In today’s music world, there are very few artists who are capable of combining both transcendent lyrics and ambient sounds in the right fashion to create a moving scene of music and mysticism in an album that can stand the test of time. Sometimes it’s...

The classic fable of "Chicken Little" is about a character who declares the sky is falling. In the story, the public gets all worked up upon this announcement and when they see no falling sky, they become resentful. Ironically, by adapting this story...

Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most popular science-fiction, political, satirical and prophetic writers of our time, has broken his promise made in 1999 to never write another book. In the jagged, craggy landscape of his psuedo-rants/memoirs, the reader is...

Don't fret, Phish fans. Trey Anastasio has released a solo album. With lyrics ranging from "slow dancing with the trees all around" and "laughing down by the water," it’s not hard to figure out the feel of this album. "Sweet Dreams Melinda" makes one...

Before he was Batman, Christian Bale lit up the big screen in the 2000 film "American Psycho" as Bateman. Behind bloody knives, nail guns and murder is an underlying message. This film, through implication, says "pay attention to your surroundings." Many...

There are certainly enough movies proclaiming "war is hell," but very few would say war is boring. "Jarhead" is one of the few. Directed by "American Beauty" and "Road to Perdition" helmer Sam Mendes, and based on a book by Marine-turned-English professor...

The final "Star Wars" movie has come out and it doesn’t look likely that George Lucas will make any more. This has caused much sadness in my life. I was wondering how I could keep my love for the force alive and well. Oh poor, poor Obi-Wan obsessed...

Tanuja Singh, associate professor of marketing, considers herself an international trash collector. Singh travels to countries such as Germany, Egypt and Belgium to study how products are marketed to best target different consumer pools. "I try to bring...

A neon-blue background, little written information about herself and pictures that range from the movie "E.T." to "The Notebook." That’s what Valerie Armstrong, a freshman visual communication major, used to create her MySpace profile while relaxing....

Sometimes it’s good to be cheap. All semester you’ve turned to the Sweeps page to get your Cribs fix and check out the latest and greatest accommodations around. Now it’s time for something completely different. In an effort to be a fair and balanced...

Hidden in the back corner suite of Stevenson North’s eighth floor is the cozy abode of Shannon Bandur, a junior sociology major, and Katie Piper, a junior metalwork and jewelry major. Although the girls had never met before moving into the suite this...