Ella Warner

Ella strives for greatness, balance, and purpose. Her unique outlook on the world forces her to challenge tradition and truly think outside the box. 

My Recent Work

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The NYT Games Are The New Online Shopping In Class

It was 7:58 AM in my Introduction to Marketing class, and the students’ silence was deafening. Out of the forty people in the class, ten showed up. Three of the ten students broke the silence, murmuring about the Wordle. One asked, “How come S-A-R-A-H is not in the word list, but S-A-L-L-Y is?” The other responded, “I don’t care, it’s the only thing I look forward to in the mornings.” The third person nodded.

The New York Times (NYT) is a widely respected name in news media and beyond, making i
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Column: 2024 Super Bowl features revolutionary ads, garners new viewers

There are the Super Bowl fans, and there are the Super Bowl commercial fans. Both are equally important, but in recent years, the latter has dominated conversation online. This year’s Super Bowl broadcast amassed over 123.4 million viewers and is now the most-watched television program of all time. With that, the typical 30-second ad costs roughly $7 million, a whopping $4.4 million increase from 2010.

This year, there was an assortment of classic advertisements, such as the Budweiser Clydesdal
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How To Survive A Boston Winter From A Californian's POV

I am a fifth-generation Californian… better yet, Los Angeleno. Growing up in Southern California comes with its pros and cons, but the ultimate selling point of the West Coast is undoubtedly the weather. From sunshine to beaches, the 75-degree sunshine provides ample opportunities for outdoor activities no matter what time of year.

Once I moved to Boston, I did not understand how the weather would affect my mood and how it would negatively impact my hermitting habits. In an attempt to embrace t
The Huntington News •

Review: ‘Mean Girls’ (2024) updates the original to mixed results

To escape the Boston cold, crowds of pink flocked to the AMC Boston Common to endure nearly two hours of singing, dancing and the typical attempt to relate to a predominantly Gen Z audience during Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls” (2024).

In the age of remakes, Fey strayed away from remaking the original “Mean Girls” (2004) and latched on to the Broadway musical — adding a new level of complexity, yet familiarity between the characters and the audience. However, a collective confusion loomed over audienc
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Licorice Pizza Review From A Born and Bred Valley Girl — Unpublished

From a local’s perspective, Los Angeles is divided into two parts––the West Side and the Valley. The West Side consists of Hollywood and Beverly Hills, where tourists search for celebrities and take photos with people in costumes next to the Chinese Theater. Meanwhile, the Valley is almost like the suburbs of the craziness. Home to Ventura Boulevard, the San Fernando Valley is where many choose to raise their families as it is more affordable and a general escape from the Los Angeles lifestyle.
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Taylor Swift’s Battle for Ownership: How This Journey Has Created a New Generation of Swifties —

The all-time favorite country and pop icon, Taylor Swift is back in the studio re-recording her first six albums. Whether you know Swift from her spontaneous release of Folklore amid the coronavirus pandemic or you have been a Swiftie since the beginning, Taylor’s influence over the music industry is undeniable. Like any artist, Swift has had her musical and business mistakes, one of which she is currently reversing by re-releasing her first six albums.

To keep it simple, in 2005, up and coming
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XOXO, Gossip Girl — Unpublished

There is nothing like a dose of New York City charm to lighten one’s spirits. Gossip Girl follows the scathing lives behind the surface of Manhattan’s elite. From fashion designers to music producers, to good-ol’ New York old money, these high schoolers' problems consist of sex and drama rather than livable wages. Regardless of status, Gossip Girl illuminates the reality of the upper class and the scandalous risks they are willing to take.

In Season One, Gossip Girl’s scathing Instagram resurfa
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Drop Everything Now, and See Marcel the Shell With Shoes On — Unpublished

"Guess Why I Smile A Lot. Uh, Cause It’s Worth It," says Marcel the Shell, a one-inch shell who peers through his rose-colored glasses to appreciate life for all it has to offer. Marcel was not introduced to fans in 2022; however, the three-minute short film compiled by comedian Jenny Slate and husband at the time, Dean Fleisher-Camp, stole Youtube’s heart in the ripe year of 2010. Amassing over thirty-three million views, the duo took center stage to continue Marcel’s story through a feature fi
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How the Shining Is the Blueprint for All Horror Movies — Unpublished

Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, released in 1980, undoubtedly provided a framework for horror films in the modern age of filmmaking. Jack Torrence, played by Jack Nicholson, is given a job opportunity to oversee the Overlook Hotel during the winter. Here, he is sent into a psychological spiral that causes him to turn violently against his child, Danny, and his wife. Within the horror genre, there is no individual way to make a successful scary movie, but rather a collection of conventions that ma
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Review: Ignoring the Tabloids —

I walked into the theater at 7:20 for a 7:15 movie and almost every seat was full. From women in their thirties to a group of unsettling TikTokers… it seemed like every demographic was ready to watch Don’t Worry Darling. But why?

