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Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

Erin Mei Staff Writer Kevin Hart may only be 5’4” but he definitely makes up in jokes for what he lacks in height. On Saturday, November 10, he made history by selling out both New York City shows and also making Madison Square Garden history by being the fourth comedian…

Travel Review: Montreal, Canada

Adina Oditt Staff Writer Known as the only bilingual city on the North American continent, Montreal is the cultural and economic capital of Quebec and the main entry point to the province. The second largest city in Canada, it is a city rich in culture and history and a well-deserved…

Movie Review: Taken 2

Nicole Ramlogan Staff Writer Fast paced, intense, and cannot look away are just a few words to describe Taken 2. Retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) is back for some more action. For those of you who didn’t see the first Taken movie, Mills’ daughter, Kim, gets kidnapped while…

Movie Review: Cloud Atlas

Peter Barell Staff Writer A few days before seeing Cloud Atlas, I read an article from Entertainment Weekly writer Owen Gleiberman declaring the film a “cornily enthralling sci-fi kaleidoscope.” At first, I thought this statement was just a flowery bit of critic talk, one of those adjective-heavy sayings that somehow…

MTV Interview with Charlie Weber

Peter Barell Staff Writer Television star Charlie Weber makes a splash in the new MTV series Underemployed. One year after graduation, a group of college friends face the harsh realities of the “real world.” This very relevant show chronicles the not-so-easy path to success in our world today. In the…

The Beatles “The White Album”

Andrew Morales Staff Writer October 5th & 6th was filled with Beatlemania at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. Classic Albums Live performed both sides of the White Album on the 5th, and the album, Let It Be, along with a compilation of Beatles songs on the 6th. I’ve…

TV Review: Beauty and the Beast

Cecilie Nag Features Editor “Beauty and the Beast” is filled with killings, fights, beautiful faces, and secrets waiting to be revealed. But don’t waste your time on this show. It’s 42 minutes of waiting for something to surprise you, only to find that it never will. If you expect a…

Album Review: “Red”

Olivia Wicik Editor-in-Chief “Tonight’s the night when we forget about the deadlines,” sings Taylor Swift in “22”, one of the better songs on her new album, “Red”. For most of us college students, forgetting about the deadline isn’t realistic, but for multi-million record selling Taylor Swift, I’m sure it can…

Movie Review: Sinister

Peter Barell Staff Writer Being a one-hit-wonder hurts, especially for Ellison Oswalt. Years after the success of his Capote-like true crime hit, “Kentucky Blood,” the writer, played by Ethan Hawke, takes his unwitting wife and children to live in a murder house, seeking the story that he believes will be…

TV Review: Nashville

Paul Kalis Reviews Editor Chart-topping Rayna James (Connie Britton) is a country legend who’s had a career any singer would envy, but she’s not packing the arenas like she used to. Rayna’s record label thinks a concert tour, opening for up-and-comer Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), the young and sexy future…