In Defense of: Dungeons and Dragons
Stop! Don’t run away! Continue reading…I know that you probably expect me to be wearing a cape and speaking in ...
Arts & Culture
Black Swan: Empathy, and Evil
A friend of mine who didn’t care for “Black Swan,” Darren Aronofsky’s masterful new ickfest, complained that the movie is ...
Album Review: The King is Dead
The Decemberists have a penchant for Victorian dress. The Portland-based band became famous for their carefully crafted nerd pop and ...
The King’s Speech: A Pathology Breeds Friendship
Winter break is often a boon for the movie-going college student; returning home, we have seemingly endless amounts of time ...
The Idiot Box: The Cape
It takes a lot of chutzpah to create a superhero TV show. Fans of the genre are very opinionated and ...
The Cine-Files
Have you slipped on the ice? Skidded out on Wyllys? Been blinded by the wintry white reflection of the snow ...
The Warrior’s Way: Bloodshed, Burlesque, and a Baby
If The Warrior’s Way teaches us anything (and it does), it’s that sentimentality is surprisingly durable. The movie’s ruthless ninja ...
In Defense of Cher
I wear a locket around my neck nearly every day. Inside it are pictures of my two idols, Oscar Wilde ...
Kinesthesia Showcases Student Choreographers
Kinesthesia is, according to one dictionary, “the sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and ...
Bringing Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility to the (Second) Stage
Contributing Writer If you’re at all like me, you’re probably starting to break down a little by now. Permanent caffeine ...