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2 Broke Girls Break TV Ratings

October 14, 2011 by  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Other

CBS’s new comedy series 2 Broke Girls premiered last month, following the line of TV Fall schedules of new shows and season premieres. Kat Denning takes on the role as Max Black, a bad-mouthed waitress who barely gets by, but is familiar with the shady streets of Brooklyn. She then meets Caroline Channing (played by [...]

A Germaphobe’s Nightmare : Contagion : The Review

By Calvin Tsang Contagion, a movie wrought with grief and death from the first scene with surprise and amazement in the last scene. This movie had it all from infidelity wiping out an eighth of the planet’s population from a starving writer trying to spread the truth about this unknown epidemic and it’s mysterious origins. [...]

Captain America: The First Avenger Movie Review

September 16, 2011 by  
Filed under Entertainment, Movies

Before he was Captain America, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) was just a scrawny boy from Brooklyn. Though seemingly unfit for the grittiness of war, Rogers\’ courage and heart got him recruited into a secret research project that would ensure an Allied victory in WWII. Under the watchful eye of Dr. Erkstine (Stanley Tucci), Rogers underwent [...]

Crazy Stupid Love Movie Review

September 15, 2011 by  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Movies

 Crazy Stupid Love tells the story of the awkward Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) at the peak of middle-aged happiness. He has a great family, a great job, and is married to his high school sweetheart, but everything turns upside down when his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), wants a divorce. Cal falls into a deep depression [...]

Get to Know the Blue Scholars

May 10, 2011 by  
Filed under Entertainment, Music

Hailing from the heart of the Northwest, Seattle natives Sabzi and Geo (short for Geologic) bring a poetic and truthful perspective to the often superficial world of hip hop music. The group’s name takes the color from the collars of working class Americans to symbolize the group’s dedication to being a voice for those who are too often ignored. Many of the topics covered in their songs focus on immigrant life, the northwest, and the underdog struggle.

A Review of Yellowcard’s New Album: When You\’re Through Thinking Say Yes

April 25, 2011 by  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment

By Sasha Belaluddin, Staff Writer Probably best known for their song “Ocean Avenue”, Yellowcard is an alternative rock band that recently released their fifth full-length album, When You\’re Through Thinking Say Yes, on March 22. The album represented the band\’s return from a two-year hiatus that was announced in April 2008. They began working on [...]

Goodbye Lullaby

by: Pretty Nguyen, Staff Writer On March 2, 2011, Avril Lavigne\’s fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, was released. Avril hasn’t produced anything since her last album, The Best Damn Thing, four years ago. Goodbye Lullaby was pushed back several times because Avril Lavigne\’s record company wanted an upbeat album for mainstream radio. However, Lavigne wanted [...]

“Hall Pass” Film Review

Hall Pass, starring Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis, is a laugh out loud comedy about marriage at its lowest point. Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis), two happily married men begin to reflect on how things used to be before they tied the knot. They remember days of grandeur and begin to wonder when [...]

A Thousand Suns Review

By Kristine “Marie” Nichols Staff Cartoonist Let me start off by saying that if you didn’t like Linkin Park’s previous album, Minutes to Midnight, you most definitely won’t be able to appreciate A Thousand Suns. In many respects, it strays almost as far away from the band’s classic albums, Hybrid Theory and Meteora as possible. [...]

Big Time Rush Concert

December 9, 2010 by  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Music

By Nhi Tran, staff writer Beginning at 5 am on Saturday December 4, Big Time Rush\’s fans arrived at the Citadel Outlets in LA to be in the front row for the free concert at 5pm. Thousands of fans were there by the time the show began. The popular boy band played 7 of their [...]

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