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Choreographing Love: Pulling Back the Curtain on Staged Intimacy
Picture this: you’re watching your favorite romantic comedy. It’s reached the best part; the leads go in for that infamous relationship-affirming kiss and ...
Levity Aside, the 2022 White House Correspondents Dinner Reminded Us of Our Mission
As expected, Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” did a fantastic job presiding over last Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ ...
When art imitates life? Find out how MSU experts may have played a leading role in a blockbuster hitting the big screens this winter
The film “Don’t Look Up” starring Hollywood A-listers Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio who play a faculty-graduate student pair from Michigan State University’s ...
Without Trump – Is Late Night Television Struggling for New Jokes?
For four years, just about every talk show host and comedy show had a fresh supply of almost daily content. The unfiltered comments, gaffes and ...
Laughing through lockdown: why comedy is important in times of crisis
Author: Lucy Rayfield Most of us have needed a good laugh over the last 12 months. Searches on Netflix for horror dipped at the peak of ...
New CBS Sitcom "United States of Al" Taps Experience of Social Work Student and Veteran
On April 1, 2021, CBS premiered United States of Al - a new comedy from producer Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory) about ...
New Crime Novel Set in Utah's National Parks
Picnic in the Ruins, Dr. Todd Petersen’s fourth novel, will be released on January 5, 2021. Picnic in the Ruins is a crime novel set in ...
2020 is going to be the year of politics – let Stephen Farnsworth be the expert you call first when you’re covering it
2020 is going to be the year of politics – let Stephen Farnsworth be the expert you call first when you’re covering it. Like the final ...
In this Era of Fake News and Alternate FactsExperts are King
There’s nothing new about fake news. Satirical media outlets such as The Onion have been around for a decade giving us a good laugh. ...
Watching Holiday Rom-Coms Can Be a Hallmark of a Strong Relationship, Marriage
Staying in for a good holiday romance movie, or Hallmark marathon? Ronald Rogge, psychology professor from the University of Rochester, says holiday rom-coms and chill ...