Having started her career so early, Taylor Swift has always been considered “good for her age.” Her thematic draw has, to this…
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Zombies are practically omnipresent in pop culture media—whether it be movies, video games or even Jane Austen novels. They’re certainly bordering on…
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“Winter’s Bone,” set in a bleakly impoverished Ozark community, conveys the raw resilience of a rural family. The film was the winner…
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What happens in ‘Vegas’ stays with you in ‘Vegas’
by Michael Gutsche November 5, 2010“Fallout: New Vegas” is the latest iteration of the increasingly-popular role-playing franchise set in a devastated, post-apocalyptic America. Infamous for an open-world…
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Horror classics use scary images for intelligent ends
by Jordan Langer October 29, 2010Why watch horror films? Are they merely an excuse for two lovers to touch each other? Are they simply a gauge for…
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Belle and Sebastian ‘Write About Love’ once again
by Tesla McGillivray October 29, 2010Belle and Sebastian have been an ever-growing cult favorite since their 1996 debut, “Tigermilk.” In fact, their version of twee pop, reminiscent…
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Sufjan is a series of contradicting words and actions. Last year, he said, “I definitely feel like the [concept of an] album…
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Simple, ridiculous games offer short-lived entertainment
by Michael Gutsche October 22, 2010At this point, anyone who has spent any amount of time tooling about on the Internet has probably been distracted by flash…
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Mitchell’s historical novel considers worth of life’s intangibles
by Josh Doorenbos October 22, 2010“The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet,” set in turn-of-the-19th-century Japan, is a romantic, intelligently historical novel that gets at the question…
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“Social Network” sees humanity behind Facebook creator
by Jordan Langer October 8, 2010Think for a moment about your Facebook page. You do have one, don’t you? And since you do, you have created, within…