Shia Labeouf, Spitgate, Flo vs. Wilde, Olivia being served custody papers during Cinemacon, Harry Styles, Venice…the drama was a virus that kept multiplying.

The film itself was something that could only be watched in a theater with an audience. The plot’s twists and
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Is Hollywood in a Good Movie Making Slump? — Unpublished

The 2017 Oscars were monumental in movie-making history. Call Me by Your Name. Hidden Figures. Fences. La La Land. Moonlight. Lion. I mean, the list can go on, and on. This was the peak time for movie-goers as well as movie theatres, so what happened?

Only so much can be blamed on the pandemic. Sure, the lack of productivity is understood, given movie theatres and sets were shut down. However, now that the world is taking a step toward normalcy; viewers are expecting a solid movie-making boom.
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What Is With the “White Boy of the Month” Craze? — Unpublished

Every so often when I open my TikTok, I am greeted by a slow and heartstopping edit of a shirtless, white, cis-gendered man. Created by Twitter users, the “White Boy of the Month” is a title granted to a man who is trending in the media. More often than not, there is a correlation between a recent project he has completed that makes his presentation circulate in the media.

This trend was brought to my attention recently with the release of Stranger Things Season 4 and Top Gun: Maverick. Being a
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How to Celebrate the Oscars — Unpublished

The Oscars have to be one of the biggest days in the film industry–– A-lister celebrities from across genres come together and see which films earned renowned awards in their respective categories. It is safe to say that due to the pandemic, the past few years of movie-making have not been top-notch. To be honest, cinema has not been the same since 2017… from Ladybird, to Get Out, and back to Call Me By Your Name, among many other movies that captivated film nerds across the globe, the past few
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My Thoughts After Viewing the Trailer for Don’t Worry Darling — Unpublished

On May 20th, 2022, Harry Styles released his third solo studio album titled Harry’s House. As I culminated my listen to the 80s-esque album of the summer I began my deep dive into the world of Harry Styles. This 28-year-old pop sensation rose to fame with his breakout boy band, One Direction: once the band split, Styles continued his musical journey. Commonly found traipsing around England and Los Angeles, Harry is known to freely express himself breaking gender barriers through fashion and expl
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Has the Minion Facade Gone Too Far? — Unpublished

Months before the movie, Minions: Rise of Gru, premiered the tiny, yellow, monsters had a chokehold on Tik Tok. It began as people were making videos gossiping about the star-studded soundtrack highlighting artists such as Diana Ross, Phoebe Bridgers, and Tame Impala. It ended with movie theatres being shut down as teenagers caused a ruckus in their pressed suits and blue overalls.

Suddenly, this movie went from having a target audience of children––to teenagers. According to Dateline, it amass
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Euphoria Is Back in Full Force: My Thoughts on the Premiere and What is Yet to Come —

I think it is important to note the audience range of Euphoria. In 2019, the standard viewers tended to be older as many parents saw the show as too explicit for younger audiences. As someone who was about to enter high school when the show was released, I was intrigued by how Euphoria depicts teenage matters, so I begged my Mom to let me watch. That plea inevitably ended with a hard no as she works on the show and said the content would increase my curiosity about drugs (it didn’t). So I watche
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How Season Three of 'You' Leaves Viewers Paralyzed, But Also Validated — Unpublished

From Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) demonic, seductive voiceover to Love Quinn’s (Victoria Pedretti) psychotic need to fit in, this couple, highlighted in season three of You, is a match made in heaven. Throughout their relationship, both individuals result in murder to clear their problems, claiming they are doing the best for their family. However, their similarities spark their downfall as it is literally “kill or be killed” in the Quinn-Goldberg household.

After making the move from sunny Lo