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Category Archives: Media

Please Stop Molesting Women at Concerts (Staind’s Aaron Lewis, Iggy Azalea)

June 21, 2014by rachelannc 1 Comment

As an avid concert-goer having attended my first concert at just 14, music festivals and rock concerts can be scary for any young girl. I fondly remember being swarmed by […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Concerts, Media, Music, Response

Miley Cyrus shares sex, image and growing pains in Conversation with Amanda De Cadenet

June 20, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

I have to say that I love this series of couch conversations with Amanda De Cadenet. In this post-feminist kind of society where people are constantly trying to find, utilize, […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Interviews, Media, Response, TV

Porn and Feminism: Can They Go Hand-In-Hand?

June 20, 2014by rachelannc 1 Comment

We live in a high-time when media is quickly taking over mainstream culture and popular figures are beginning to declare their feminism. But, can porn and feminism really go hand-in-hand? […]

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Celebrities, Media, Response, Writing

THE ALTERNET by Gaby Hernandez [UCI Student Short Film]

June 14, 2014by rachelannc 1 Comment

Me in THE ALTERNET by Gaby Hernandez. One of my dear friends and fellow film students here at UC Irvine ventured to produce a short film for her Production class. […]

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Media, Movies, Reflection, Writing

Mila Kunis Tells Men to Stop Saying They’re Pregnant

June 11, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

If there’s one person to bash men for saying, “We’re having a baby,” it’s Mila Kunis. I don’t normally post these little entertainment/celebrity-gossip posts, but I felt this one–although small […]

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Zac Efron reveals inspiring drive after struggles with Teen Stardom and Addiction to ‘The Hollywood Reporter’

May 4, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Zac Efron graces the cover of May 9’s issue of The Hollywood Reporter and, as he was once everyone’s tween heartthrob, he reveals that his path since stardom has not been entirely easy to grapple with. […]

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“The Real Chris Brown”

May 3, 2014by rachelannc 1 Comment

“The Real Chris Brown” from David Alan on Vimeo. ”For a long time he was really angry, and he felt like he couldn’t get away from it, no matter what […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Media, Music

The story of “Lovelace” will break your heart

April 12, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Linda Lovelace, the late porn star turned feminist anti-porn activist whose fame skyrocketed in 1972 with “Deep Throat,” is someone with a shattering story that deserves to be heard. Movie […]

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Why Female Justice and the Hyper-sexualization of Women is Relevant (with Olivia Wilde and Hollywood)

March 6, 2014by rachelannc 2 Comments

As I’ve been getting older, issues of feminism and sexism–especially in the media–have been growing in importance to me. I guess, with age, you begin to lose the rose-colored glasses […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Culture, Media, Reflection, Response, TV, Writing

Falling in love with Scarlett Johansson for “One Whole Hour”

February 1, 2014by rachelannc 2 Comments

Scarlett Johansson – One Whole Hour (From Wretches & Jabberers, 2011) It seems that I have been falling more and more in love with Scarlett Johansson over the past year. Her […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Media, Movies, Music

Keira Knightley stands up for Domestic Violence Against Women in Disturbing PSA

January 4, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Keira Knightley stands up for Domestic Violence Against Women in Disturbing PSA (CutMovie.co.uk – Brought to you by Women’s Aid HD version) In this new short film brought by Women’s […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Media, Response

Why I fell in love with “Her” as the love-story that reprograms romance: The best movie of 2013

January 1, 2014by rachelannc 5 Comments

In a world where smartphones are quickly taking over dinnertime conversations and people are more focused on checking e-mails, voicemails and texts rather than conversing with the person across from […]

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Articles, Media, Movies, Reflection, Response

Because it’s one thing to feel flattered, and another to feel creeped

December 7, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

#1 Oh. My. God. I feel like I just got approached by a predator on campus. I was walking around the vendor fair when a late 20s or something bald, […]

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Media, Reflection, Response, Writing

Indie-company LOVE NAIL TREE inspires Story with Short Plays in “6th Edition Theatre”

November 25, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

This past weekend, independent-clothing and jewelry company Love Nail Tree presented Story: 6th Edition Theatre, a small production complete with short plays inspired by their 6th-edition products. Located inside the small Downtown […]

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Articles, Concerts, Media

Dove’s ‘Real Beauty Sketches’ Reminds Women to see their Beauty

November 19, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk Dove Real Beauty Sketches This is a beautiful project. Earlier this year, Dove released a short film called “Dove Real Beauty Sketches,” in which they had an FBI-trained sketch […]

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