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From the Fitness Center to the President's Courtyard, one music player reigns supreme
Maybe it's the sleek design. Maybe it's the user-friendly interface. Or maybe people just got sick of carrying around stacks of CDs everywhere. »
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Vaughn. Ferrell. Wilson. Thornton?
The man called Billy Bob is making a bid to keep his name on the list of actors who define "funny." Ever since the success of Bad Santa (and its misleading DVD release Badder Santa, which was actually the same movie with a different name), Thornton has added more and more comedies to his resume. »
Where to begin? It's difficult to know where to start when discussing a movie that features no plot to speak of, and in which shots of people writhing in agony take up the majority of the running time. What I do know is that despite this, Jackass: Number Two is a thoroughly enjoyable affair, provided one can stomach the more grotesque moments. »
Ah, the side project - the musician's solution to the mundane. Whenever a band finds itself in a rut, one of two things can happen: either the band can reinvent itself and move on in a new direction with a new modified sound, or members of the band can break away for a while and throw together some new band that is not quite the same as the original. »
I just watched The Jacket for the first time this week. My initial reaction was, "Wow, that was not the movie that I expected." I guess I went into this one a bit naive. For some reason, I thought this was an indie horror flick about - heck I don't even know. I was just looking for a good thrill. »
Community theatre starts fall season with Oz
The Pit & Balcony community theatre will be performing it's September show Crowns one last time next Monday at 3 p.m. Crowns is an all-black musical focusing on the lives of black women through the eyes of black women. On deck is The Wizard of Oz, which will begin showing at the Temple Theatre on Oct. 13. Tickets for Oz are priced at $22, and reservations must be made through Pit & Balcony. »
If I had a time machine, I would go back to October 2001 and not buy an iPod. Sure, being one of the first students to own Apple Computer's famous music player was cool, but if I had been wise enough to invest my $400 in Apple stock I could use the return to buy dozens of iPods today. »