AMRs: Get over your fear of mice
To those of you -- probably about half the freshman class -- who will be spending the rest of the year in one of the Alumni Memorial Residences (AMRs), let me be the first to say, "I know how you feel."
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To those of you -- probably about half the freshman class -- who will be spending the rest of the year in one of the Alumni Memorial Residences (AMRs), let me be the first to say, "I know how you feel."
The radical sensibility that gave us Pink Flamingos, the screen gimmick odorama, and the immortal Divine has finally broken into the mainstream. On August 15, the self-affirmed Pope of Trash, John Waters, saw the Broadway debut of his 1988 cult film, Hairspray, at the Neil Simon Theatre. What's more, the $10.5 million adaptation is being hailed as the new Producers, the Mel Brooks musical that revolutionized New York's theater scene last year and made a killing at the Tonys.
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, the 30-year-old rapper/singer, died last week in a car accident late Thursday night while she was vacationing in Honduras. She is survived by the other two members of the multi-platinum hip-hop trio TLC, her partners Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas.
Summer has traditionally been the time for hyped-up films and dueling studios as they struggle to produce the biggest box office smash. This summer will be no exception, with a handful of highly-anticipated sequels (or prequels), some strong contenders for comedy-dramas, and a couple digital masterpieces. Here's a sneak peak at nine of the most talked about projected summer blockbusters.
Payback time? According to MTV.com, the Pet Shop Boys' new album, Release, due out on April 23, will feature a song called "The Night I Fell in Love," which portrays Eminem as a homosexual. The synthetic pop duo, Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, do not directly reference Eminem or his alter egos, Slim Shady or Marshall Mathers, but the lyrics, which tell the story of a gay boy who falls in love with a rap star and follows him to his hotel room, blatantly reveal the star's identity. Tennant, a homosexual, sings, "Then he joked/ Hey man, your name isn't Stan, is it?/ We should be together." Eminem, noted for his homophobic lyrics, was unavailable for comment.
Spring has different associations for different people. Some think of budding flowers, chirping birds, love and rebirth. Others anticipate the start of the baseball season and the end of another school year. For me, the spring has always been associated with musicals, those lighthearted comedies performed by countless student groups during April and May. Here, for instance, the Barnstormers are in the middle of a fantastic run of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
The battle of the sexes is perhaps at its greatest in the movie theater. Most guys want action thrillers, and most girls insist on sappy dramas; B-level comedies become ground for compromise. Once in a while, though, a movie manages to integrate these genres, a la Ocean's Eleven, into a film that appeals to males and females alike. Such is the case with Warner Bros.' latest release, Showtime, in which comedy, action, semi-attractive guys and parody intermingle with moderate success.
It was with a mixture of ecstatic anticipation and mild trepidation that I waited for the lights to dim in the movie theater. I've been a Harry Potter fan since the first day I picked up the exceedingly talented J.K. Rowling's debut novel, the first in the fantasy series that has transformed reading into magic for millions of children of all ages. Would the movie come close to doing justice to my beloved sorcerer's adventures?
Remember when you were little and falling asleep in your dark bedroom could be pure agony as you anticipated the arrival of the barrage of monsters from the shadowy recesses in the corners, under your bed, and of course, out of your closet? Somehow your parents never saw them, but you knew they were there and you knew they were scary. What you perhaps did not know was that the monsters were only doing their job.
"Let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy." (Psalm 5:11).
Imagine E.R. meets The Nanny, or Ally McBeal Takes On the Medical Community; your basic, formulaic, cheesy comedy in which attractive but inept individuals struggle to fulfill the requirements of their job, in this case as medical interns.
Ever heard of Collective Soul? I hadn't. Knowing pretty much nothing about the group, I sought basic opinions from my more musically astute friends before attempting to review the band's newest album release, 7even Year Itch. Most could only ask me "Who's that?" - a surprising response to a group that has already released five other albums.