charles is a mildly successful actor with over forty credits in his...
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Fire Country Season 2 Episode 8 Review: It's Not Over
As the second hurtles towards the finale, everything is up in the air about what will be left for a third season. The previous episode delivered the bombshell that Three Rock is closing.Fire Country...
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Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 8 Review: Wicked Games
The Reagans are usually a tight-knit family, but their armor had some cracks. Everyone was keeping secrets, and Frank learned that his high standards intimidated everyone he thought he was close...
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Will Trent Season 2 Episode 8 Spoilers: A Cold Case Triggers More of Will's...
We're in the last three episodes of Will Trent's shortened Season 2, so expect things to get intense and chaotic, at least with the cases. The spoilers for Will Trent Season 2 Episode 8 tease that as...
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The Idea of You: Do the Changes From the Book Hurt or Help the Movie?
“The Idea of You” is like Taylor Swift’s “Illicit Affairs.” Several TV shows and films have featured forbidden romance, but this film included a May-December romance and character exploration uniquely....
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As The Fall Guy Kicks Off a Mostly Superhero-Free Summer, Are the Marvel & DC...
It might feel like we just rang in the new year last week, but believe it or not, summer is already here -- at the movies, anyway. With the release of the Ryan Gosling-Emily Blunt action-romcom The...
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Pulp Fiction at 30: Why Quentin Tarantino Never Surpassed His Peak
Imagine what it was like in the 1990s -- and being constantly told and reminded that Tarantino was revolutionizing cinema. Not only was Quentin Tarantino's indie project being worshiped by film...
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Chicago Fire Season 12 Episode 11 Spoilers: Can Severide Survive Another...
I hope you're wearing your seatbelts because this ride is about to get bumpy. Coming around the corner on next week's Chicago Fire Season 12 Episode 11 is a joy ride courtesy of someone with a whole...
View ArticleGrad course survey
Hello all, I am currently taking a graduate course at Western Michigan. The course is focused on school budgeting and finance. I have to conduct the following questions and report back with answers...
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Go Blue (or, Go Maize)
I completed my first visual assignment last night. I chose to use the color splash on the University of Michigan football helmets. I have always loved the contrast in colors of the maize and the blue....
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Last spring, at the tail end of my first year of teaching, I was pondering how to make my math classroom more engaging. I wanted to make the math more meaningful for students (an almost universal...
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The Beauty of the Cartesian Coordinate Grid
The Cartesian coordinate system is a fundamental necessity to mathematics. Anyone beyond elementary school knows this. However, when a student first encounters the system, it can be overwhelming....
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A Closer Look at Student Videos
I recently introduced the video problems that my students and I have been working on this year. Here, I would like to explain the students videos a little more. While I have found a highly effective...
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Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 9 Review: Two of A Kind
Blue Bloods gets better and better. The closer this series gets to the end, the more heartbreaking it is that it's leaving the airwaves.Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 9 featured an innocent man paying...
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Will Trent Season 2 Episode 9 Spoilers: Will's Trip to Puerto Rico Brings...
It's taken nearly two full seasons, but Will has finally built a genuine family connection with someone. Bringing on John Ortiz to play Antonio Miranda has been a delight. He has a believable...
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Essential Viewing: 11 Jensen Ackles Movies and TV Shows You Must See
Like the song says, "Carry on, my wayward son. There'll be peace when you are done." Well, one out of two isn't bad because Jensen Ackles has definitely carried on, but he is far from done. The...
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Days of Our Lives Spoilers for the Week of 5-13-24: FINALLY Some Movement on...
Li Shin didn't seem like he would ever get justice. After Gabi found him bleeding out on the floor of his apartment and stupidly grabbed the knife, she was carted off to jail despite her innocence. No...
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When Calls the Heart Season 11 Episode 6 Review: Believe
Usually, it's exciting when an old character returns, but Thomas Higgins only brought back uncomfortable feelings. On When Calls the Heart, Season 11 Episode 6, Thomas Higgins returned, only this time...
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