Cliché or not, eating food from dusty metal cans and assorted plastic containers is as endemic to college life as hangovers and cram sessions. The typical convenience-based, borderline-desperate college diet can be summed up by images of microwave-nuked Chef Boyardee and little cans of Vienna sausage. Many of these metal-can or plastic-packaged foods, however, come [...]
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LCD Soundsystem will leave behind legacy
LCD Soundsystem did just about everything right. In the span of only six short years, the band basically accomplished all the things any aspiring rock band could possibly dream of achieving. And now, the band has quit. After Saturday’s sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, LCD Soundsystem is no longer an active band. Based on [...]
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#$%&, @#$%, #$&* ! The uninhibited stream of four-letter words might be the best line in the Oscar-winning screenplay of The King’s Speech, not for its profane content, but for the raw emotion Best Actor winning Colin Firth puts behind it, portraying a Prince (and future King) of England letting down the wall of propriety [...]
Read the rest of this article »Local walk a good way to give back, work out
We all know the meaning of momentum, but what about “womentum?” Described as “an inspirational force gained over a distance of five kilometers applied to the eradication of cancers in women,” the clever pun is the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s trademark marketing tool in promoting its annual Revlon Run/Walk for Women, scheduled for Saturday, May 7. [...]
Read the rest of this article »Despite criticism, Comic-Con still about the comic books
It’s that time of the year again. In the next month, the San Diego Comic-Con International website will be filled with requests for press passes, following months of mad dashes for hotel rooms and deals on San Diego accomodations. It’s the annual geek scramble. But this year, as before, critics are upset that Comic-Con is [...]
Read the rest of this article »Eataly stresses importance of quality food products
There are rumors of a special marketplace coming to Los Angeles. But let’s back up. Once upon a time, there was a marketplace in Turin, Italy. It was called Eataly, and it was the groundbreaking project of Oscar Farinetti, a man who believed quality products should be available to everyone. This marketplace was noticed 3,970 [...]
Read the rest of this article »Pop stars incorporating electronic music, losing persona
I first heard “Hey Baby Baby” with T-Pain on the chorus at a party near campus last semester. If you’re between the ages of 14 and 30 or enjoy pop music, you’ve probably heard the song, too. It might be “old” in most pop listeners’ ears, but it’s still catchy. It’s a senseless yet danceable [...]
Read the rest of this article »Fairy tale films not so successful
Once upon a time, a pretty girl got lost in a scary forest only to be rescued by … a beast? A hunter? A bunch of little men? Any of those will work for the multitude of fairy tale films from our childhood. We have all been inundated by these narratives, which often involve a [...]
Read the rest of this article »Exercise balls cheap and highly beneficial
Let’s be honest: It’s difficult for us college students to make room in our schedules for a decent workout. Even with a gym, a track and numerous fitness classes on campus, not everybody has the time or the energy to go for a morning jog. And it’s not just the lack of free time that’s [...]
Read the rest of this article »Comic book industry in the midst of change
Books, more than any other medium, seem to be embracing the digital revolution. But even more so than prose novels, the comic book industry is looking to move beyond its traditional format. Whereas e-readers like the Kindle or Nook really just transcribe the pages to a screen, comic book writers are finding new ways to [...]
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