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UNWINDUNDISCLOSED UMD APRIL 2015 PHOTOS BY HIDDENUMD 20 ENTERPRISE UNWIND NOV/DEC 2014 CALLING THEIR What reallyBLUFF happened with the Netflix House of Cards leak By Jess Nocera PHOTO COURTESY OF MASTER HERALD mind Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) occurred when Underwood was only a itl. “I’m happy that most of what hap- has now worked his way into being the pened in season 2 has been concluded. wasThe released highly onanticipated Feb. 27. However, third season fans president of the United States. So now seasons it has become apparent that I am excited to see what happens now receivedof the Netflix an accidental original, “Housesneak peek of Cards” after that Frank truly holds all the power, bothcongressman. Frank and Throughout his wife Claire the past (Robin two that Frank is president.” a technical glitch had all 13 episodes of who knows what he will do with it. Wright) are very manipulative people Heather Dunbar (Elizabeth Marvel), and do not always use their status and the deceptive solicitor general who took - and government and politics major, said power for good. As a team they con- down president Walker, has since taken season 3 appear on Netflix on Feb. 11. he’sJustin looking Snyder, forward a sophomore to, “the drama finance that struct diabolical plans and are able to a major role in the third season. The official twitter account of the se goes down and if he [Underwood] will slyly get out of a lot of situations, as Season 3 of “House of Cards” is going reactionries, @HouseofCards, to the accidental tweeted: leak. “This is be dethroned and looking forward to seen mostly in the previous season. to bring an entire new bag of tricks to Washington. There is always a leak,” in - “I [actually] hated the ending of sea- the table and further show viewers the 2013 and each new season has some- ers, is going to binge watch the series. son 2 and the second half of season 2,” manipulative games that truly go on in how“House become of Cards” more first corrupted premiered and in whoSeason dies.” 2Snyder, came likewith most the Netflix shocking us said sophomore government and poli- the White House. shocking than the last. Political master- death of journalist, Zoe Barnes, which tics and journalism major Lexie Schap- For years, actor George Clooney has dated models, athletes, and fellow big Amal Clooney screen actresses involved in the Holly- movie In comparison roles, Alamuddin to his first is very wife, differ Talia- by JENNA MILLINER-WADDELL wood social scene. However, Clooney ent.Balsam, an actress with various TV and tied the knot in September with Amal Alamuddin, Barbra Walter’s “Most Alamuddin, a lawyer. Fascinating Person of 2014,”and one of Alamuddin, 36, is quite accom- London Evening Standard’s most pow- plished. She completed her under- erful women, is not only respected by graduate degree at St. Hugh’s College the world but adored but by her hus- at Oxford University and went to law band. When George Clooney accepted school at New York University. She was his Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille life- the student law clerk to Supreme Court time achievement award he boasted Justice Sonia Sotomayor during her about his good year and how proud he days as a US Court of Appeals judge, is to be married to Alamuddin. practices international, extradition, human rights, and criminal law, and is clout without George Clooney, but the legal advisor to the Royal Court of thanks The to Lebanon their very native public hasrelationship enough Bahrain. Not to mention she can do all of this in three languages: English, Ara- our intellect but fashion too. Matos has bic, and French. takenshe is noteeverywhere of her sense influencing of style not and only so “I always see her in the media a lot,” has everyone else. Her look have taken PROFILE sophomore biology major Melinda Ma- the industry by storm and in just a few tos said. “She seems like a different per- months she has become one to watch son then who George Clooney would for her street style and red carpet en- PHOTO COURTESY OF ABC NEWS date.” sembles. 