Rub your weary eyes and put on non-sweatpants; DC has functionally recovered from the weekend’s massive snowstorm, and we’re back to work. Our first order of business is pushing out the next wave of new DVDs from this month. Big names from this month include the Melissa McCarthy comedy Spy, Marvel’s Ant-Man, and Sundance hit […]
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New Acquisitions – December 2015
Oh, hello! You caught us right in the middle of turning off the lights and locking things up the library closes up for winter break. But before we speed off, we wanted to leave you with a big stack of DVDs you can look forward to checking out when you’re back. Everyone looking for new […]
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Another month has passed, we’ve added another hundred titles to our collection. The obvious big highlight is the first season of Empire, the massively successful hip-hop drama that has been a boon to television in more than one way. You might also spot Going Clear, the famously damning exposé of the Church of Scientology, and […]
Continue readingTelevision directing is still not very diverse
Behind the scenes of Empire, one of the few shows with a strong track record for diversity in directing talent Much ink has been spilled about the changing face of television, with new shows (and their showrunners) finally expanding the diversity of experiences and characters on television. But even at a time with different people […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – October 2015
Spooky season is here – and not just because of Halloween. A hurricane might be hitting us soon, and we’re not feeling a weekend of overcast, rain, and wind. As with nearly any other circumstance, we see this as a prime opportunity for movie-watching… at least until the power goes out. So we present to […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – September 2015 – Part 2
DC’s 90-degree days are finally behind us. It’s almost time to make cider and curl up under some form of flannel, and we couldn’t be happier. Seems like as good of a time as any to get you caught up on what you can now check out from our collection. Our biggest new title for […]
Continue readingHannibal got a rare triple take on the same scene
Media critics widely lamented the cancellation of NBC’s Hannibal this year; the show is considered one of the best adaptations of the iconic serial cannibal series. Non-fans might not understand the appeal since we’ve heard that story several times before, but even for those without an appetite for the antihero doctor might see an exciting […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – September 2015
And thus the school year begins! Welcome to all the returning and new students that we’re looking forward to assisting over the semester. Although we’ve continued to add new titles throughout the past month, our largest batch of new additions comes from the Center for Diversity and Inclusion Library formerly located in Mary Graydon. The […]
Continue readingA look back at Hugo Award-winning television and film
Yesterday marked the 73rd WorldCon, an annual assemblage of science fiction and fantasy fans and writers that hosts the prestigious Hugo Awards. Named after science fiction editor Hugo Gernsback, the Hugos are awarded every year to groundbreaking genre fiction and proudly include legends like Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick among their winners. This year’s […]
Continue readingEasily tally up how long you’ve watched TV and come face-to-face with your mortality
We understand that statistics about how much time we spend watching television tend to be exaggerated, often because we watch it while talking, eating, or working. But it’s still shocking to see that our favorite shows run for days if not weeks. How much time have we dedicated to this glowing rectangle? Rather than parse […]
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