Spring Break
After UConn alumna and Chief of Staff for First Lady Laura Bush, Anita McBride's visit to campus at the end of October, local favorite all-male a cappella group the Conn-Men were in for a surprise. "We performed at the annual Alumni Association Awards gala," said Steven Bourque, a 7th-semester music education major and Conn-Men member, "and Anita McBride enjoyed our performance. (0) comments
Sony really managed to botch this release. First, "LittleBigPlanet" (LBP), one of the most anticipated titles for the Playstation 3 (PS3) this holiday season, gets delayed a week because of the inclusion of a song that references the Qur'an even though the song is patched out instead of physically removed from the disc (and is still available as an audio track in the game anyway). (1) comment
On Nov. 12, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), the entity responsible for rating video games appropriately based on their content, delivered a press release announcing a new video game rating summary. In the press release, the ESRB "announced the availability of 'rating summaries,' a new, supplementary source of information about game content that parents can use when considering which games to purchase for their children this holiday season and beyond. (0) comments
When flipping through Vogue or any high fashion magazine, it is not uncommon to see Cameron Diaz in a white trench coat or Gisele Bundchen in a military jacket. However, not many of us are 5-foot-10 supermodels who can look good in pretty much anything. Keeping this in mind, it is important to know the coat that looks best for your body type. (0) comments
It is certainly interesting to see two popular art media merge into one, allowing you see a work of art and literature in a refreshingly new and different light. Walking the line between a comic book and an animation feature is the new art medium of the motion comic, a relatively new concept. (0) comments
Hot on the heels of "Casino Royale," Daniel Craig suits up once again as the British spy with a license to kill. Oh and kill he does. "Quantum of Solace" features a Bond as brutal as you have ever witnessed. The film begins with a car chase that is not your typical Bond car chase. (0) comments
"Synecdoche, New York" is Academy Award-winning writer (for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut. Does he accomplish everything his massive script sets out to do? Not quite. Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as Caden Cotard, a stage director fraught with creating an original piece of work that will set him apart from his peers. (0) comments
Video games have blown up from a humble beginning in arcades, to playing with people across the world in high definition in the comfort of a dorm room or living room. Gaming gets progressively more popular as time goes on, and for those who don't know why, here are several reasons. (0) comments