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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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Hillary Clinton On SNL: What The Polls (And Republicans) Are Saying

Comments (0) | America, Comedy, democrat, hillary clinton, Kate McKinnon, NBC, opinion, politics, Politics, poll, presidential race, Republican, SNL, United States

Screenshot from YouTube video of SNL sketch.

Paige Parker
Contributor

Her YouTube hits may be on the rise, but what of her favorability numbers?

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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.

 

South L.A. Man's Fight Against Homelessness Highlights Deficits In Affordable Housing

Comments (0) | affordable housing, children, city council, Downtown LA, Elvis Summers, families, gofundme, homeless, Homelessness, Irene McGhee, jobs, la county, Los Angeles, los angeles times, marginalization, mayor, mental illness, officials, Opinion, opinion, poverty, Skid Row, social issues, South LA, Substance Abuse, unemployment, United States, Venice

Irene McGhee, "Smokie", and I in front of her mobile home. (Omar Peña)

Marina Peña
Columnist

Why do our elected leaders continue to ignore the needs of the homeless? 

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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.

 

Unhide Big Data: To Control The Elephant In The Room

Comments (0) | Big Data, Commentaries, computers, credit cards, data, Helen Nissenbaum, Internet, Los Angeles, Lucas Introna, messaging, Opinion, opinion, protection, QQ, safety, Science, Science+Tech, Scientists, security, shanghai, social media, Technology

Xinyi Huang
Contributor

A huge amount of data is out there, how protected are we?

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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.

 

Reaction Time: Federal Pot Policy Has Neither Reason Nor Value

Comments (2) | border war, Colorado, common sense, controlled substances act, Drugs, economist, harvard, history, incarceration, legalization, los angeles times, marijuana, medical, money, Nebraska, new york times, nixon, oklahoma, Opinion, opinion, policy reform, pot, President, racism, recreational, schedules, side effects, war on drugs

Ariana Aboulafia
Columnist

Keeping marijuana illegal is costing us, financially and otherwise.

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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.

 

Reaction Time: (Un?) Conditional Love

Comments (1) | Christianity, conversion therapy, destigmatize, illegal, josh alcorn, leelah alcorn, leelah's law, LGBT, love, mental health, Opinion, opinion, parenting, reaction time, Religion, social media, suicide, torture, transgender, transition, tumblr, un, unconditional love

Ariana Aboulafia
Columnist

If God does not make mistakes, perhaps we are the ones making mistakes each and every day.

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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.

 

On Black Lives Matter: An Interview With Patrisse Cullors

Comments (0) | #blacklivesmatter, Alicia Garza, black lives matter, Black Worker Center, column, darren wilson, Dignity and Power Now, ferguson, freeway shutdowns, intersectionality, liberation struggle, michael brown, Opal Tometi, Opinion, opinion, organization for black struggle, Patrisse Cullors, Police Brutality, President Obama, race, racism, social justice, Trayvon Martin, war at home, war at home column

Corinne Gaston
Guest Contributor

Can Black Lives Matter start a national movement?

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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.

 

Pondering Space And Time In The New Year

Comments (0) | Before Sunrise, Boyhood, Goldhirsh Foundation, Jonathan Larson, Ki’tay Davidson, Kristin van Ogtrop, new year, Opinion, opinion, reflective, Richard Linklater, space, time, USC

(Getty Images/Sigfrid López)

Kristin Marguerite Doidge
Contributor

How real and relative is time and space when it comes to who and what we love the most?

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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.

 

5 Reasons Why 5 Seconds Of Summer Is Better Live Than One Direction

Comments (2) | 1D, 5 Seconds of Summer, 5SOS, Ashton Irwin, Australia, Calum Hood, concert, Concert Review, England, fireworks, guitar, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, live show, Louis Tomlinson, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Music, Niall Horan, One Direction, opinion, Review, The Forum, Zayn Malik

5SOS performing at The Forum, Nov. 16th. (KirbyPedersen/NeonTommy)

KirPedersen
Staff Reporter

The Australian musicians have come a long way.

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Buzz

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 Nick Jonas Relevant?

Comments (0) | album, celebrity, Disney, entertainment, Entertainment News, Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, kingdom, Miley Cyrus, Music, Nick Jonas, opinion, photo, Purity Ring, star

(@justnicholasjonas/Tumblr)

Mary Katherine Bailey
Staff Reporter

Try-hard or growing up?

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Buzz

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.

 

The Catcalling Video's Message Is More Disturbing Than We Originally Thought

Comments (1) | 10 hours, America, black men, brute, Catcall, Entertainment News, exotification, gender, Harassment, hollaback, Jezebel, men, new york, opinion, patriarchy, racist, Rob Bliss Creative, sexuality, stereotype, USC, viral video, walking, white women, women, women of color

Jillian Baker
Staff Reporter

Catcall video leaves out women of color and stereotypes black men.

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