Scott Pilgrim movie takes the world
August 31, 2010 • Krista Faucette, Associate Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
“An epic of epic epicness.” This is the slogan of the movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” based on the popular comics by Brian Lee O’Malley, and it couldn’t fit more perfectly. From the moment the video game spin of the Universal theme started playing, I knew that the movie was going to... Read more »
New Oscar’s Burritos wraps up big flavor
August 28, 2010 • Trevor Ferril, Staff Reporter
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Restaurant Reviews
I had my doubts about Oscar’s just like I would any other new local restaurant. Empire Super Buffet’s recent closing did not help that. However, I decided to settle these doubts once and for all when my family and I went there for a nice Monday evening dinner. My first impression of Oscar’s when... Read more »
Iron Man 2 Review
May 14, 2010
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
Iron Man 2, the sequel to the 2008 smash hit, hit theatres last Friday. The film makes a satisfying sequel but still leaves much to be desired. The movie starts with Tony (played quite well by Robert Downey Jr.) after he’s revealed that he is Iron Man, being watched on Russian TV by Ivan Vanko (played... Read more »
Say no to graphic novel adaptations
May 13, 2010 • Krista Faucette, Staff Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
“The Losers.” “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.” “Captain America.” “Thor.” “Iron Man 2.” Look closely at upcoming movies or ones to be released soon and you’ll find that the vast majority are adaptations of comic books or graphic novels. Hollywood has had a long history of making movies... Read more »
Romance novels for summer
May 12, 2010 • Iliahna Saldana, Staff Writer
Filed under Books
Read away a lazy summer afternoon with romance novels suggested by Barnes and Noble. Once Upon a Merrigold—Jean Ferris Dear John–Nicholas Sparks Shiver—Maggie Stiefvater Mistress of Mellyn—Victoria Holt Sundays at Tiffany’s—James Patterson My Zombie Valentine—Kate MacAlister, Angie Fox Every... Read more »
Xbox 360 now supports USB storage
May 10, 2010 • Austin Gibson, Associate Editor, Online
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Games
A recent update to the Xbox 360 firmware now enables the console to use USB flash drives as a method of storage. A minimum of 1GB of storage must be available on the USB flash drive for it to function properly. A flash drive with a capacity of up to 16GB will be supported; however two may be used simultaneously... Read more »
‘The Last Song’
April 22, 2010 • Eddie Kahler, Associate Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
Julie Ann Robinson has done an excellent job with directing Nicholas Sparks “The Last Song” into a superb entertaining 107 minutes of drama starring Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, and Greg Kinnear. I personally love chick flicks, but I’m usually very critical about any movie. This movie not only... Read more »
The history of Hacky Sack
April 22, 2010 • Austin Gibson, Associate Editor, Online
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Games
The footbag, or “Hacky Sack,” has cultural origins from nearly every country, including China, Thailand and Native America. The modern sport was invented in 1972 by John Stalberger and Mike Marshall. Marshall had made a small bean bag and was kicking it around while Stalberger was recovering from... Read more »
Peter Steele dead at 48
April 20, 2010 • Austin Gibson, Associate Editor, Online
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Type O Negative front man and bassist Peter Steele passed away April 16 at age 48. The cause of death is unknown, but it is believed Steele passed due to what appeared to be heart failure. A statement written by band members Josh Silver, Kenney Hicky and Josh Kelley has been posted on the band’s official... Read more »
‘Alice in Wonderland’ a ‘mad’ sensation
March 12, 2010 • Austin Gibson, Associate Editor, Online
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
“Curiouser and curiouser,” Alice says in disbelief after falling through a hole to Wonderland. However, there is nothing “curious” about the success of Tim Burton’s version of “Alice in Wonderland.” The reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale definitely lives up to, if not surpasses,... Read more »
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