2 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT UNWIND APRIL 2015 THE HONORABLE TAYLOR SWIFT Screwed over Taylor? She isn’t likely to “Shake it off” by SENAYA SAVIR song Love Story) Swift stood by her de- spotlight of media outlets and the news. cision and published her opinion in an RecentlyTaylor theSwift media is no has stranger focused to their the infatuation on Swift’s pursuit of legal ac- In the piece, the seven-time Grammy tion against Etsy users, Spotify and her article for The Wall Street Journal. former guitar instructor. streaming have shrunk the numbers of “I don’t necessarily support her re- paidwinner album said, sales “Piracy, drastically file sharing ... Music and is cent decisions, but I respect them,” said art, and art is important and rare. Im- sophomore Jaclyn Spielsinger, an avid - able things should be paid for. It’s my Swift’s recent legal actions had no effect opinionportant, thatrare music things should are valuable. not be free.” Valu onTaylor her Swiftlove and fan. view Spielsinger of the artist. added “I thatstill While her choice upset some of her pre-ordered her newest album.” fans, others stood by her decision. Sarah Swift was upset with Etsy, a popular Matzelle, a sophomore a public relations site amongst fan communities where major, voiced her opinion on the subject. users can buy and sell handcrafted prod- “I respect her, I think it was a smart ucts, because users were attaching her move money wise because she is going name and lyrics to different items. According to an article published by Matzelle said, also emphasizing the deci- Business Insider, Swift has also recently sionto profit had nomore impact off of on iTunes her as apurchases,” dedicated applied to trademark certain lyrics in her fan, “I still think she’s awesome.” songs such as “this sick beat” and “nice to In another incident in January, New meet you, where you been.” York’s Daily News reported Swift’s team Users on Etsy can sell goods without taking legal action against former guitar initial approval from the site. However, teacher, Ronnie Cremer who purchased they do make themselves accountable to responding to legal issues and objec- com. tions. the Cremerdomain told name the ITaughtTaylorSwift.Daily News in Jan- Etsy released a statement on their uary that he helped Swift in recording, legal policy stating, “We take intellectu- learning guitar, and introducing her to al property and copyright concerns very Ableton (a music technology program). seriously, and we comply with the DMCA Initially, Swift didn’t respond to the and remove items when we have proper - notice.” sist order on him, claiming he was fabri- catingarticle informationbut she later that filed was a cease damaging and de to to be on negative terms with her fans, users Although on the it’ssite unusual were disappointed for Taylor Swift and Lydia Lamartina, a senior communi- shocked with the artist’s response to cationsthe Taylor major, Swift is trademark.a dedicated supporter of such a small scale incident. Swift shocked fans again when she “It’s annoying that every other artist decided to take off all her music from goesTaylor to Swift. the same lengths to protect what Spotify. is theirs but don’t get criticized,” said La- Despite Spotify’s public response martina who brought up as Beyonce tak- to Swift, released on their website, and ing legal action against Etsy as well and their attempt at a social media campaign Drake threatening to sue Walmart for titled #justsayyes, (a line from Swift’s selling “YOLO” shirts as examples. PHOTO COURTESY OF CONTACT MUSIC PHOTO COURTESY OF VH1 MUSIC NEWS PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW YORK TIMES READING BETWEEN THE LINES J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and much, much more By Rachel Kuipers Joanne Rowling, more com- erything deepened and dark- cret” information set-by-step. experienced bullying and that monly known as J.K. Rowl- ened,” Rowling told Runcie. Participants can play games she changed his life. In it she ing, is widely celebrated for She said her strained relation- and complete challenges to said, “that you have turned out creating the fictitious world of ship with her father inspired win points for their houses. to be a compassionate, mor- the wizard Harry Potter; but the many father figures pres- “I think it’s impressive al, highly motivated person is there’s more to the story than ent in the series. how she’s still staying in it; it high testimony to your cour- that. Though Harry’s story is es- shows how much those books age. Gryffindor for you, my Rowling’s relationship with sentially over – the final movie actually meant to people even lad… .” her parents as well as her de- was released in 2011 – Rowl- though they’re fiction,” said The consideration she pression influenced her writ- ing continues to carry on both sophomore kinesiology major shows her fans depicted in let- ing according to A Year in his legacy and her fame. Matthew Bower. ters such as that isn’t the only the Life, a 2007 documentary In the days leading up to “I’ve been to where she reason she remains popular. directed by James Runcie that Christmas of 2014, she re- wrote and … there’s small lit- “Her writing ability got her tells Rowling’s history over a leased revealing short stories tle awkward, abnormal cafes, so far in terms of a fan base one year period of filming.