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(05/03/13 2:55am)
The feeling of a book and its pages in a reader’s hands is at once a cherished and inexplicable experience. Whether the tears on the edges of pages and notes between the margins evoke a feeling of nostalgia, or, oppositely, the pristine quality in which it may be kept, symbolize the sacred regard for that piece of literature. The physicality of a book says a lot about the reader. This value placed on the book itself is often cited as the reason for the backlash against the new wave of Kindles and other various e-books, which sacrifice the paper and ink for a more eco-friendly and condensed medium.
(04/25/13 8:01pm)
If there is one thing Derek Cianfrance does well, it is constructing intimate, incomparable character development.
(04/19/13 1:31am)
I was in second grade on September 11, 2001. It was only a couple of days into the new school year as we began to practice reading skills and math tables, finding relief within a classroom amidst the humid Washington, D.C. weather. I don’t remember much about the beginning of the day, only that I was getting more and more anxious as the day progressed. My 25 classmates were getting picked up one by one. Three left at recess, two during P.E. This cyclical shrinking even seemed strange to the fleeting attention span of a seven-year-old.
(04/04/13 7:58pm)
Up until recently, “Justin Timberlake the musician” seemed to be a legend from the turn of the century. Nearly seven years have passed since the talented poster boy of ‘N Sync, turned poetic solo artist, released a new track list for his many eager, awaiting fans. In the time that has passed, the music industry has experienced a vast reconstruction focused on the heart pounding beats of electronic dance music, creating a new realm of stardom in its producers, rather than in its recording artists.
(03/07/13 7:50pm)
“I am the bullet in the chamber.” Those are the now infamous words that appear in the 2011 Nike ad featuring the South African double-amputee Paralympic star, Oscar Pistorius. After making history at the 2012 Summer Olympics as the first double leg amputee to compete in the men’s 400 meters and 4 x 400 meters relay races, Pistorius, dubbed the “Bladerunner” in reference to his blade-like prosthetic legs, was charged on February 14 with the murder of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, inside his home in Pretoria.
(02/21/13 9:02pm)
As Seth MacFarlane dusts off his best Tommy Lee Jones straight face and rules out only his most offensive jokes in preparation to host the Oscars, one question still remains: Who will go home with their own Academy Award? Here are a few thoughts and predictions about the upcoming event.
(02/21/13 8:00pm)
Like many 90s babies, somewhere around the age of five I was introduced to the cinematic classic that is the 1998 version of The Parent Trap. I am an avid lover of movies and I wish I could claim that the first film that really made an impression on me was The Sound of Music or The Wizard of Oz. But nevertheless, with pride I declare that Nancy Meyer’s remake of the movie recognized as Haley Mills’ original claim to fame remains one of my favorites. For a good two years, the only movie I ever wanted to watch was that. I loved every aspect of it. I loved the creativity and intricacy of the syrup, feathers and whipped cream-filled pranks that Lindsay Lohan’s characters of Annie and Haley relentlessly pulled on each other. I hoped that one day I would have a British butler who did a quirky handshake-dance with me whenever I saw him, no matter how old I was. I wanted to dance around with my mom at her designer photo shoot singing Jakaranda’s “Hey oh ma ma ma ma bed doo a dai ya!” But most importantly, the movie launched my admiration for Lindsay Lohan as one of my favorite people to watch.
(12/06/12 6:48pm)
If someone were to introduce themselves with the last name of “Hemingway,” I would assume they would have a relatively charmed life, purely based on their name (or that they were using a romantic sounding stage name). The last place I would expect to find them is in an extremely low-budget independent film, boasting little advertising and even less theater play.
(10/12/12 12:45am)
Claire Danes has played a lot of challenging roles: she’s physically ill, depressed, autistic and even a suicidal star-crossed lover in previous projects. But never has she portrayed emotional complexity so well as she has as Carrie Mathison in Showtime’s psychological thriller Homeland. Mathison, a CIA officer who follows her gut instincts far beyond a dangerously inappropriate line, suffers from bipolar disorder. Because of her condition, she plays “secret agent” not only in the field, but also among her peers in order to conceal her mental health.