Lynne Rush
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Pop culture addict who loves books, video games, and TV.
Stories (16/0)
Marissa Cooper Is the Worst
Before Blaire was Queen B on Gossip Girl, before Zachary Levi got his super nerd on in Chuck, Josh Schwartz created one of TV’s best and worst in the history of teen drama, The O.C. It has a cast of characters that range from the charmingly witty to the cartoonishly villainous. It also features one of the most obnoxious characters in TV history, Marissa Cooper.
By Lynne Rush5 years ago in Geeks
Addiction in TV: The Awful and the Accurate
There’s a handful of topics that TV shows go to when they need to inject a healthy dose of drama into the lives of their characters. Some of them are a little more abused and trope-ish than others. Women will be abused by men. Someone will get killed off. Someone will get hooked on drugs.
By Lynne Rush5 years ago in Geeks
6 Crazy Good Meals to Dress Up Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
You’ve feasted. You’ve watched the parade. You’ve raided every store open for Black Friday. Thanksgiving is over, and you’re not the only one stuffed: Your fridge is loaded with leftovers. After a while Thanksgiving dinner makes for boring leftovers, and unfortunately, you can’t feed them all to your dog.
By Lynne Rush5 years ago in Feast
Thanksgiving Is a Great Time to Spoil Your Dog
Every year, there’s tons to be thankful for. One of the best things in your life? Man’s best friend. This year, don’t just be thankful for him; treat him! Show him the love. After all, you’d be a lot lonelier without him in your life to eat your leftovers and hog the bed.
By Lynne Rush5 years ago in Petlife
10 Things that Totally Date 'The Gilmore Girls, and 3 Things that Stood the Test of Time
While The Gilmore Girls is a timeless show, there are some aspects (like any show from the 90s) that just did not age well. Love lives, careers, and family drama might not change, but thankfully fashion does. However, Lorelai’s leopard-print shirts aren’t alone in the list of things that painfully date Gilmore Girls. Here are 10 things that date the girls as relics of the 90s—and three aspects that have stood the test of time.
By Lynne Rush5 years ago in Geeks
Emotional Intelligence Makes You a Better, Happier Employee
He’s the guy everyone wants to be: he moves through the room with comfort and ease, can talk to anyone, and always leaves people feeling good after a conversation. He’s the co-worker who makes everything look easy, who seems to have all the luck, and the one person everyone likes. If he weren’t so likeable it’d be almost obnoxious. How does he do that?
By Lynne Rush5 years ago in Journal
The Little Tremors Before the Quake
Something happens to me when I watch crime drama. I’ve always been a fan of all things dark and spooky — crime mystery fits nicely into that. It hits a sweet spot in my interests John Milton called divinest melancholy. It’s also a warning sign I’m falling into depression.
By Lynne Rush6 years ago in Psyche
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6 Ways to Kick Sugar out of Your DietTop Story - October 2018
Let’s be honest: Sugar is bad for you. It’s one of the primary causes of obesity and heart disease. Obesity has become a public health epidemic in the United States, and heart disease is the the leading killer of Americans. Whether you’re looking to lose weight or just get a little healthier, kicking sugar is one of the greatest places to start.
By Lynne Rush6 years ago in Longevity
7 Times 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Took on Real-World Issues with Horror
‘90s kids, rejoice: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is coming back to the small screen. Buffy and her Scooby Gang got all kinds of after school specialed, buried under the clever guise of monsters and monster slaying. We might not have had to face literal demons in our personal lives, but Buffy taught us all about our metaphorical demons with her, you know, actual ones.
By Lynne Rush6 years ago in Horror
7 Video Games that Took on Heavy Issues
Sometimes video games are delightful colors that bop around the screen and amuse. Sometimes video games hit us with incredibly difficult topics that punch us in the gut so hard we have to pause and think about what just happened. While a good video game can be light and fluffy, the thinkers are the one that tend to stay with us day-to-day and influence our thought processes down the road. It can be something as private as a personal struggle or as large as governmental corruption, but at the end of the day, it’s part of what makes gaming so good.
By Lynne Rush6 years ago in Gamers
Times When 'The Gilmore Girls' Is the Literal Worst
The Gilmore Girls is a lot of things to a lot of people. It is a happy, cozy show about familial closeness and the prettiness of New England weather. It is about friendships carrying you through hard times and helping you achieve your goals. It is a show about a mother and daughter, quirky and funny, and the life they lead among small-town nuttiness. It is, indisputably, a great show, much beloved, and worthy of a million rewatches.
By Lynne Rush6 years ago in Geeks