Georgia Panagi Staff Writer Let’s dance, dance like it is 2006. After a three and a half year hiatus, fans can finally say that Fall Out Boy is back and the band seems to be stronger than ever. Although rumors of the band’s return had been circulating, the pop-punk rockers…
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Pete Barell Staff Writer On Friday, February 15, LIU Post had the pleasure of screening the independently produced film “Gimme the Loot” at the Hillwood Lecture Hall. Students, many of whom attended in class groups, were joined by the director and screenwriter Adam Leon, who spoke about the creative process…
Peter Collorafi Staff Writer As I watched the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of “Romeo et Juliette” at the N.Y. City Center, its many fight scenes between members of the Capulet and Montague families reminded me of similarly-staged scenes in the musical “West Side Story.” After all, the latter is but…
Abigail Brosnan Staff Writer On Thursday, February 7, I took a trip to New York City to see the Broadway musical “Wicked.” I have always wanted to see this show ever since it opened on Broadway in October 2003. My expectations were very high. “Wicked” is playing at the Gershwin…
Paul Kalis A&E Editor The Pioneer recently spoke with country star Chris Young who is continuing his 2012 Liquid Neon Tour. His latest single, “I Can Take It From There,” has climbed to #18 on the country charts. He has five consecutive #1 singles at country radio with a platinum…
Photo by FAENASPHERE.COM Dorianna Valerio News Editor There is peace for 99 minutes. The world outside our living room is one struggling with conflict and harmony, yet for almost two hours we are witnesses to the wonders of the world. We find amity—we find a flawless rhythm in themes we…
Freddie Schwartz Staff Writer Legend of Grimrock, an indie RPG (role-playing game) and a Dungeon crawler created by Almost Human Games, came out early last year. It’s a take on the classic dungeon adventure game where you have to navigate with a party of players and try to survive traps…
Photo by BODIES-FANPOP.COM Christa Speranza Staff Writer Remember when we feared the living dead back in the 1960’s George A. Romero created a film that instilled a fear in the American movie watching public that would ring through decades of good and bad zombie movies. I am referring to the…
Pete Barell Staff Writer The search is finally over. On January 25 Disney confirmed J.J. Abrams to helm the anticipated Star Wars VII as director. This decision has raked in a steady flow of approval and disproval from fans of the massively popular franchise. The film is slated for a…
Photo by WWW.POTTEDPOTTER.COM Megan Draghi Staff Writer On January 24 and 25, laughter filled the Hillwood Theater as actors Dan Clarkson and Jeff Turner acted out the seven Harry Potter novels in 70 minutes. That’s right, all seven J.K. Rowling novels explained in the length of just one Harry Potter…