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What ever happened to Valentine's Day memes?

While Valentines Day may be a gimmicky Hallmark holiday, meme lovers take it and make it their own every year. Using pop culture references as well as other memes, they create poorly edited virtual valentines.





‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ Episode 4: “House By the Lake”

Episode four is fantastic and provides an excellent depiction of aloneness and isolation. Andrew is truly alone in the world and his one chance at love is lost because of his brutality. The violence gives a taste of horror that is familiar from Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story. The flashbacks give a great perspective on David’s childhood and life story. Unfortunately, Andrew’s killing spree is not over.


‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction’ Season 1, Episode 2: “You Be the Newsman, I’ll Be Liz Taylor”

Overall, this is a clear improvement from episode one. Not only did David Letterman interview more people, the conversations were more unique and unexplored. Clooney’s personality bounces off of Letterman’s wittiness quite well and provides information through entertainment. Furthermore, there were also more current events to provide fresh air over the sheer amount of history.


A whole new world: ‘Monster Hunter: World’

‘Monster Hunter: World’ is a graphic masterpiece, transporting the character into a land of beasts and elder dragons. It has the simplistic controls of past games, while thrusting the character into this new world. It’s a game to spend hours on while having fun either by yourself or with friends. It is definitely worth the purchase.


The history of Fifty Shades of Grey

From fanfiction to a movie trilogy, the history of Fifty Shades of Grey is surprisingly inspiring. How one person can be inspired by something they love and create something equally successful, no matter the subject, is amazing.