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Penguin Books

John Green’s ‘Paper Towns’ delivers adventure with a side of wisdom

Mia Moran
May 4, 2015
Courtesty of Prometheus PicturesThe Pacific Area Command Base of the Church of Scientology, referred to as "Big Blue" due to its exterior color, is located in Los Angeles. "Going Clear," the new documentary from HBO, holds the organization and its questionable practices under the microscope.

HBO doc ‘clears’ up Scientology

Mia Moran
April 7, 2015
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The best (or worst) of Noam Chomsky

Mia Moran
March 13, 2015
Delacorte Press

Don’t judge a YA book by its genre

Mia Moran
March 13, 2015
New York City real estate heir Robert Durst leaves a Houston courtroom Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Durst is charged with criminal mischief for urinating on a counter at a Houston drug store, his hearing has been reset for next month. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Review: Behind soulless eyes: HBO’s ‘Jinx’

Mia Moran
March 10, 2015
30/30

Acing midterms: There’s an app for that

Mia Moran
March 3, 2015
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Farewell to ‘Parks and Rec’ and Pawnee

Mia Moran
February 24, 2015
Sydney Richardson / The Daily Wildcat Zane Forier enjoys a beer while playing Inventory Management at the Maker House on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. Inventory Management made it's debut at the Maker House on Thursday.

Cars, concerts and cold ones

Mia Moran
February 20, 2015
Riverhead Books

Review: ‘Girl on the Train’ nearly ‘Gone Girl’

Mia Moran
February 16, 2015
Courtesy of Jana ZillsTaylor Swift on the Red Tour in 2013.

Shake it off to these Grammy nominees

Mia Moran
February 6, 2015
Riverhead Books

Bear Down Book Club: The Girl on the Train

Mia Moran
February 4, 2015

Battle of the brunch

Mia Moran
January 30, 2015
Amazon Studios Sarah Pfefferman (Amy Landecker) looks on as her transitioning transgender parent, Maura (Jeffrey Tambor) lights a candle in Amazon Studios' "Transparent." The show revolves around the Pfefferman family as Maura transitions and is an honest portrayal of modern-day LGBTQ life.

Review: ‘Transparent’ shows authentic depiction of current LGBTQ culture

Mia Moran
January 27, 2015

Who. What. Wear. – January 26, 2015

Mia Moran
January 26, 2015
Savannah Douglas / The Daily Wildcat Katrina Davis (lleft) and Terra Halloran (right) listen for advice on how to paint their wine canvas pieces at the Creative Arts Juice Bar during the "All About Wine Wednesday" night this week. Davis and Halloran were able to play wine trivia and have wine sampling with the group of friends they attended with.

Drink to your art’s content

Mia Moran
January 23, 2015
Photo Illustration by Mia Moran / The Daily WildcatThe long weekend is the perfect opportunity to relax before the stress of the semester begins. With the TV show "Friends" now on Netflix, there's no shortage of shows to binge watch.

Ride, watch, listen: What to do over the long weekend

Mia Moran
January 16, 2015

Top things to do before you leave Tucson

Mia Moran
January 16, 2015

Column: ‘Rudolph’ is perfect carol for modern holiday season

Mia Moran and Ashwin Mehra
December 10, 2014
Courtesy of Serial

Review: Podcast series allows listeners to play detective

Mia Moran
December 9, 2014
Katherine Tegen Books

Review: Delve into Veronica Roth’s dystopia before film

Mia Moran
December 5, 2014
Courtesy of Aquila TheatreActors in ʺThe Tempestʺ from left to right: Calder Shilling, Michael Ring, Lizzy Dive, Kali Hughes and James Lavender. The Aquila Theatre is a touring company based out of New York and will be bringing their productions of ʺThe Tempestʺ and ʺWuthering Heightsʺ to Tucson this weekend.

Entering a ‘brave new world’ of Shakespeare

Mia Moran
November 21, 2014
Photo by Anne FishbeinDavid Sedaris, an NPR humorist and author, visits the Fox Tucson Theatre on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for "An Evening with David Sedaris." Sedaris will share excerpts of his 2013 book “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls.”

Spend an evening with humorist David Sedaris

Mia Moran
November 5, 2014
If you love Halloween and literature, here are some quick ideas for costumes this year

Crafty Halloween costume ideas for literature lovers

Mia Moran
October 28, 2014
Ryan Winet, a graduate student studying English, reads ʺThe Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelouʺ in the UA Poetry Center. Angelou is one of several poets who died this year who will be honored at the Day of the Dead Memorial Reading on Thursday.

Recently deceased poets are honored

Mia Moran
October 22, 2014
Courtesy of Aaron SalazarElizabeth Studstill (right), a senior studying English and Italian language and literature, and Chris Berger (left), a UA alumnus, dance the cha cha at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Desert Challenge ballroom competition on April 24. The UNLV competition is one of three competitions the UA Ballroom Dance Club attends every year.

Ballroom Dance Club gives UA some razzle dazzle

Mia Moran
October 15, 2014

Family Weekend: Tips of encouragement for National Writing Day

Mia Moran
October 10, 2014
Courtesy of AmazonWith personal essays entitled ʺWho Moved My Uterus?ʺ and ʺTake My Virginity,ʺ Lena Dunham's new memoir matches the type of explicit humor seen on her HBO comedy, ʺGirls.ʺ

Review: ‘Not That Kind of Girl’ by Lena Dunham

Mia Moran
October 7, 2014
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Gillian Flynn matches David Fincher’s style

Mia Moran
October 3, 2014
Brittney Smith / The Daily Wildcat Children play inside the Children's Museum in downtown Tucson during the Love of Literacy event at the museum on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2014.

Children learn to appreciate literature at Love of Literacy event

Mia Moran
September 29, 2014
20th Century Fox

Maze Runner: Mia’s Perspective

Mia Moran
September 26, 2014
Gus, a puggle, plays with Vicky Tantlinger, president of the Arizona Puggle Rescue, at Crossroads Park on Monday. The group will host its Pins for Paws Charity Bowling event on Saturday to raise funds for the rescue.

Homeless puggles need love, too

Mia Moran
July 16, 2014
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