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‘The 100’ 101: 7×03 — ‘Welcome to the world of gray’

The latest episode of The 100, “False Gods,” which aired June 3 on The CW, threw us head-first into the question of how can we do better when all our attempts at something good ends in death?

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Minneapolis protests: We need to stop telling people how to react

I’ve always been hesitant to share my opinions online but if there has ever been a time to set aside my reservations, it’s now. This is less about winning an argument or swaying anyone who reads this — even though I do hope it provokes constructive thought – and more about making my stance known to my family, friends, and peers, so that there can be no confusion about where I stand on the acute and chronic issues plaguing our society. I’ve been moved by the pleas for activism, and the charge that remaining silent or neutral makes one complicit.

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‘The 100’ 101: Season 7 premiere — An entertaining masterpiece or a let down?

Frustration. Sadness. Confusion. Overwhelmed. These are all emotions characters experienced in the The 100’s season seven premiere. Oddly enough, they’re all emotions I experienced right along with them as I watched the story unfold from the comfort of my own couch. But there’s one word in specific that comes to mind when I think of this particular episode: disappointment.

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How Gene Luen Yang helped me see the world

Gene Luen Yang may well be one the most innovative voices in the modern world of comics. The California-born author and artist has published a range of graphic novels featuring original characters and plots during his career, including American Born Chinese, Level Up, Boxers and Saints, and Secret Coders.

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Love motivating everything is an exhausted trope

Think about every movie you’ve ever watched. How does it end? Does the lead character fall in love or do the two main characters end up together? Is the character motivated by someone they love and subsequently become harmonious before the movie is over? Movies are exhausting the use of love as a motivation, and it is time for a change. 

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