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Britney Spears documentary sheds light on legal battle

Rio Scarcelli / staff writer 2/25/21 The year 2019 virally resurfaced pop-singer Britney Spears into the public eye with a movement called #FreeBritney. Fans explained it as a call to action in legally removing Spears from her now 13-year conservatorship, which is typically put in place for those deemed unfit to process their finances without supervision. While her father, Jamie Spears, and his attorney, Andrew … Continue reading Britney Spears documentary sheds light on legal battle

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Two new documentaries tell the story of Fyre Festival

Hallie Lauer | News Editor 01/31/19 If you had twitter in April of 2017, you more than likely saw the memes and distraught tweets that were coming out of the Bahamas during the “luxury music festival” Fyre Festival. For those of you that were doing a social media cleanse, Netflix and Hulu summarized the best of it and explained the whole story in their respective … Continue reading Two new documentaries tell the story of Fyre Festival

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Documentary details group’s trip to Tanzania

Claudia Hardy | Staff Writer 09/27/2018 Millions of individuals die every year due to water scarcity and contamination. If you could bring change to communities who need it, why wouldn’t you? Thanks to Duquesne’s university’s Pure Thirst project, students are able to raise awareness about the world’s water crisis and work towards eliminating scarcity issues in Tanzania. The Pure Thirst project strives to educate students … Continue reading Documentary details group’s trip to Tanzania

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Former DU basketball player honored in documentary

Raymond Arke | Editor-in-Chief 09/20/2018 A new short documentary celebrates the historic and groundbreaking accomplishments of a former Duquesne Dukes basketball player. The film, Let ‘Em Know You’re There, looks at the life of Jim Tucker, who played at Duquesne from 1951 to 1954, his NBA career and his current life with Alzheimer’s disease. The film, a collaboration between Readily Apparent Media, an Austin, Texas-based … Continue reading Former DU basketball player honored in documentary

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Rapture showcases rappers’ backstories, inspirations

Sean Armstrong | Staff Writer 04/19/2018 Hip-hop has evolved significantly in its short lifetime, from the classic cyphers to the East Coast-West Coast war that dominated the ’90s to the global phenomenon that it is today. As can be expected from anything that garnered so much influence in such a short time, various pockets of differentiation and plenty of variations in the style emerged to … Continue reading Rapture showcases rappers’ backstories, inspirations

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Film series leaves audience questioning society

By Joey Mueser | Staff Writer 02/01/2018 In 2006, Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, swept the nation with tremendous controversy. Despite being well-sourced from a large pool of evidence, a large amount of the public dismissed the former vice president’s warnings about climate change and shrugged them off as it had in the past. In response to the growing need of public awareness, Gore … Continue reading Film series leaves audience questioning society

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A&E’s ‘Who Killed Tupac?’ important but uninteresting

Sean Armstrong | Staff Writer 12/07/17 Two decades after his shocking and violent death, Tupac has still yet to see a resolution to his murder. A new mini-documentary series, titled Who Killed Tupac?, explores the lead-up and mystery surrounding the rapper’s death. What sets this documentary apart from others aiming to answer the age-old question is that the investigation is led by Benjamin Crump, a … Continue reading A&E’s ‘Who Killed Tupac?’ important but uninteresting

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‘The Center Will Not Hold’ sparce on details, big on melancholic feelings

Hallie Lauer | Layout Editor 11/02/17 Joan Didion’s writing has a heartbeat, a rhythmic pulse that compels the reader to keep going. The new Netflix documentary about Didion’s life, The Center Will Not Hold, manages to capture that very same pulse and replicate it. Produced by her grandniece and directed by her nephew, The Center Will Not Hold borrows its title from the same poem … Continue reading ‘The Center Will Not Hold’ sparce on details, big on melancholic feelings

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‘Five Foot Two’ shows highs, lows in Gaga’s life

By Nicolas Jozefczyk | Staff Writer 09/28/17 When it comes to Lady Gaga, it’s a no-brainer that whatever she puts her mind to becomes a work of art, and Gaga: Five Foot Two is no exception. Strong, raw and down-to-earth, this documentary portrays some of Gaga’s struggles and highlights some of her greatest achievements from when she put together her album, Joanne, all the way … Continue reading ‘Five Foot Two’ shows highs, lows in Gaga’s life

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DU group travels to welcome pontiff

By Carolyn Conte | The Duquesne Duke Almost 40 Duquesne students and faculty have joined the more than one million pilgrims awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis in Philadelphia for his two-day visit to Pennsylvania. Pope Francis arrived in Washington D.C. on Sept. 22 as part of a week-long visit to the United States, becoming the third pontiff to visit the capitol city. He next … Continue reading DU group travels to welcome pontiff

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