By Maggie Naughton he path to leading a healthy life and building a successful career begins early, and an inordinate number of American children are reaching the starting gates too late. By age 3, children of high-income professionals have heard 30 million more…
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The Fried Chicken Frenzy: The Chicken Sandwich Wars and the Fast Food Industry
By: Anu Fawehinmi In 2019, with the intent of usurping Chick-fil-A from their fried chicken throne, Popeyes released their Crispy Chicken Sandwich. This bold declaration of war began the battle for market share turned marketing scheme affectionately known as the Chicken Sandwich Wars of the late 2010s. The battle even made its way to social media, with Chick-fil-A reacting to Popeyes’ recent menu addition and Popeyes responding in jest shortly afterward. Popeyes’ introduction of the Crispy Chicken Sandwich and their marketing campaign that followed revitalized the restaurant chain far beyond the expectations of the company, reestablishing it as a true…
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By Prabhjot Minhas ast March, the future of the Internet hung in the balance. This March, it looks like the future of cable and tech companies will too. In 2015, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to keep an “open and…
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By Robert Oldham The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has sent shockwaves through the political world. Partisans on both sides of the aisle are gearing up for a battle over who will replace one of the court’s most colorful and conservative justices.…
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By Christian Pedraza hile the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) violently debates its legitimacy with the entire world, many U.S. presidential candidates debate the best course of action to quell the violence of the start-up caliphate. Suggestions from both parties…
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s difficult as it may be to make sense of at this point, the 2016 presidential election can best be explained through two equally hilarious video clips. The first comes from the Saturday Night Live cold open when Larry David’s adept Bernie…
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By Alex Soderstrom When it comes to the films of controversial director Quentin Tarantino, audiences always know what they sign up for: action-packed, chaotic storylines that are guaranteed to be outrageous, offensive, and fun. With the director’s eighth film, the intense Western…
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By Shuchi Goyal potlight is, in a word, gray. Literally, the movie is set against various shades of gray, beige, and white. This makes sense since a lot of the action in Spotlight takes place in a cramped and cluttered newsroom.…
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By Tommy Desoutter rooklyn” is a feel-good movie and a classic American story. Directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, it tells the story of a young woman named Eilis Lacey (pronounced “A-lish”) who moves to Brooklyn in the early…
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By Austin McCandlish ast year, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s critically lauded film about the nature of celebrity and art, cleverly dubbed “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” earned four Oscars at the 87th Annual Academy Awards, including both Best Picture and Best…
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By Rachael Andrews “Mad Max: Fury Road” wasn’t exactly the type of movie that people expected to be the most well-reviewed film of the year, much less a serious contender for this year’s Best Picture Academy Award. The original series, starring Mel Gibson,…
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