Tag: Senior
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A young spin on an old idea: Two teens tackled senior isolation with 460,000 handwritten letters
If you want a boost of faith in the youth of today, look no further than Shreya and Saffron Patel. In 2020, the world came to a screeching halt in a sweeping act of human solidarity against COVID-19. When it became clear that seniors were among the highest risk from the disease, the rest of…
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Senior Year: 1990s And 2000s References
Clearly, the filmmakers love three things: Bring It On, Britney Spears, and Clueless. Netflix’s newest comedy film, Senior Year, is an ode to teen movies and ’90s/2000s culture. It’s 100 minutes of perfect, nostalgic silliness, and possibly Rebel Wilson’s best role ever. Netflix I don’t think five minutes go by without some reference to something…
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Who Are Jade Bender’s Parents? She’s the Star of ‘Senior Year’
Jade has a pic of herself in a bikini showing off her fit physique, but she doesn’t post bikini pics often. Speaking up for causes in the realm of social activism is something Jade appears to be comfortable with. In one of her Instagram pictures, the quote says, “No lives matter until Black lives do.”…
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A Roundup of Reviews for the Netflix Comedy ‘Senior Year’
That’s the premise of the new Netflix comedy Senior Year. Young Stephanie Conway (played by Anjourie Rice) has it all — popularity, the hot boyfriend, and a bright future ahead of her after high school. That is, until she slips into a coma after a cheerleading stunt gone wrong. Older Stephanie (now played by Rebel…
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Dead Shark Found Hanging at School in Alleged Senior Prank
Most likely, we’ve all either witnessed or participated in a senior prank. But for those not familiar with the term, a senior prank is typically an over-the-top antic that high school seniors pull right before graduation. Basically, it’s their way of leaving a legacy and saying goodbye to arguably the most formative years of their…
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A Pole Dancer Performed At A Senior Center
Embla said that her performance was only about 10 minutes, but she stayed for about an hour afterwards answering questions from the audience, and showing them different moves. Noting their curiosity, Embla said that it prompted her to invite the seniors to come up and try pole dancing for themselves, and added, “Some of them…
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Black, Senior Patients More Likely to Get Unneeded Antibiotics
April 20, 2022 – Black and senior patients are more likely to be overprescribed antibiotics, according to a new study of 7 billion trips to health care centers – findings that doctors say warrant a further look into unequal prescription practices. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center found that 64% of antibiotic…
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Rebel Wilson Goes Back To High School In The ‘Senior Year’ Trailer
The “older person goes back to school” trope has definitely been used before, (see Never Been Kissed, Old School, The House Bunny, etc.) but it’s been long enough where all of the references are a little dated. Enter: Rebel Wilson. Wilson stars in Netflix’s newest comedy, Senior Year, as a high school senior who was…
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‘It costs nothing to look the other way. Food is essential’: Senior citizen takes down alleged shoplifter taking groceries at Walmart, sparking debate
A video showing a senior citizen-aged woman successfully stopping a shoplifter at Walmart has garnered 7.3 million views and sparked a debate about the ethics of stopping shoplifters in its comments section. It is unclear where the original video came from, but it was posted to a TikTok account largely sharing videos of attempted shoplifters,…