A Look at Gender Age Disparity in Hollywood Movies

November 29, 2015

This may come as no surprise to moviegoers. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway have both been quoted this year as being passed for certain roles due to their age. Indicative of a long, ignominious tradition, Hollywood has made a staple of coupling actresses with much older male co-stars. Ageism in Hollywood has become such a standard … More A Look at Gender Age Disparity in Hollywood Movies

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Origins: Rise of the Islamic State

September 18, 2015

ISIS, having achieved significant military advances throughout Iraq and Syria, have quickly gained traction in becoming a current safe house for breeding Islamic extremism (the likes of which haven’t been seen since Taliban-dominated Afghanistan). The beheadings, the abductions of women, the destruction of antiquities; just a few atrocities the group has laid claim to and … More Origins: Rise of the Islamic State