Spring Break
Hype is a natural consequence of capitalism. When a new game hits E3 or wherever, everyone's into it - especially if it's from a company, like BioWare, known for dropping it if, and only if, it's hot. And games never live up to their hype, period, even if they're from BioWare, Blizzard or Valve. (0) comments
Although the audience last night at the von der Mehden Recital Hall was greeted by ushers with Santa hats, the University Symphonic Band had something else in mind. As a welcome change of pace from the holiday performances around campus, the Symphonic Band instead elected to treat the crowd to pieces by prominent 20th-century composers. (0) comments
Twenty years ago, the world was a different place. The Cold War was still going on, but coming to a close, "The Legend of Zelda" was unleashed on the United States and Michael Jackson was still kind of black on the cover of the "Thriller" follow-up, "Bad. (1) comment
When rumors regarding a biopic starring Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan started popping up all over the internet last year, fans everywhere started talking. Will this really happen? Will the film be cheesy? Will Dylan finally release the rights to his music for a movie? When photos of Cate Blanchett dressed in full costume as Dylan surfaced on the Internet months later, fans were immediately taken aback by Blanchett's uncanny resemblance to the poetic songwriter. (0) comments
Inspiration comes at the oddest of times within "The Namesake," a cross-cultural drama adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's novel of the same name, directed by Mira Nair. When Bengali-speaking Ashoke Ganguli went to visit his grandfather by train in Jamshedpur, Calcutta, India, he never expected to meet a fellow traveler, Ghosh, who would inspire him to travel and forever alter his future. (0) comments