Spring Break
Amused astonishment is the perfect phrase to describe the atmosphere at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night. James Mapes, a renowned hypnotherapist and public speaker, presented his one-man show "Journey Into the Imagination" Wednesday night for another year at UConn. (1) comment
?Leigh Grossman got involved with fantasy writing after his mother read to him as a boy. Little did he know that his obsession with fantasy writing would eventually become a realtiy. ?Eleven books later, he hasn't left that world. Last Wednesday, with a pressed suit and a puppet mouse in his jacket pocket, Grossman read from his recently released novel "The Green Lion" in the UConn Co-op. (0) comments
Miscommunication is one of the greatest obstacles couples face in a relationship. With online sites like as MySpace and Facebook, this hardship has been taken to the next level. Some often complain that they no longer have the one-on-one time needed with their boyfriend or girlfriend, when so much of the communication is via AOL Instant Messanger, e-mail or Facebook messaging. (0) comments
It is a well-known fact that most in-love couples imagine themselves getting married and look forward to growing old with each other. However, yesterday in the Rainbow Center, speakers Barbara Howard and Paul Frene explained, that for most gay and lesbian couples, growing old and getting married are more of a hassle than a dream. (0) comments
If you tend to shy away from an artist's albums because their hit songs are overplayed on the radio, don't shy away from KT Tunstall's new album, "Drastic Fantastic." You wouldn't be alone if the song "Black Horse and Cherry Tree," more often referred to as "The Woo Hoo Song," has been stuck in your head one too many times, and the music video for "Suddenly I See" can still be seen anytime you turn on VH1 before 9 a. (0) comments
It's odd that "Death Proof," the second half of "Grindhouse," a double feature film that was released in theatres in April, is the first to be released on DVD due to it being a film by Quentin Tarantino. Perhaps Robert Rodriguez is busy filling "Planet Terror," the other half of "Grindhouse" with extra content or bonus material. (0) comments