Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

The Magic of Finding Yourself on Screen

By Victoria Edel February 15, 2013

Two weeks ago, while editing my tribute to "30 Rock," Copy Chief Hunter Main mocked me for comparing myself to Liz Lemon, Tina Fey’s character. "Every girl thinks she’s Liz Lemon," he said. At the...

On Mourning ’30 Rock’

By Victoria Edel February 1, 2013

By the time you’re reading this, the last episode of “30 Rock” — Tina Fey’s ingenious NBC comedy — will have aired. After seven seasons, it had a good run. Still, I can’t begin to express...

Navigating the Opportune Moment

By Victoria Edel January 18, 2013

When I was in the sixth grade, I became completely obsessed with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. As in during the month of April, I watched it every day. Every. Day. My older brother...

Shaking the Empire State of Mind: Life Doesn’t Happen Just in NYC

By Victoria Edel March 15, 2012

I grew up in New York City. The first six years of my life were spent in Queens, home of my beloved Mets, and then my family moved in with my grandma in Brooklyn where we’ve lived ever since. Before...

Plus-Size Plots Minus Meaning

By Victoria Edel February 22, 2012

I am fat. I don't say that in some self-depreciating way, hoping for pity or friends who will tell me, "No you're not, you're beautiful" (and for the record, fat and beautiful are not mutually exclusive)....

Friends Sans Benefits

By Victoria Edel February 9, 2012

I'm a big fan of romantic comedies, but it's difficult to find ones that aren't horrible. When Harry Met Sallycomes as close to perfection as this genre will ever come. The concept doesn't sound great:...

If You Can’t Say It, Sing It

By Victoria Edel January 27, 2012

My friend and I got into a fight about Adele. "Rolling in the Deep" or "Someone Like You" came on the radio, and I immediately began to sing along loudly. My friend said that he does not like Adele because...

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