Josie Lipton
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Critical Writing
Review: ‘She Said’ Gets Gendered Reporting Right
Media would be nothing without a good story to tell. Unfortunately, this need to entertain can sometimes manifest as the odd writer or director using women’s pain as a cheap tool to move audiences. In the wake of movies like “Blonde,” a semi-fictionalized account of Marilyn Monroe’s life, many of…
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Critical Writing
Review: Josh Bennett Band, Asymptomatics Show Local Music Scene is Still Flourishing
Tim Sommer, while working for MTV in the ’90s, once described Athens as “red clay, all night parties, loud bands and cheap, cheap rents.” While housing prices have since skyrocketed, the local bands have kept the spirit of its famous music scene alive and kicking through their idiosyncratic sounds and…
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Northeast Georgia News
Rural Communities Express Worries as Georgia Becomes a Hub for Electric Vehicles
On a quiet Sunday afternoon in the small town of Rutledge, Georgia, over 100 people opposing Rivian Automotive, an up-and-coming electric vehicle manufacturer, gathered in a community effort to protest the California-based company’s expansion into their neighborhood. The Sept. 11 rally, organized by members of the thousands-large Facebook group…