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The Top Five Fashion Magazines

April 24, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

1. Lula (Great Britain) Lula is a monthly British magazine that was founded in London. This magazine is designed in retro style, which has light, soft, pastel and sort of blended colors that make this magazine absolutely charming and feminine. Visualization is Lula’s base, so there are a lot of great [...]

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Frightened Rabbit puts on fantastic show; rocks Revolution Music Room in capital

April 24, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

Little Rock’s Rev Room rocked a Scottish accent April 12 to host Frightened Rabbit, a folk-rock band from Selkirk, Scotland. Frightened Rabbit gave an exceptional performance. Lead singer Scott Hutchinson connected with the crowd and expressed his joy to be in Little Rock for the second time. The crowd was [...]

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‘California’ sticks to style

April 24, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

Tyga has remained somewhat quiet since his “Careless World: Rise of the Last King” album, but with “Hotel California” released April 9, he hopes to make some more noise. “Hotel California” is an incredible album with a very “Tyga-esque” feel. One can tell this is a Tyga album because it [...]

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‘Oblivion’ is unique take on tried genre

April 24, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

“Oblivion” is the latest sci-fi action-thriller to contain all of the usual science-fiction basics that we’ve seen in such movies as “The Matrix,” “Total Recall” and “Minority Report.” But, “Oblivion” is welcome for two reasons: it is still pretty intriguing and exciting and you can sense that the filmmakers have [...]

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Kid Cudi returns to art form

April 24, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

American hip-hop artist Kid Cudi released his third studio album “Indicud” April 16 through Wicked Awesome, GOOD Music and Republic Records. Cudi’s two previous solo albums, “Man on the Moon: The End of the Day” and “Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager,” told a story of [...]

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‘Infinite’ lives up to expectations, hype

April 17, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

“Bioshock Infinite,” the long-awaited sequel in the “Bioshock” series, continues the successful style of other games in the series. The game stays true to the series’ style while changing most of the things that made the previous games successful. “Bioshock Infinite” is a prime example of a game that can [...]

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‘42’ warms fans’ hearts with brilliant plot; shows story of baseball, civil rights legend

April 17, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

The story of Jackie Robinson is a true American classic. He was the first African American baseball player to make it to the major leagues and succeeded before the explosion of the civil rights movement. The movie “42” was written by Brian Helgeland, who had previously written the screenplay for [...]

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‘Admission’ is heartfelt story

April 17, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

“Admission” is based on the novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz. The screenplay was written by Karen Croner and was directed by Paul Weitz. The movie starts with a voiceover from Portia Nathan, an admissions officer, played by Tina Fey. Fey overviews Princeton University in New Jersey in her introduction and [...]

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‘Doorway’ shows infidelity

April 17, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

In the second episode of the sixth season of “Mad Men,” the focus of the 1960’s-based drama shifted from the offices of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce to the personal lives of a couple of main characters. From the beginning of the episode, we see a continuation of the infidelities of [...]

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The Top Five Most Underrated Bill Murray Movies

April 17, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

1. Stripes (1981) This military-centered movie released in 1981 features Murray as a man down on his luck looking to make it in the army with his best friend. The film provides the typical dry comedy that everyone loves from Murray, and may be one of his best performances to [...]

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The Top Five Cover Songs Of All Time

April 10, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

1. “Heart It Races” Dr. Dog (Architecture in Helsinki) It’s hard to explain why indie rock band, Dr. Dog’s cover is significantly better than the original, which was already good. It’s more mysterious when there’s no concrete reason. The band’s lo-fi style may have something to do with it. The [...]

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‘Mad Men’ premiere takes new direction

April 10, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

In Sunday’s sixth season premiere of AMC’s original series Mad Men, viewers were left with a strong sense of change for the upcoming season. Beginning with the show’s central character, Donald Draper, played by Jon Hamm, the premiere illustrated how characters have changed over the series’ year-long absence. The opening [...]

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‘The Host’ is next Meyer novel adaptation, proves just as terrible as ‘Twilight’ movies

April 10, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

The young adult novel “The Host” was yet another attempt from Stephenie Meyer to tell a story about true love conquering all, even in the most surreal struggles. That’s what she presented with the “Twilight” books. And Meyer follows with “The Host,” which is more like a teenage version of [...]

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3D re-release beats original

April 10, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

The iconic 1993 film “Jurassic Park” was re-released in IMAX and 3D. The movie is based around John Hammond’s theme park on a tropical island near Costa Rica, populated with cloned dinosaurs. Paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant, played by San Neill, visits the island to deem it safe after one of [...]

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‘Dead’ stays true to original

April 10, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

Every year Hollywood releases more remakes. It has become a truly scary moment when fans hear that their favorite movies will get rebooted. I was nervous when “Evil Dead’s” remake was announced. As a long devoted fan of the original horror trilogy, I was terrified that one of my favorite [...]

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‘Human Being’ sequel continues trend

April 3, 2013 at 12:01 am 0 comments

The reactions to Lil Wayne’s new album, “I Am Not a Human Being II,” released March 26 will cover both extremes. Some people will absolutely loathe the album because of the strange roads Wayne seems to take and some will completely fall in love with the album. Some will love [...]

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