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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Shot Through The Heart And We're To Blame

Comments (0) | desensitization, grief, Gun Violence, guns, Kenya, Kenya mall attack, mass shootings, Navy Yard Shooting, Newtown, Opinion, Psychology, Sandy hook, shootings, society, violence, Washington D.C., Westgate mall

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Calum Hayes
Columnist

Thirteen people are shot and I can’t think of something to say because “that’s life?”

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Accountability The Only Solution For Global Rape Culture

Comments (0) | Asia, college, consent, gender equality, global attitudes about rape, Justice, New Dehli, new delhi rape, Opinion, rape, sex, sexual assault, sexual violence, society, U.S., women, women's rights, youth

Cassie Paton
Contributor

Alarming statistics about rape worldwide demand our attention.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

New Study Leaves No Doubt: Gay Marriage Good For Society

Comments (4) | ariel chesler, Australia, australian study of child health in same-sex families, child health, child health questionnaire, children, Defense of Marriage Act, doma, equal protection, family values, gay rights, GOP, Leviticus, LGBT, LGBT rights, Loving v. Virginia, marriage, Opinion, parenting, queer, Religion, Republican Party, Republican party platform, same-sex marriage, same-sex marriage debate, same-sex marriage laws, same-sex parenting, society, tradition, world

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Nathaniel Haas
Guest Contributor

Traditional family values have some catch-up to do.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Natural Means Nothing: In Defense Of Queerdom

Comments (39) | gay rights, gender, gender oppression, hate crimes, Hitler, Holocaust, homophobia, homosexuality, human behavior, LGBT, LGBT rights, marriage, morality, natural, Opinion, queer, queer rights, Religion, Rick Santorum, same-sex marriage, society, tfp student action, transphobia, unnatural

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Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

Queer just "isn't natural"? Neither is modern medicine.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Sex In The Houses Of Power

Comments (2) | Barbara Bush, Bashar al-Assad, Carla Bruni, David Cameron, first lady, gandhi, gordon brown, hillary clinton, Jacqueline Kennedy, Jeremy Renner, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, Nancy Reagan, Opinion, Politicians, politics, Rosalynn Carter, satire, sex, sex appeal, society, Tony Blair

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Sameer Suri
Contributor

The political world just got sexy again.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

WNBA First-Pick Brittney Griner Becomes Role Model For LGBT Community

Comments (0) | America, athleticism, athletics, Baylor, Brittney Griner, Eddie Pope, equality, female athletes, gay, gender identity, homosexuality, lacrosse, lesbian, lesbianism, LGBT, LGBT community, Liz Carmouche, Maggie Gray, marriage equality, masculinity, Media, men, nation, Opinion, robbie rogers, role model, sexuality, Soccer, society, Sports, Sports Illustrated, sports industry, stereotype, stigma, Twitter, UFC, US national team, WNBA, women, youth

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Hallie Roth
Contributor

Her public coming out represents a step toward equality in women’s athletics and the sports industry.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Noxious Little Diatribes: A Word On My Smoking Habit

Comments (143) | cigarette, Environment, Health, Obesity, Opinion, public health, public opinion, satire, smokers, smoking, society

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Sameer Suri
Contributor

My God… smoking kills? No one told me this!

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Is It Really So Hard To Smile At A Stranger?

Comments (3) | college, LA, Los Angeles, Opinion, run, running, smile, smiling, society, stranger, students, University Park, USC, usc community relations, usc security measures

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Martha Greenburg
Contributor

Why do a majority of students conveniently get a text just moments before they pass by me?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Attractiveness Leads To Success

Comments (1) | attractiveness, beauty, beauty pays, Cameron Russell, daniel hamermesh, human behavior, job interviews, model scouting, models, NBC, Opinion, photos, physical appearance, professional success, Psychology, Rice University, self-esteem, society, success, talent, Victoria's Secret

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Georgia Soares
Contributor

We should recognize our own natural response to beauty because of its influence on society.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Justice Sonia Sotomayor Discusses Her Book And Life In Beverly Hills

Comments (1) | bench, beverly hills, book, Books, bronx, community, english, Eva Longoria, father, hispanic, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, latina, latino, Laws, life, memoir, mother, My Beloved World, recalled, rule, Saban Theatre, society, Supreme Court, WritersBloc Presents

Justice Sonia Sotomayor shaking hands with members of the audience in the Saban Theatre. (Max Schwartz/Neon Tommy)

Max Schwartz
Executive Producer

Justice Sotomayor stopped in Beverly Hills as part of her book tour, but she talked about more than just her book.

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