Archive for September, 2009

SONG OF THE DAY: September 29th

Sep 29, 2009 1 Comment by Steve Pierce

Monsters of Folk, “Whole Lotta Losin’”
We’re back! After a week of hibernation, the Song of the Day feature returns to Rhombus on this very late Monday evening, but better late than never. I’ve recently been struggling internally with whether or not this is a worthwhile feature to continue here on Rhombus (after all, it is [...]

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FILM: Review: White On Rice

Sep 28, 2009 1 Comment by Jordan Petersen

As a film student, I watch more movies than your average human. That said, seeing a truly independent film is always a treat, even if it turns out to not be very good.
Thankfully, White on Rice was good. Double treat.
Dave Boyle (NOT to be confused with Danny Boyle) wrote and directed this little gem, and [...]

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EVENT: Review: Kik the Block, The Loft

Sep 28, 2009 3 Comments by Kristin Clift

Hi! I’m new here at Rhombus and it’s my job to scout out the hot parties going down in the Provo scene. I’ll let you know what events to look forward to and critique the events I attended so you can know if it’ll be worthy of your future attendance.
Friday night was the premiere of [...]

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SPORTS: BYU Football Weekly Roundup (Week 4)

Sep 25, 2009 1 Comment by Jake Welch

Week 4: BYU vs. Colorado State
Let’s be honest with ourselves, Cougar fans — we knew that top ten ranking and those national championship hopes were too good to be true.
After the euphoria of the Oklahoma game, we all wanted to believe our boys were capable of anything. And even now I can honestly say that [...]

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FILM: Why I’m (Mostly) Cool With The Robot Revolution

Sep 24, 2009 No Comments by Jim Dalrymple

Though I haven’t seen it yet, the trailer for this week’s new film Surrogates leaves little doubt: robots are evil, and they will destroy the world. The film apparently depicts a futuristic world in which people live vicariously through attractive robot versions of themselves. If the trailer can be trusted, the movie begins with an [...]

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