Inception Review

The Matrix Minus the Monotone
By Christopher Allen

(Note: Although I’ve tried my best to avoid spoilers, I advise that anyone who plans to watch the movie do so before reading this. The only reason someone should read this detailed review is if her or she was unsure about watching the movie.)

Unless you’ve  been hiding under a [...]

Technophobia: Net Neutrality

By Sami Yerunkar, Student Life Editor
In this part of the column, I explore the meaning of net neutrality and the internet’s place as a medium and as a public utility. Net neutrality describes the current state of the internet: it is neutral and unregulated by any single entity. Every ISP (internet service provider) in the [...]

Prince of Persia – A Review

By Connie Nguyen, Staff Writer
The video game movie curse. It’s as inevitable as taxes. The latest victim? Disney’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. This action adventure movie centers around Dastan, the orphan turned prince, and his destiny to restore the sacred time dagger to its temple. One would assume that combining a Disney [...]

Avi Buffalo: Self-Titled

By Monica Nguyen, Staff Writer
“What’s in it for/ Someone with nothing to do/ What’s in it for me.” Released on April 27, 2010, Avi Buffalo released their first album, Avi Buffalo, one that will catch listeners off guard.
Avi Buffalo was named after lead vocalist and guitarist Avi Zahner-Isenberg. He and his fellow band members (keyboardist/vocalist [...]

The Soft Pack: The Soft Pack

By: Mukta Mohan, Staff Writer
To promote the release of their self titled album, The Soft Pack formerly known as The Muslims, embarked on a crazy endeavor – to play ten shows in a single day. They started at 10 am and traveled about 100 miles around Los Angeles. There day started off by playing at [...]

You’re an Okay Man, Charlie Brown

By Jamie Ho, Guest Writer
The FVHS Drama Department put on the play “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” in the midst of AP week. For those of us who were sick and tired of studying, it was a rather nice break. The play was adequately entertaining as long as you didn’t expect something too amazing.
Josh [...]

Halo Reach Beta Review

By Harry Smith Staff Writer

The Halo Reach Beta took place from May 3rd to May 19th and was pretty cool, to say the least. The beta presented several new and exciting features, games, and a few new weapons to the Halo world arsenal. Lets start with the maps; there were four maps used in the [...]

Robin Hood: The Story of the Legend

By Briana Nickol, Staff Writer
“I declare him…. an outlaw!” Those were the fateful words that transformed the trouble-free archer Robin Longstride the legendary Robin [of the] Hood. Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, and who could forget his band of merry men in tights? But how did he become the legend, and [...]

She & Him: Volume Two Review

By Monica Nguyen, Staff Writer
She & Him return with their sophomore album, Volume Two,  released on March 23, 2010. The duo, consisting of the gorgeous, vintage-chic, and stylish actress Zooey Deschanel and indie musician rocker M. Ward, bring back their compositions filled with harmonious tunes intertwined with seraphic vocals in this new collaboration. This pair [...]

“The Dark of The Moon” Play Review

By Thomas Warloe, Staff Writer
The Dark of the Moon, produced by HB APA, was overall a mediocre play, with realistic props, somewhat enthusiastic actors, and a relatively monotonous story line.  While the props were likely some of the better ones that I have seen in plays produced by HB APA, they only slightly improved my [...]

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